Scroll Anchor
senjanson240 downloadsRemembers scroll and cursor position for every note across all tabs. Restores all open tabs on app restart — great for mobile.
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An Obsidian plugin that anchors your scroll and cursor position in every note, and restores them all when the app restarts.
Features
- Per-file position memory: Independently saves cursor and scroll position for each note
- Multi-tab restore: All open tabs restore their positions on app restart, not just the last active one
- Reading mode support: Saves and restores scroll position in both editing and reading modes
- Mobile-first design: Aggressive save strategy for iOS/Android where the app may be killed by the system — you never lose your reading spot
- Configurable: Adjustable save interval, restore delay, and maximum stored entries
How It Works
Positions are saved to a JSON file inside your vault. Saving happens:
- Continuously while you read (every 200ms for the active tab, flushed to disk every 5s)
- When switching between tabs
- When the app goes to background (critical for mobile)
- On app quit
When the app restarts, every previously open tab is restored to its saved position.
Installation
The plugin is not yet listed in the Obsidian Community Plugins directory. Use one of the methods below.
Method 1: BRAT (Recommended — supports auto-update)
BRAT is a community plugin that lets you install and auto-update plugins directly from GitHub.
- Install BRAT from the Obsidian Community Plugins directory
- Open Settings → BRAT → Add Beta plugin
- Enter the repository URL:
https://github.com/senjanson/obsidian-scroll-anchor - Click Add Plugin
- Go to Settings → Community plugins and enable Scroll Anchor
To update later: open Settings → BRAT → Check for updates to all beta plugins.
Method 2: Manual Installation
- Go to the latest release and download
main.jsandmanifest.json - Create a folder
scroll-anchorinside your vault's.obsidian/plugins/directory - Copy the two downloaded files into that folder
- Restart Obsidian and enable Scroll Anchor in Settings → Community plugins
Settings
| Setting | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Data file name | Path to the JSON file that stores positions | .obsidian/plugins/scroll-anchor/cursor-positions.json |
| Delay after opening a note | Delay before restoring scroll position (increase if interfering with #header links) |
100 ms |
| Save interval | How often positions are flushed to disk | 5000 ms |
| Max entries | Maximum number of file positions to remember | 1000 |
Compatibility
- Obsidian v0.9.12+
- Desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux) and Mobile (iOS, Android)
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About
Anchor scroll and cursor positions per note and restore all open tabs to their saved spots after app restart. Save positions continuously in both edit and reading modes with mobile-first aggressive saves to avoid losing your place.Details
Current version
1.0.1
Last updated
4 months ago
Created
4 months ago
Updates
2 releases
Downloads
240
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.15.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT