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Canvas Images As Links

jffaustjffaust272 downloads

Add links to canvas images and open them by double clicking. Links can be an vault URL, web URL or even a file on your computer.

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Adds the ability to set a link on images in Obsidian Canvas. You can then double click on the image to open the link.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/388c6279-040b-47ca-8a6b-ac6692dd1481

Features

  • Right click on a image shows 2 new menu options: Set link and Open link
  • New command Set link of selected canvas node. Configure your own shortcut in Obsidian settings.
  • Supports multiple types of links:
    • Web: https://example.com
    • Files: file://C:/Users/abc/Desktop/phenomenal.mkv
    • Obsidian: obsidian://open?vault=myvault&file=Testing.canvas

The configured link will be displayed underneath the image like this: image

Manually installing the plugin

  • Head over to the latest release and download main.js, styles.css, manifest.json
  • Copy those files to your vault VaultFolder/.obsidian/plugins/canvas-images-as-links/.
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Set links on Canvas images and open them by double-clicking. Use the right-click menu or a command to assign web, file, or Obsidian links and display the configured link beneath the image.
CanvasLinksCommands
Details
Current version
0.1.7
Last updated
3 months ago
Created
3 months ago
Updates
5 releases
Downloads
272
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.15.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
GPL-3.0
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Sponsor
Ko-fi
Author
jffaustjffaust
github.com/jffaust
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  1. Community
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  4. Canvas Images As Links

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