Remove Blank Lines on Paste

Remove Blank Lines on Paste is a simple plugin that automatically removes empty lines from pasted text.

Why this plugin exists

Sometimes text copied from websites, PDFs, chats, AI tools, or other editors is pasted into Obsidian with extra blank lines. This plugin helps keep pasted Markdown text clean and compact.

Features

• Automatically cleans pasted text
• Removes all empty lines from pasted content
• Works directly inside the Obsidian Markdown editor
• No settings required
• Lightweight and simple

Usage

• Install the plugin.
• Enable it in Obsidian settings.
• Paste text into a Markdown note.
• Empty lines will be removed automatically.

Example

If you paste this:

First line

Second line

Third line

The plugin will insert this:

First line Second line Third line

Important note

This plugin uses strict mode. It removes all empty lines from pasted text, including empty lines between normal paragraphs.

For example:

First paragraph.

Second paragraph.

Will become:

First paragraph. Second paragraph.

Installation

• Download or clone this repository.
• Copy the plugin folder into your plugins directory: -YourVault/.obsidian/plugins/remove-blank-lines-on-paste/

Make sure the folder contains:

manifest.json main.js versions.json

• Open Obsidian.
• Go to Settings → Community plugins.
• Enable the plugin.