Scroll Anchor

approved

by senjanson

Remembers scroll and cursor position for every note across all tabs. Restores all open tabs on app restart — great for mobile. - This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff.

↓ 229 downloadsUpdated 3mo agoMIT
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Scroll Anchor

An Obsidian plugin that anchors your scroll and cursor position in every note, and restores them all when the app restarts.

Features

  • Per-file position memory: Independently saves cursor and scroll position for each note
  • Multi-tab restore: All open tabs restore their positions on app restart, not just the last active one
  • Reading mode support: Saves and restores scroll position in both editing and reading modes
  • Mobile-first design: Aggressive save strategy for iOS/Android where the app may be killed by the system — you never lose your reading spot
  • Configurable: Adjustable save interval, restore delay, and maximum stored entries

How It Works

Positions are saved to a JSON file inside your vault. Saving happens:

  • Continuously while you read (every 200ms for the active tab, flushed to disk every 5s)
  • When switching between tabs
  • When the app goes to background (critical for mobile)
  • On app quit

When the app restarts, every previously open tab is restored to its saved position.

Installation

The plugin is not yet listed in the Obsidian Community Plugins directory. Use one of the methods below.

Method 1: BRAT (Recommended — supports auto-update)

BRAT is a community plugin that lets you install and auto-update plugins directly from GitHub.

  1. Install BRAT from the Obsidian Community Plugins directory
  2. Open Settings → BRAT → Add Beta plugin
  3. Enter the repository URL: 
    https://github.com/senjanson/obsidian-scroll-anchor
  4. Click Add Plugin
  5. Go to Settings → Community plugins and enable Scroll Anchor

To update later: open Settings → BRAT → Check for updates to all beta plugins.

Method 2: Manual Installation

  1. Go to the latest release and download main.js and manifest.json
  2. Create a folder scroll-anchor inside your vault's .obsidian/plugins/ directory
  3. Copy the two downloaded files into that folder
  4. Restart Obsidian and enable Scroll Anchor in Settings → Community plugins

Settings

SettingDescriptionDefault
Data file namePath to the JSON file that stores positions.obsidian/plugins/scroll-anchor/cursor-positions.json
Delay after opening a noteDelay before restoring scroll position (increase if interfering with #header links)100 ms
Save intervalHow often positions are flushed to disk5000 ms
Max entriesMaximum number of file positions to remember1000

Compatibility

  • Obsidian v0.9.12+
  • Desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux) and Mobile (iOS, Android)

License

MIT

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