Copy Inline Code

Copy the contents of inline code in Obsidian with a single click. The plugin adds a configurable copy icon to inline code in Live Preview and Reading Mode.

Features

• Copy inline code with one click.
• Choose a Lucide icon or the legacy clipboard icon.
• Show copy icons permanently or only while hovering.
• Position copy icons on the right or left of inline code.
• Exclude matching inline code with regular-expression filters.
• Apply setting changes immediately without restarting Obsidian.
• Keep hover icons overlaid without changing line length or line height.
• Hide copy icons when printing or exporting notes to PDF.
• Display a notice when copying succeeds or fails.

Configuration

Open Settings → Copy Inline Code to configure:

• Show on hover — hide the copy icon until inline code is hovered.
• Exclusion patterns — prevent copy icons from appearing on matching inline code.
• Icon position — place the copy icon on the right or left.
• Icon name — select a Lucide icon by name.
• Use legacy icon — use the original clipboard emoji instead of a Lucide icon.

Installation

Community Plugins

1. Open Settings → Community plugins in Obsidian.
2. Select Browse and search for Copy Inline Code.
3. Select Install, and then select Enable.

BRAT

To test a beta or pre-release version with BRAT:

1. Open Settings → BRAT.
2. Select Add Beta plugin.
3. Enter https://github.com/ozavodny/obsidian-copy-inline-code-plugin.
4. Add and enable the plugin.

Manual installation

1. Download main.js, styles.css, and manifest.json from the latest GitHub release.
2. Copy them to [vault-folder]/.obsidian/plugins/copy-inline-code/.
3. Reload Obsidian and enable Copy Inline Code under Community plugins.

Development

• Install Node.js 20 LTS or newer. The minimum supported Node.js version is 18.18.
• Run npm ci to install the exact dependency versions from package-lock.json.
• Run make dev to compile continuously while developing.
• Run make localbuild to create a copy-ready plugin directory under local-build/.
• Run make check before committing to lint the source and manifest and produce a strict production build.

Additional dependency checks are available through npm audit --audit-level=low and npm install-scripts ls.

Credits

Copy Inline Code was originally created by Ondrej Zavodny.

The plugin is now maintained by Vitovt.

The original GNU General Public License v3.0 remains intact.