Hide Traffic Lights

A simple Obsidian plugin that hides macOS traffic light buttons (red, yellow, green window controls) for a cleaner, distraction-free experience.

Features

• Automatically hides traffic lights on plugin load
• Monitors window events to keep them hidden during use
• Restores traffic lights when plugin is disabled
• macOS only (does nothing on other platforms)
• Zero configuration needed

Installation

From Obsidian Community Plugins (Recommended)

1. Open Settings → Community plugins
2. Search for "Hide Traffic Lights"
3. Click Install, then Enable

Manual Installation

1. Download the latest release from GitHub
2. Extract main.js and manifest.json into your vault's plugins folder: VaultFolder/.obsidian/plugins/hide-traffic-lights/
3. Reload Obsidian
4. Enable the plugin in Settings → Community plugins

How It Works

The plugin uses Electron's setTrafficLightPosition() API to move the traffic light buttons off-screen (position: -100, -100). It monitors these events to re-apply the setting:

• Window focus changes
• Workspace layout changes (pane splits, tab changes)
• New window creation

When you disable the plugin, traffic lights are restored to their default position.

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build plugin
npm run build

# Development mode (auto-rebuild)
npm run dev

Support

If you encounter issues, please report them on GitHub Issues.

License

MIT