Article Annotator

• Text Highlight + Annotations: Highlight selected text in Markdown editor and add Word-like comments
• Click-to-Edit: Single-click card to locate in text, double-click to edit in place — blur auto-saves, Esc cancels
• Notebook Style: Cards feature ruled lines, punch holes, margin line, and color stripe for a paper notebook aesthetic
• Sidebar Management: View all annotations in the sidebar panel with locate, delete, and export support
• Drag-and-Drop Cards: Reorder annotation cards freely in the sidebar
• Annotation Groups: Create groups from multiple annotations, drag to organize, collapse/expand, rename, ungroup
• Multi-Device Sync: Sync annotations across Desktop / iPad / Android
  • Synced annotation file: article-annotator/annotations.json
  • Created automatically when you add your first annotation or when legacy data is migrated
• Bilingual: Switch between Chinese and English interfaces
• 6 Highlight Colors: Warm Yellow, Amber, Orange, Red, Purple, Cyan — customizable
• Keyboard Shortcuts: Highlight and new annotation can be bound to shortcuts
• Mobile Support: Touch-friendly on Android and iPad

Community Plugin Store (Recommended)

1. Open Obsidian → Settings → Community Plugins → Browse
2. Search Article Annotator
3. Click Install and Enable

Manual Install

1. Download the latest main.js, manifest.json, styles.css from Releases
2. Create a folder article-annotator under .obsidian/plugins/ in your vault
3. Place the three files in that folder
4. Restart Obsidian and enable it in Settings → Community Plugins

Highlight Text

1. Select text in Editing mode
2. Use command Article Annotator: Highlight current selection (default color) (or bind a shortcut)
3. Highlight color is customizable in settings

Add Annotation

1. Select text, then right-click to choose Highlight or Add Note (or use command palette)
2. Annotation content is saved automatically
3. Annotation cards support drag-and-drop reordering

Manage Annotations

• Edit: Double-click annotation card to edit in place, no modal needed
• Locate: Single-click annotation card to jump to its position in the text
• Delete: Click delete button (global delete has double confirmation)
• Clear All: One-click to clear all annotations
• Export: Export as Markdown

Reading Mode

⚠️ Annotations are not visible in Reading mode. Please switch to Editing mode to view highlights.

See CHANGELOG

• All annotation data is stored independently in article-annotator/annotations.json at the root of your vault, without modifying original files
• This file is not created immediately on install; it is created automatically when you add your first annotation or when legacy data is migrated
• Existing annotations stored in .obsidian/plugins/article-annotator/data.json are migrated automatically to the new synced file
• Highlights are not visible in Reading mode, only in Editing mode

MIT License