Plain Links Tools
Sohei Ide158 downloadsMake bare email addresses and selected links behave like plain text in Obsidian.
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Obsidian plugin to convert Markdown links in the current note to plain text or URLs. Also makes bare email addresses render as plain text (not clickable mailto links) in both Reading View and Live Preview.
Features
- Convert links to display text — replace
[text](url)withtextand[[target]]/[[target|alias]]with the display name - Convert links to URLs — replace
[text](url)withurland[[target|alias]]withtarget - Bare email to plain text — toggle to render
[email protected]as plain text instead of a clickable mailto link- Works in both Reading View and Live Preview / Source Mode
- Normal click suppressed; Ctrl/Cmd+click still opens the mailto link
- Explicit
[text](mailto:...)links are preserved
All commands are available via the command palette and the ribbon icon menu.
Installation
From Obsidian Community Plugins
- Open Settings → Community Plugins
- Search for "Plain Links Tools"
- Install and enable
Manual
Copy main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css into VaultFolder/.obsidian/plugins/plain-links-tools/.
Usage
| Action | How |
|---|---|
| Convert links to display text | Command palette or ribbon menu → "Convert links to display text" |
| Convert links to URLs | Command palette or ribbon menu → "Convert Markdown links to URLs" |
| Toggle email plain text | Ribbon menu → "Show email addresses as plain text" |
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About
Convert Markdown links and Obsidian wikilinks in the current note to display text or raw URLs. Render bare email addresses as plain text in Reading View and Live Preview while preserving explicit mailto links and allowing Ctrl/Cmd+click to open suppressed addresses.Details
Current version
0.1.23
Last updated
3 months ago
Created
3 months ago
Updates
3 releases
Downloads
158
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.5.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT