Search...Search plugins and themes...
⌘K
Sign in
  • Get started
  • Download
  • Pricing
  • Enterprise
  • Account
  • Obsidian
  • Overview
  • Sync
  • Publish
  • Canvas
  • Mobile
  • Web Clipper
  • CLI
  • Learn
  • Help
  • Developers
  • Changelog
  • About
  • Roadmap
  • Blog
  • Resources
  • System status
  • License overview
  • Terms of service
  • Privacy policy
  • Security
  • Community
  • Plugins
  • Join the community
  • Discord
  • Forum / 中文论坛
  • Merch store
  • Brand guidelines
Follow us
DiscordTwitterBlueskyThreadsMastodonYouTubeGitHub
© 2026 Obsidian

Maximise Active Pane

deathaudeathau15k downloads

Fill the workspace with the active pane.

Add to Obsidian
  • Overview
  • Scorecard
  • Updates3

A plugin for Obsidian which simply fills the workspace with the active pane. Press ctrl+shift+x (by defualt) to maximise or un-maximise the currently active pane

Screenshot

Compatibility

Custom plugins are only available for Obsidian v0.9.7+.

The current API of this repo targets Obsidian v0.9.7.

Notes

This is all very experimental at the moment, so parts might not work, etc.

Installation

From within Obsidian

From Obsidian v0.9.8, you can activate this plugin within Obsidian by doing the following:

  • Open Settings > Third-party plugin
  • Make sure Safe mode is off
  • Click Browse community plugins
  • Search for this plugin
  • Click Install
  • Once installed, close the community plugins window and activate the newly installed plugin

Updates

You can follow the same procedure to update the plugin

From GitHub

  • Download the Latest Release from the Releases section of the GitHub Repository
  • Extract the plugin folder from the zip to your vault's plugins folder: <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/
    Note: On some machines the .obsidian folder may be hidden. On MacOS you should be able to press Command+Shift+Dot to show the folder in Finder.
  • Reload Obsidian
  • If prompted about Safe Mode, you can disable safe mode and enable the plugin. Otherwise head to Settings, third-party plugins, make sure safe mode is off and enable the plugin from there.

Security

Third-party plugins can access files on your computer, connect to the internet, and even install additional programs.

The source code of this plugin is available on GitHub for you to audit yourself, but installing plugins into Obsidian is currently a matter of trust.

I can assure you here that I do nothing to collect your data, send information to the internet or otherwise do anything nefarious with your system. However, be aware that I could, and you only have my word that I don't.

Development

This project uses Typescript to provide type checking and documentation.
The repo depends on the latest plugin API in Typescript Definition format, which contains TSDoc comments describing what it does.

Note: The Obsidian API is still in early alpha and is subject to change at any time!

If you want to contribute to development and/or just customize it with your own tweaks, you can do the following:

  • Clone this repo.
  • npm i or yarn to install dependencies
  • npm run build to compile.
  • Copy manifest.json, main.js and styles.css to a subfolder of your plugins folder (e.g, <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/<plugin-name>/)
  • Reload obsidian to see changes

Alternately, you can clone the repo directly into your plugins folder and once dependencies are installed use npm run dev to start compilation in watch mode.
You may have to reload obsidian (ctrl+R) to see changes.

Pricing

Huh? This is an open-source plugin I made for fun. It's completely free. However, if you absolutely have to send me money because you like it that much, feel free to throw some coins in my hat via the following:

Version History

0.0.3

  • Fix for incompatibility with Sliding Panes (and potentially other plugins) (Thanks PJ Eby!)

0.0.2

  • Fix for specific cases of pane not being maximised properly (Thanks AlansCodeLog!)

0.0.1

Initial release. Does what it says on the tin.

58%
HealthNeeds work
ReviewSatisfactory
About
Maximise the active pane to fill the entire workspace and hide other panes. Toggle again to restore the previous layout.
WorkspacesInterfaceHotkeys
Details
Current version
0.0.3
Last updated
5 years ago
Created
5 years ago
Updates
3 releases
Downloads
15k
Report bugRequest featureReport plugin
Author
deathaudeathau
github.com/deathau
GitHubdeathau
  1. Community
  2. Plugins
  3. Workspaces
  4. Maximise Active Pane

Related plugins

Tray

Run Obsidian from the system tray for customisable window management and global quick notes.

Mousewheel Image zoom

Increase or decrease the size of an image by scrolling.

Floating Search

Search text by using Obsidian default search view.

Hotkey Helper

Easily see and access any plugin's settings or hotkey assignments (and conflicts) from the Community Plugins tab.

Key Promoter

Learn keyboard shortcuts by showing them when using the mouse.

Hider

Hide interface elements such as tooltips, status bar, titlebar, and more.

Meta Bind

Make your notes interactive with inline input fields, metadata displays, and buttons.

Commander

Customize your workspace by adding commands everywhere, create macros and supercharge your mobile toolbar.

Iconic

Customize your icons and their colors directly from the UI, including tabs, files & folders, bookmarks, tags, properties, and ribbon commands.

Hover Editor

Transform the Page Preview hover popover into a fully working editor instance.