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Josh Glazer edited this page May 29, 2026 · 4 revisions

Annotation Manager

Annotate text inline in Obsidian, view all annotations in a unified sidebar, style them with custom colors, query them with Dataview, and attach bibliographic citations from BibTeX files.

Features

Feature Summary
Inline annotations Wrap any text in {={Identifier}your note=} to tag it
Identifier Can be parent or parent/child (e.g., math or math/calc)
Live Preview Delimiters are hidden; only the annotated text is shown, optionally styled
Annotations sidebar All annotations vault-wide, grouped by identifier, with one-click navigation to the line in the note
Custom styling Assign font color, background color, and font size per identifier or wildcard
Citations Insert BibTeX citation keys from .bib files immediately after an annotation
Dataview integration Annotations exposed as a cc field on every note's page object
Config file Define identifier styles in a Markdown table in your vault

Quick Start

  1. Install Annotation Manager from the Obsidian community plugins browser.
  2. Write an annotation anywhere in a note: 
    The result {={note}converges in O(n log n)=} for all inputs.
  3. Open the sidebar via the message-square ribbon icon to see all annotations vault-wide.
    1. Alternatively you can use the command: Annotation Manager: Show annotations sidebar
  4. To add styling, go to Settings → Annotation Manager → Add Identifier or manage the Identifier styles in a standard Obsidian note that you specify in the plugin settings

Notes

  • Tested with the built-in and Minimal themes only.
  • Annotations are parsed from raw Markdown and work in both Live Preview and Source Mode.
  • The {= and =} delimiters are visible in Source Mode; they are hidden in Live Preview and Reading View.
  • Avoid =} inside annotation text — the parser will truncate at the first one it finds.
  • Do not place annotations inside inline code or fenced code blocks.

Wiki Pages

  • Annotations — syntax, styling, sidebar, commands
  • Citations — BibTeX citation workflow, settings, Zotero integration
  • DataviewJS Examples — querying annotations and bibliography with Dataview

Written by Claude!

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