Tab Duplicate

approved

by antoineart

Duplicate a file from the tab or file-explorer right-click menu. Creates a -copy file next to the original and opens it. - This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff.

↓ 329 downloadsUpdated 2mo agoMIT
Install in ObsidianView on GitHub

Tab Duplicate

Duplicate a Markdown file from the tab header menu or the file explorer context menu.

Features

  • Right-click any tab or file in the explorer and select Duplicate file
  • Creates a -copy file next to the original with the same content
  • Automatically avoids name collisions (-copy2, -copy3, etc.)
  • Opens the duplicated file immediately

Installation

From Community Plugins

  1. Open Settings → Community plugins
  2. Search for Tab Duplicate
  3. Install and enable the plugin

Manual installation

  1. Download main.js and manifest.json from the latest release
  2. Copy them to .obsidian/plugins/tab-duplicate/ in your vault
  3. Enable the plugin in Settings → Community plugins

Usage

Right-click any tab or file and choose Duplicate file. A copy is created next to the original and opened automatically.

Publishing

Community plugins are submitted through the Obsidian Community developer dashboard, not via pull requests to obsidian-releases.

Release flow:

  1. Update version in manifest.json and package.json
  2. Commit and push to main
  3. Create and push a matching tag: git tag 1.x.x && git push origin 1.x.x
  4. GitHub Actions builds, attests, and publishes the release assets

Before tagging, run npm run lint locally.

License

MIT

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