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Sync Folds

James AlexandreJames Alexandre1k downloads

Enables Syncing of Fold States Across Devices.

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A plugin for Obsidian that syncs your fold states across devices by storing them in your plugin settings.

What Does it Do?

Obsidian stores fold states in localStorage, which doesn't sync across devices. This plugin solves that by:

  1. Storing all fold states in the plugin's data.json file (which syncs with your vault)
  2. Automatically syncing changes as you fold/unfold content
  3. Restoring fold states when you open files on different devices

How it Works

  • On plugin load: Imports existing fold states from settings to localStorage (or exports current localStorage state if no folds are saved)
  • When you fold/unfold content: Automatically saves the change to settings (debounced to 150ms)
  • When settings change externally: Automatically detects and syncs changes to localStorage

Installation

From Obsidian Community Plugins

  1. Open Settings → Community Plugins
  2. Search for "Sync Folds"
  3. Click Install, then Enable

Manual Installation

  1. Download main.js, manifest.json from the latest release
  2. Create a folder VaultFolder/.obsidian/plugins/sync-folds/
  3. Copy the files into that folder
  4. Reload Obsidian
  5. Enable the plugin in Settings → Community Plugins

How to Use with Sync

The plugin stores fold states in .obsidian/plugins/sync-folds/data.json, which syncs automatically with:

  • Obsidian Sync
  • iCloud
  • Dropbox
  • Git
  • Self-hosted syncing solutions (Syncthing, CouchDB, etc.)
  • Any other file syncing solution you use

Just make sure the plugin is installed and enabled on all devices!

Commands

  • Export Folds from Local Storage: Manually export all current fold states to settings
  • Import Folds into Local Storage: Manually import fold states from settings to localStorage

License

MIT

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Sync fold states across devices by saving them to your vault-backed plugin data.json. Automatically save changes as you fold/unfold and restore those states when opening files on other devices.
SyncingEditingInterface
Details
Current version
1.0.2
Last updated
4 hours ago
Created
7 months ago
Updates
3 releases
Downloads
1k
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.15.0+
License
0BSD
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Author
James AlexandreJames Alexandreitsonlyjames
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  1. Community
  2. Plugins
  3. Syncing
  4. Sync Folds

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