Media Embed

Simply paste a YouTube URL on an empty line in an Obsidian note and it's instantly converted into your preferred embed format (markdown, iframe or div) — no commands, no shortcuts, just paste.

Features

• intercepts YouTube URLs pasted on empty lines
• three preview options to choose from
  • simple markdown
  • responsive in iframe and div modes
  • working on desktop and mobile

Embed styles

Choose your preferred embed mode in Obsidian Settings... → Media Embed.

Results in source mode:

Usage

1. copy YouTube video URL (right-click on it: Copy video URL)
2. open any note
3. place your cursor on a blank line
4. paste the YouTube URL (Cmd+V / Ctrl+V)
5. the URL is automatically replaced with the embed

Supported URL formats:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
• https://youtu.be/...
• https://www.youtube.com/shorts/...
• https://www.youtube.com/embed/...

Installation

From Obsidian Community Plugins

1. open Obsidian Settings... → Community plugins
2. disable Safe mode if prompted
3. click Browse and search for Media Embed
4. install and enable the plugin
5. open Options and choose your preferred style (markdown, iframe, div)

Manual

1. download the source ZIP from the latest release
2. unzip the archive into <your vault>/.obsidian/plugins/
3. reload Obsidian and enable the plugin in Obsidian Settings... → Community plugins

Roadmap

• v2 when repo hits 100 GitHub ⭐ — more video providers (Vimeo, Dailymotion, …)
• v3 when repo hits 1 000 GitHub ⭐ — import video metadata (title, thumbnail) from URL

Contributing

Found a bug or have a suggestion? Open an issue.

License

This project is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later.

In practical terms, that means distributed modifications and derivative versions must also remain open source under GPL-compatible terms.

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