Click to Edit

An Obsidian plugin that makes notes feel more like a wiki: every note opens in reader mode by default, and a single click anywhere in the note flips it into edit mode with the cursor placed at the end of the note (or wherever you prefer).

Features

• Reader mode by default — whenever a note is opened, it is automatically switched to reader (preview) mode.
• Click anywhere to edit — a single click in the rendered note flips the view into edit (source) mode, with the cursor placed at the end of the note so you can immediately start typing.
• Configurable cursor placement — choose end of note (default), top of note, or as close to where you clicked as possible.
• Respects normal interactions — clicks on links, tags, task checkboxes, fold buttons, and other interactive elements still behave normally instead of triggering edit mode.
• Keeps text selection — if you're selecting text in reader mode, the plugin won't switch to edit until you release the selection.

Settings

Open Settings → Community plugins → Click to Edit to configure:

• Open notes in reader mode — toggle the auto reader-mode behavior.
• Skip empty notes — don't force reader mode on brand-new, empty notes (so creating a note still drops you straight into editing).
• Cursor position on edit — choose between Bottom of note (default), Top of note, or Where you clicked.

Commands

• Click to Edit: Switch active note to reader mode — manually switch the current note back to reader mode without opening the view menu.

Installation

From source

1. Clone this repository into your vault's plugins folder:

   <Vault>/.obsidian/plugins/click-to-edit/
   

2. Install dependencies and build:

   npm install
   npm run build
   

3. Reload Obsidian and enable Click to Edit in Settings → Community plugins.

Manual install

Copy main.js and manifest.json from a release into:

<Vault>/.obsidian/plugins/click-to-edit/

Then reload Obsidian and enable the plugin.

Development

npm install      # install dependencies
npm run dev      # build in watch mode
npm run build    # production build
npm run lint     # run eslint

The build output is main.js at the repo root, ready to be loaded by Obsidian.

License

0BSD