Node Screenshot

A plugin for Obsidian that lets you capture any node of a Canvas as a PNG image.

Features

• Capture a single Canvas node as a PNG image, straight from its context menu.
• Capture several nodes at once, with the edges between them, from the selection menu.
• Capture a group with all the nodes it contains.
• The background of the image matches your theme.
• No settings to configure: install it and it works.

Usage

1. Open a Canvas.
2. Right-click what you want to capture:
   • a node, then select Capture node screenshot;
   • a group, then select Capture group screenshot;
   • a selection of several nodes, then select Capture selection screenshot.
3. Choose where to save the image. By default it is named after the capture date and time, for example canvas-node-screenshot-2026-09-19-143210.png.

Installation

From Obsidian (recommended)

1. Open Settings → Community plugins.
2. If needed, turn off Restricted mode.
3. Click Browse and search for Node Screenshot.
4. Click Install, then Enable.

Manual installation

1. Go to the Releases page and download main.js and manifest.json from the latest release.
2. In your vault, create the folder .obsidian/plugins/canvas-node-screenshot/ and copy both files into it.
3. Restart Obsidian (or reload the plugin list), then enable Node Screenshot in Settings → Community plugins.

Development

npm install
npm run dev # rebuilds main.js on every change
npm run build # type-checks and builds for production

To release a new version, run npm version patch (or minor / major), then git push --follow-tags. The release workflow builds the plugin and creates a draft GitHub release. See CONTRIBUTING.md for more.

Support

• Found a bug or have an idea? Open an issue.
• If you find this plugin helpful, you can Star ⭐ this repository.

License

MIT