Auto Reading View

[!NOTE] Safe & Non-Destructive: This plugin operates strictly at the UI view level. It never modifies, edits, alters, or writes to any files or notes in your vault.

An Obsidian plugin that automatically opens specified notes in Reading View, while giving you full control over the default view mode for all other notes in your vault.

✨ Features

• Targeted Reading View: Specify notes (such as Dashboards, Homepages, MOCs, or reference notes) to automatically open in Reading View upon opening.
• Configurable Mode for Other Notes: Choose how all other non-targeted notes in your vault should open:
  • Live Preview (Default)
  • Source Mode (Raw Markdown)
  • Do Not Change (Preserves whatever mode the active tab was already in)
• Interactive Note Autocompletion: Add target notes easily within the settings tab using native fuzzy search over your vault.
• Editing Freedom: Opening a target note sets Reading View once on open. You can switch to editing mode (Ctrl+E / Cmd+E) at any time without the plugin overriding your choice while you type.

🚀 Installation

From Obsidian Community Plugins (Recommended)

1. In Obsidian, navigate to Settings → Community plugins.
2. Turn off Restricted mode if prompted.
3. Click Browse and search for Auto Reading View.
4. Click Install, then click Enable.

Manual Installation

1. Download main.js and manifest.json from the Latest Release.
2. Inside your Obsidian vault, navigate to .obsidian/plugins/.
3. Create a folder named auto-reading-view and copy main.js and manifest.json into it.
4. Go to Settings → Community plugins, click Reload plugins, and enable Auto Reading View.

⚡ Quick Start

1. Go to Settings → Auto Reading View.
2. Under Target pages, click Add page and select a note (e.g., Dashboard.md or Homepage.md).
3. Open the note—it automatically opens in Reading View.
4. Open any other note to confirm it opens in your preferred default editing mode (e.g., Live Preview).

⚙️ Settings

• Default view mode for other notes:
  • Live preview (default): Automatically opens regular notes in Live Preview editing mode.
  • Source mode (raw markdown): Opens other notes in raw Markdown editing mode.
  • Do not change (leave tab mode as-is): Leaves the existing tab view mode unaltered.
• Target pages:
  • Click Add page to search and select notes in your vault that should open in Reading View.
  • Reorder notes using drag handles, or delete entries at any time.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Developed by Vishwas Upponi.