Floaty Toolbar

approved

by 0png

This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff. A modern, sleek floating toolbar that appears when you select text. Style your notes with one click.

1 stars45 downloadsUpdated 3d agoMIT

Floaty Toolbar

A sleek, lightweight floating toolbar for Obsidian that appears whenever you select text. Format your notes instantly without leaving the keyboard or hunting through menus.


Features

  • Floating selection toolbar — pops up above your selection the moment you highlight text
  • Dock mode — pin the toolbar to the bottom of the screen as a persistent pill
  • Toggle formatting — clicking a format button a second time removes the formatting
  • Keyboard accessible — navigate with Tab / Shift+Tab, activate with Enter or Space, dismiss with Escape
  • Theme compatible — uses Obsidian CSS variables throughout, works with any community theme

Actions

ButtonAction
BBold (**text**)
IItalic (*text*)
SStrikethrough (~~text~~)
<>Inline code (`text`)
HighlightHighlight (==text==)
LinkInsert link ([text](url))
HHeading (H1–H4, or remove heading)
QuoteCallout (Note, Tip, Warning, Important, Caution)
PinToggle between floating and dock mode

Settings

Dock mode

Pins the toolbar to the bottom centre of the screen. Toggle between modes using the pin icon inside the toolbar — no restart needed.


Installation

Community plugins

Submission to the Obsidian community plugin registry is in progress. Once approved:

  1. Open Obsidian Settings → Community plugins
  2. Disable Safe Mode if prompted
  3. Click Browse and search for Floaty Toolbar
  4. Click Install, then Enable

Manual

  1. Download main.js, styles.css, and manifest.json from the latest release
  2. Copy them into <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/floaty-toolbar/
  3. Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin in Settings → Community plugins

Commands & Hotkeys

All formatting actions are available as Obsidian commands (searchable via Ctrl/Cmd+P). Custom hotkeys can be assigned to any of them via Settings → Hotkeys.


Contributing

Bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests are welcome. Please open an issue to discuss significant changes before submitting a PR.


License

MIT


Created by 0png

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