Better Live Preview Image

Better Live Preview Image improves image editing in Obsidian Live Preview. It works by editing image Markdown directly, so notes stay portable and readable without the plugin.

Features

Better Live Preview Image currently has three features:

1. Image alignment: Align images left, center, or right from the image context menu, command palette, or default hotkeys.
2. Live Preview image Markdown editing: Click an image in Live Preview to reveal its Markdown link, keep a selected image frame, and resize from the lower-right handle while the Markdown remains visible.
3. Callout image size markers: Apply Obsidian image width and height markers to images inside callouts in Live Preview and Reading view.

Usage

Right-click an image in Live Preview or Reading view and choose one of:

• Align image left
• Align image center
• Align image right

You can also run these commands from the command palette:

• Better Live Preview Image: Set current image left aligned
• Better Live Preview Image: Set current image centered
• Better Live Preview Image: Set current image right aligned

Default hotkeys:

• Ctrl/Cmd + Alt + Shift + Left: align the selected or current image left
• Ctrl/Cmd + Alt + Shift + Down: align the selected or current image center
• Ctrl/Cmd + Alt + Shift + Right: align the selected or current image right

To change the hotkeys, use Obsidian's built-in Settings -> Hotkeys page and search for Better Live Preview Image.

Live Preview Markdown Editing

Enable Click image to edit Markdown in Live Preview in the plugin settings. When enabled:

• Obsidian's image edit button is hidden.
• Clicking a Live Preview image reveals that image's Markdown link.
• The image keeps a selected frame while the Markdown link is visible.
• Dragging the lower-right resize handle updates the Markdown size token without hiding the Markdown link.

Callout Image Size Markers

Enable Apply image size markers inside callouts in the plugin settings. When enabled, images inside callouts use Obsidian width and height markers in Live Preview and Reading view:

> [!info] Example
> ![[image.png|240]]
> ![[image.png|240x160]]

This setting is enabled by default. Turning it off removes only the plugin-applied inline sizing from rendered callout images; it does not modify your Markdown.

How Data Is Stored

Alignment is stored as an image alt marker:

![[image.png|left]]
![[image.png|center|300]]
![[image.png|right|500x300]]
![left|caption|300](image.png)

Resize updates standard Obsidian image size markers such as |300 and preserves existing height tokens such as |500x300.

When an image matches the default alignment configured in the plugin settings, the explicit alignment marker is removed. The plugin's CSS then applies the default alignment while the plugin is enabled.

Settings

• Default image alignment: Choose the alignment used for images without an explicit left, center, or right marker.
• Click image to edit Markdown in Live Preview: Hide Obsidian's image edit button, reveal the image Markdown when you click the image, and resize the image while the Markdown remains visible.
• Apply image size markers inside callouts: Make callout images honor Obsidian width and height markers in Live Preview and Reading view.

Notes And Limitations

• The plugin is designed for Markdown image embeds and standard Markdown image links.
• The context menu integration targets rendered images in Live Preview and Reading view.
• Alignment is implemented with CSS classes and Markdown alt markers. If you disable the plugin, explicit markers remain in your Markdown, but the default alignment setting no longer applies.

Privacy

Better Live Preview Image runs entirely inside your vault. It does not use network access, telemetry, ads, accounts, or external services.

Installation

After the plugin is published, install it from Settings -> Community plugins -> Browse and search for Better Live Preview Image.

For manual installation, copy these files into .obsidian/plugins/better-live-preview-image/:

• manifest.json
• main.js
• styles.css

Then enable Better Live Preview Image from Settings -> Community plugins.

Support

If you find a bug, include:

• The image Markdown before and after the action
• Whether you used the context menu, a command, a hotkey, or Live Preview click-to-edit
• Your Obsidian version

Development

pnpm install
pnpm run build