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docxidian opens .docx files directly inside Obsidian and saves edits back to the same vault file.
You can also embed (read-only) docx-Files via ![[filename.docx]]
The plugin is based on DOCX EDITOR, and it's Vite/React example.
Installation
This plugin is part of the Obsidian community plugins. You can also install it via BRAT (add this repository's URL as a beta plugin). To install manually, copy main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the same release into your vault's plugin folder.
Requires Obsidian 1.13.0 or later.
Usage
Enable the plugin in Settings -> Community plugins, then open a .docx file from the vault. Obsidian will route it to docxidian's custom file view.
Use the editor toolbar's save action (upper left) or the command Save current docx to write changes back to the open file.
You can also embed (read-only) docx-Files via ![[filename.docx]]
Beta testing
Beta versions are published as GitHub prereleases. Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the same prerelease and copy all three files into your vault's .obsidian/plugins/docxidian/ folder, then reload Obsidian. Back up documents you plan to edit during beta testing.
The automated vault integration suite requires a running Obsidian desktop app with its CLI enabled. Run it against the intended test vault:
OBSIDIAN_TEST_VAULT="Test vault" npm run test:vault
OBSIDIAN_TEST_VAULT="Test vault" npm run test:rulers
OBSIDIAN_TEST_VAULT="Test vault" npm run test:settings
Set OBSIDIAN_CLI if the CLI is installed outside the default macOS app path. The suite creates a new folder containing its own DOCX and Markdown fixtures, restores the editor settings it changes in memory, and leaves the fixtures for inspection. It does not edit existing documents. Set OBSIDIAN_TEST_REPORT to write a JSON test report.
Disclaimer
I vibecode my plugins—and the scope of this work exceeds my programming skills. Because of this, there is always a residual risk when using them. I do this primarily to bridge certain gaps in my own workflow. Should these plugins ever become obsolete because a professional developer used them as inspiration to code something truly solid and sophisticated, I would be absolutely thrilled.