An Obsidian plugin that makes notes feel more like a wiki: every note opens in reader mode by default, and a single click anywhere in the note flips it into edit mode with the cursor placed at the end of the note (or wherever you prefer).
- Reader mode by default — whenever a note is opened, it is automatically switched to reader (preview) mode.
- Click anywhere to edit — a single click in the rendered note flips the view into edit (source) mode, with the cursor placed at the end of the note so you can immediately start typing.
- Configurable cursor placement — choose end of note (default), top of note, or as close to where you clicked as possible.
- Respects normal interactions — clicks on links, tags, task checkboxes, fold buttons, and other interactive elements still behave normally instead of triggering edit mode.
- Keeps text selection — if you're selecting text in reader mode, the plugin won't switch to edit until you release the selection.
Open Settings → Community plugins → Click to Edit to configure:
- Open notes in reader mode — toggle the auto reader-mode behavior.
- Skip empty notes — don't force reader mode on brand-new, empty notes (so creating a note still drops you straight into editing).
- Cursor position on edit — choose between Bottom of note (default), Top of note, or Where you clicked.
- Click to Edit: Switch active note to reader mode — manually switch the current note back to reader mode without opening the view menu.
- Clone this repository into your vault's plugins folder:
<Vault>/.obsidian/plugins/click-to-edit/
- Install dependencies and build:
npm install npm run build
- Reload Obsidian and enable Click to Edit in Settings → Community plugins.
Copy main.js and manifest.json from a release into:
<Vault>/.obsidian/plugins/click-to-edit/
Then reload Obsidian and enable the plugin.
npm install # install dependencies
npm run dev # build in watch mode
npm run build # production build
npm run lint # run eslintThe build output is main.js at the repo root, ready to be loaded by Obsidian.