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Canvas Filter

ikoshelevikoshelev15k downloads

Filter Canvas to only show items of specific color, tags or only connected to currently selected node.

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This is a plugin for Obsidian Canvas (https://obsidian.md), it allows to select nodes by color / connections / tags and show only those nodes (hide all unrelated)

Usage

When you have a canvas like this:

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Select one or more nodes, whose color you are interested in:

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Open console and select filter command:

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Your nodes will be filtered:

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You can also filter by arrow connections to and from selected nodes.

Additionally, you can filter by Tags:

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You can also just hide selected nodes.

Please note, that nodes are still part of the canvas in the same positions they were, they are just not visible for the moment. Opening and closing canvas will restore visibility.

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Filter canvas nodes by color, tag, or connections to and from selected nodes to display only related items. Hide selected nodes temporarily while preserving their positions; closing and reopening the canvas restores visibility.
CanvasVisualizationTags
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Current version
0.9.4
Last updated
2 years ago
Created
3 years ago
Updates
5 releases
Downloads
15k
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.4.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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ikoshelevikoshelev
ikoshelev.azurewebsites.net/
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  1. Community
  2. Plugins
  3. Canvas
  4. Canvas Filter

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