Folder Canvas

Folder Canvas is a plugin for Obsidian.md that lets you generate a Canvas view of a given folder.

Demo

Ways to invoke the command

• "Folder Canvas: Generate Canvas from folder" command can be generated by a number of ways:

-   From the command palette
-   From the ribbon on the left sidebar ('palette' icon)
-   From the file-menu
-   From the editor-menu

Expected Behaviors

• A Canvas file will be created only if 1 or more markdown files are found in the folder. Otherwise, a notice will be displayed: "The folder is empty!"
• A Canvas file will be created in the parent folder of the files.
• Nested folders are ignored; only the direct 1st level files will be included in a Canvas.
• A filename for each new Canvas will be incremented if a Canvas file with the same name is found in the parent folder.
• If Watch Canvas folder is enabled, changes in the folder will be reflected in the latest Canvas file.
• If a Canvas file is renamed, Watch Canvas folder will work properly if Canvas filename pattern is updated to match the new name.
• If a heading is selected in Narrow to heading, all nodes will display content under the chosen heading. If a node does not contain the selected heading, the setting will be ignored, and the full content will be shown. Create a new Canvas file for the changes to take effect.

Settings

• The following parameters can be configured in the settings. Default values are:

  • Canvas filename pattern: A new Canvas filename, if left blank, will be "Canvas-<Date.now()>.canvas" (e.g. Canvas-1731313974017.Canvas) and saved in the parent folder of the files.
  • Open Canvas on creation: A new Canvas is automatically opened upon creation.
  • Watch Canvas folder: A Canvas file is modified to reflect changes in the folder.
  • Nodes per row: The number of columns to display notes is set to 4. It is configurable with a slider 1-10.
  • Node width, height, and spacing: The width, height, and spacing of the nodes can be configured with constraints. Can be reset to default.
  • Narrow to heading: A dropdown menu will display the headings from the currently active file. If no headings are found, the menu will remain empty.
  • Hide heading titles: A toggle can be enabled for the selected heading's CSS properties to be modified to hide it from view.

How to Contribute

A new feature or bug fix is always welcome.

You can create an issue to report a bug, suggest a new functionality, ask a question, etc.

You can make a pull request to contribute to this plugin development.