Minimalism UI

pending

by Lucas

Transform UI into a Typora-like style, with the left side fixing the note status information and the right side focusing on the content of the note.

★ 5 starsUpdated 11d agoMITDiscovered via Obsidian Unofficial Plugins
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Minimalism UI — Obsidian Plugin

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Transform Obsidian into a minimal, macOS-native-style writing environment. All options are in Settings → Community Plugins → Minimalism UI.

Features

Minimal Sidebar

Applies a Typora-style frosted-glass look to the left sidebar (rounded corners, custom background). Also restructures the sidebar: the Outline panel and Properties metadata are merged into a single view — Outline on top, frontmatter properties below — so all note context is visible at a glance without switching panels.

Toggling this option off restores the original sidebar layout.

Simplified Panel

Hides panel action buttons (the icon row in Outline, Backlinks, etc.) and removes the search bar from those panels, reducing visual noise.

Note Style

Applies custom typography to the editor and reading view:

  • JetBrains Mono NL for code blocks, inline code, and the editor font
  • Forest-style blockquotes, tables, and code blocks
  • Adjusted line height and smooth scroll in the reading view
  • Heading flash animation when jumping from the Outline panel

Home Note

Designates a note that opens automatically on startup and whenever all tabs are closed. Set the path in the plugin settings (supports autocomplete).

Single-Page Mode

Hides the tab bar and keeps one note visible at a time. Additional navigation features:

  • LRU tab cache — keeps the 10 most recently visited notes open in the background; the oldest is closed when the limit is reached
  • Cross-tab back / forward — app:go-back / app:go-forward navigate across tabs, not just within a single tab's history
  • Disables tab pinning

Page Load Animation (Beta)

Slide-in animation when navigating back or forward through note history.

Settings

OptionDescription
Minimal SidebarFinder-style sidebar + merged Outline + Properties layout
Simplified PanelHides panel buttons and search bars
Note StyleJetBrains Mono, Forest-style blocks, smooth scroll, heading flash
Home NoteNote path to open on startup and when all tabs are closed
Single-Page ModeOne-note-at-a-time with LRU cache and cross-tab history
Page Load AnimationSlide animation on back/forward navigation

Installation

  1. Download minimalism-ui.zip from the Releases page
  2. Unzip it directly into your vault's .obsidian/plugins/ directory
  3. In Obsidian: Settings → Community Plugins → enable Minimalism UI

The zip extracts to an obsidian-minimalism-ui/ folder that includes main.js, manifest.json, styles.css, and the bundled fonts/ directory — no extra steps needed.

Development

git clone https://github.com/your-username/obsidian-minimalism-ui.git
cd obsidian-minimalism-ui
npm install

npm run build   # production build → main.js
npm run dev     # watch mode — rebuilds on changes to main.ts

To test locally, symlink the project directory into your vault:

ln -s $(pwd) ~/your-vault/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-minimalism-ui

After editing main.ts, run npm run build and reload the plugin in Obsidian (Ctrl/Cmd+R in the community plugins list).

License

MIT

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