Chroma Key Paste

Easily remove the background from your pasted images directly within Obsidian.
Perfect for screenshots, diagrams, and making your notes look clean, seamless, and professional.

Features

• One-click background removal — right-click any image and select "Remove background"
• Live preview — see exactly what the result looks like before saving (New in v1.1.0!)
• Auto-detect background color — samples the top-left pixel, or pick your own hex code
• Adjustable tolerance — fine-tune how aggressively the color is removed
• Edge softening — smooth alpha blending for cleaner cutouts
• Organized vault — processed images are saved to a dedicated chroma/ folder

See it in action

How to use

1. Paste an image into your note as usual.
2. Right-click the image embed (e.g., ![[Pasted image.png]]) and select "Remove background".
3. Adjust the settings in the live preview modal to your liking.
4. Click Process — the background is removed, saved as a new transparent PNG, and the link in your editor is automatically updated!

[!WARNING] In some cases, the "Remove Background" may not appear in the context menu unless the cursor is on an image link.

Customizing the defaults

Go to Settings → Chroma Key Paste to configure the default settings for the processing modal:

• Auto-detect background color: On/Off
• Target color: The hex color to remove (e.g., #ffffff)
• Default tolerance: 0 (exact match) to 100 (very aggressive)
• Edge softening: On/Off

Organizing processed images

• The plugin automatically saves your new transparent images into a chroma/ folder to keep your vault tidy.
• Want to rename or move the folder? Go ahead! The plugin automatically tracks the folder if you rename or move it anywhere inside your vault.

Contributing

Contributions are always welcome! If you'd like to help improve Chroma Key Paste:

1. Fork the repository
2. Clone your fork locally (git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/obsidian-chroma-key.git)
3. Run npm install to install dependencies
4. Run npm run dev to start the build in watch mode
5. Make your changes and test them in Obsidian
6. Commit your changes and open a Pull Request!

Support

Please consider supporting the plugin. There are many hours of work and effort behind it. The two easiest ways to support the plugin are either by starring ⭐ the repository or by donating any amount on Ko-fi ❤️. Thank you!

Got a bug or a feature request? Feel free to open an issue on the repository.