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Search In Canvas

quorafindquorafind7k downloads

Search text in canvas.

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A plugin that allows you to search for text in the canvas.

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How to use

  1. Ctrl + F to open the search bar or click the search icon in the toolbar.
  2. Enter the text you want to search for.
  3. Press Enter to search for the next occurrence.

Features

  • Search for text in the canvas.
    • Support all kinds of nodes and also the edges;
  • Highlight the search results.

Installation

BRAT

BRAT (Beta Reviewer's Auto-update Tool) is a plugin that allows users to install Obsidian plugins directly from GitHub with automatic updates.

via Commands:

  1. Ensure BRAT is installed
  2. Enter the command BRAT: Plugins: Add a beta plugin for testing
  3. Enter Quorafind/Obsidian-Search-In-Canvas
  4. Click on Add Plugin

via Settings:

  1. Ensure BRAT is installed
  2. Go to Settings > BRAT > Beta Plugin List
  3. Click on Add Beta plugin
  4. Enter Quorafind/Obsidian-Search-In-Canvas
  5. Click on Add Plugin

Manual

Option 1:

  1. Go to Releases
  2. Download the latest Obsidian-Search-In-Canvas-${version}.zip
  3. Extract its contents
  4. Move the contents into /your-vault/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-search-in-canvas/
  5. Go to Settings > Community plugins
  6. Enable Legacy vault switcher

Option 2:

  1. Go to Releases
  2. Download the latest main.js, styles.css and manifest.json
  3. Move the files into /your-vault/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-search-in-canvas/
  4. Go to Settings > Community plugins
  5. Enable Legacy vault switcher
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Search the canvas for text across all node types and connecting edges. Highlight matches and jump between occurrences to quickly locate content.
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Details
Current version
1.1.1
Last updated
2 years ago
Created
2 years ago
Updates
4 releases
Downloads
7k
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.2.0+
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quorafindquorafind
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  1. Community
  2. Plugins
  3. Canvas
  4. Search In Canvas

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