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Lite Tabs is a lightweight Obsidian plugin that displays the tabs currently open in the editor area in a independent sidebar panel, with a focus on fast switching and low runtime overhead.

Features

• Vertical list or card-style tab view.
• Local title filtering for open tabs.
• Click to activate a tab, middle-click or use the close button to close a tab, and drag to reorder tabs.
• Minimal display options: hide file icons, toolbar, or inactive tabs.
• Customizable styles: size of the vertical list or card view, font size, divider size, and basic highlight style.

Performance

• Event-driven updates with no polling.
• Uses requestAnimationFrame to batch refreshes.
• Reuses existing item DOM elements whenever possible.
• Updates only the active-state class when the active tab changes.
• Does not maintain large persistent caches or synchronize custom group titles.

Security boundary

• Does not access the internet or open external URLs.
• Does not read from or write to the clipboard.
• Does not read, write, rename, or delete vault files.
• Persists only this plugin's settings through Obsidian's plugin data API.
• Changes only the workspace tab state when you activate, close, or reorder tabs.

Run npm run check:boundaries before release to check for common forbidden APIs.

Installation

Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the release, then place them in:

Vault/.obsidian/plugins/lite-tabs/

Restart Obsidian and enable Lite Tabs under Community Plugins.

Build

npm install
npm run build

The production build outputs main.js to the repository root.

Commands

• Open Lite Tabs: Open or reveal the Lite Tabs panel.
• Refresh Lite Tabs panel: Rebuild the panel based on the current workspace state.

中文

Lite Tabs 是一个轻量级 Obsidian 插件，用独立侧边栏面板展示当前编辑区打开的标签页，保持低运行开销。

功能

• 垂直列表/卡片标签页视图。
• 单击激活，中键或关闭按钮关闭，拖动排序。
• 精简样式选项：隐藏文件图标、工具栏、非活跃标签页。
• 自定义样式：垂直列表/卡片视图尺寸、字体、分割线尺寸、基础高亮样式

性能

• 事件驱动更新，不使用轮询。
• 使用 requestAnimationFrame 合并刷新。
• 尽量复用已有条目 DOM。
• 活跃标签变化只更新活跃状态 class。
• 不维护大体量持久缓存，不同步自定义分组标题。

安装

从 release 下载 main.js、manifest.json 和 styles.css，放入：

Vault/.obsidian/plugins/lite-tabs/

重启 Obsidian 后，在第三方插件中启用 Lite Tabs。

构建

npm install
npm run build

生产构建会把 main.js 输出到仓库根目录。

插件命令

• Open Lite Tabs：打开或显示 Lite Tabs 面板。
• Refresh Lite Tabs panel：根据当前工作区状态重建面板。