Canvas Bundle

Canvas Bundle exports an Obsidian canvas and its connected files into a portable zip archive. Useful for case when you want to share or back up a canvas without manually collecting every linked note, attachment, and canvas asset.

Features

• Exports the active .canvas file.
• Includes markdown notes used in canvas file nodes.
• Follows note links and embedded markdown files so related notes are included.
• Includes non-markdown attachments used by canvas nodes, note embeds, and group background images.
• Rewrites canvas paths and note links so the exported bundle stays connected.
• Handles duplicate filenames by generating unique names inside the bundle.

Usage

1. Open a canvas file in Obsidian.
2. Open the command palette.
3. Run Canvas Bundle: Export canvas as zip.
4. Find the generated .zip file in your vault root.

The zip contains:

• <canvas-name>.canvas
• notes/
• attachments/

Limitations

• The plugin creates the exported zip in the vault root.
• Missing or unresolved files are skipped.
• This plugin is desktop-only.

Planned for future releases

• Include backlinks from exported text notes.
• Recursively process canvas files embedded inside exported notes.

Development

Install dependencies:

npm install

Start the development build:

npm run dev

Create a production build:

npm run build

Run lint checks:

npm run lint

Manual installation

Copy main.js and manifest.json into:

<Vault>/.obsidian/plugins/canvas-bundle/

Then reload Obsidian and enable Canvas Bundle in Settings -> Community plugins.