Horizontal Swipe Gestures
Justin Rosales71 downloadsTwo-finger trackpad swipes mapped to any command.
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An Obsidian plugin that maps two-finger horizontal trackpad swipes to any command — back/forward navigation by default.
How it works
Listens to the browser WheelEvent API (how web/Electron apps receive trackpad input on any platform), detects horizontal-enough movement, and fires the configured command. No proprietary Apple gesture API.
Features
- Map any Obsidian command to swipe left or right
- Configurable sensitivity and horizontal dominance
- Visual half-circle indicator on trigger
- macOS momentum scroll filtering — releases after your finger lifts, not during the inertia tail
- Desktop only (trackpad/mouse)
Installation
Clone into your vault's plugin folder:
cd <your vault>/.obsidian/plugins
git clone https://github.com/justinrosales/obsidian-swipe-gestures
Reload Obsidian and enable Horizontal Swipe Gestures in Settings → Community Plugins. No build step — main.js is included.
To build from source: npm install && npm run build in the plugin folder.
Settings
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Swipe left action | Command on left swipe (default: Navigate back) |
| Swipe right action | Command on right swipe (default: Navigate forward) |
| Invert direction | Flip left/right if reversed |
| Swipe sensitivity | Low = light flick triggers, High = deliberate swipe |
| Horizontal dominance | Low = diagonal counts, High = only straight left/right |
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Map two-finger horizontal trackpad swipes to any Obsidian command, defaulting to back and forward navigation. Adjust swipe sensitivity and horizontal dominance, enable macOS momentum filtering, and show a visual half-circle indicator at the note edge when a swipe triggers.Details
Current version
1.0.1
Last updated
3 weeks ago
Created
Last month
Updates
2 releases
Downloads
71
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.6.6+
Platforms
Desktop only
License
0BSD