File Filter

An Obsidian plugin with two features: a live filter for the Files pane, and a paragraph-level filter and inline editor for reading mode.

File explorer filter

Click the filter icon in the Files pane (leftmost button in the nav bar). A search field appears below the nav buttons.

Type anything — the filter matches against the full file path, including folder names. So searching boston would surface:

Notes/
  Locations/
    Boston.md
Food/
  Pies/
    Boston Creme Pie.md

Press Escape or click × to clear the filter and return to the normal view.

Behaviour:

• Matches any substring of the full path (case-insensitive)
• Folder hierarchy is preserved for every matching file
• Collapsed folders that contain matches are automatically expanded while the filter is active, then restored when cleared
• All file types are included, not just Markdown notes

Paragraph filter (reading mode)

Click the filter icon in the note header (or press Cmd+F) while in reading mode. A search field appears below the header.

Type anything — non-matching paragraphs are hidden and replaced by a ··· ellipsis. Matching text is highlighted inline.

• Click ··· or press Escape to clear the filter
• Press Cmd/Ctrl+Z after clicking ··· to restore the previous query
• The filter icon and search bar are hidden in source and live-preview mode

Paragraph inline editor (reading mode)

In reading mode, hover over any paragraph to reveal a pencil icon on the left margin. Click it to open a floating editor with the raw Markdown source for that paragraph.

• Edit the text and press Tab, Escape, or OK to save and close
• Changes are saved directly to the file
• Works with embedded pages — clicking the pencil on a paragraph inside an ![[embed]] opens the correct source file

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