Reveal .obsidian

Reveals the .obsidian config directory inside Obsidian's File Explorer, and lets you open and edit vault configuration files in a dedicated in-app editor with CSS-aware token editing.

Plugin ID: obsidian-reveal

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What it does

Adds a toggle button to the File Explorer header. When toggled on, .obsidian appears as a virtual top-level folder.

From there you can:

• Browse all folders and files inside .obsidian.
• Open any file in a dedicated config editor view inside Obsidian.
• Copy the absolute path of any file or folder.
• Reveal files in your system file explorer.

Config editor features

The editor detects CSS tokens inline and provides popover controls for editing them without touching the raw text:

• Colors: #hex, rgb(), hsl(), resolved var(--token).
• Gradients: linear-gradient, radial-gradient, conic-gradient.
• Numeric values with units (slider + numeric input).
• CSS enum values for common properties (display, position, alignment, animation, etc.).
• Transform functions (translate, rotate, skew, scale, perspective).
• box-shadow and text-shadow with add/remove controls.

Especially useful for editing .obsidian/snippets/*.css and style-related plugin configs.

Installation

Via BRAT (recommended for beta plugins):

1. Install and enable BRAT in Obsidian.
2. Open BRAT settings and add: infinition/obsidian-reveal.

Manual:

1. Create <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-reveal/.
2. Copy manifest.json, main.js, styles.css into it.
3. Restart Obsidian and enable the plugin.

From source:

git clone https://github.com/infinition/obsidian-reveal.git
npm install
npm run build
# copy manifest.json, main.js, styles.css to your vault's plugin folder

Usage

1. Open the File Explorer.
2. Click the eye icon in the explorer action bar (or run the command from the palette).
3. Browse .obsidian at the top of the tree.
4. Click a file to open it in the config editor.
5. Hover a supported token to open the quick-edit popover.
6. Save with the save action in the view header.

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License

MIT. See LICENSE.