The Minimalist Editor

A distraction-free writing plugin for Obsidian with an inline outline, focus mode, and clean UI tweaks.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6f2ec7a8-0ae8-4822-b453-025792335775

Features

Notion-style Side Table of Contents

A lightweight table of contents on the right side.

• Collapsed view shows simple hierarchy lines
• Hover to expand headings
• Click to jump to sections
• Highlights current section
• Two styles: Standard and Minimal

Distraction-free Mode

Keeps attention on what you're writing.

• Auto-hide UI when you start writing
• Optional auto-hide exclusions for specific notes or folders
• Focus mode that dims content except the current line/paragraph

Clean UI Options

• Hide frontmatter (properties)
• Hide scrollbars

Installation

Community Plugins

1. Settings → Community Plugins
2. Disable Safe Mode
3. Search “The Minimalist Editor”
4. Install & enable

if it’s not on the official list yet, use the BRAT method below.

BRAT (alternative)

1. Install the BRAT plugin from: https://github.com/TfTHacker/obsidian42-brat
2. Open BRAT settings in Obsidian
3. Click “Add Beta Plugin”
4. Paste the repository URL for The Minimalist Editor
5. Install & enable

Manual

1. Download latest release
2. Extract to .obsidian/plugins/the-minimalist-editor/
3. Reload Obsidian
4. Enable plugin

Usage

Settings

Settings → The Minimalist Editor

• Toggle outline
• Switch minimal style
• Enable focus mode
• Adjust dim opacity
• Add auto-hide exclusions for notes/folders
• Hide properties / scrollbar

Commands (Cmd/Ctrl + P)

• Toggle Inline Outline
• Toggle Focus Mode

Hotkeys can be customized in Settings → Hotkeys.

Compatibility

• Requires Obsidian v1.9.3 or higher
• Desktop only (Windows, macOS, Linux)
• Works with both Edit and Reading modes

Support

• Report issues on GitHub
• Contributions welcome via pull requests

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details