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Tufte Sidenotes

PleiadesMPleiadesM32 downloads

Renders Tufte sidenotes and marginnotes in Reading view while keeping the editor single-column.

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An Obsidian plugin that renders [^…] footnotes and [!sidenote]/[!marginnote] callouts as true Tufte-style sidenotes in the margin gutter (Reading view), while keeping the editor single-column.

Part of Tufte for Obsidian — a theme and plugin suite carrying Edward Tufte's book design into Obsidian. Development, documentation, and issues live in the main repository; this repository exists to distribute the plugin through the Obsidian community directory.

Install

  • Manual: download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest release into YourVault/.obsidian/plugins/tufte-sidenotes/, then enable the plugin in Settings → Community plugins.
  • Pairs best with the Tufte theme, which supplies the margin gutter the sidenotes sit in.

License

MIT © Daocheng Lin

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Render [^…] footnotes and [!sidenote] / [!marginnote] callouts as true Tufte-style sidenotes in the margin gutter during Reading view. Keep the editor single-column while displaying notes in the page margin; pair with the Tufte theme for optimal gutter layout.
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Details
Current version
1.7.0
Last updated
3 days ago
Created
3 days ago
Updates
1 release
Downloads
32
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.4.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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Author
PleiadesMPleiadesMpleiadesm
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  1. Community
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  3. Footnotes
  4. Tufte Sidenotes

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