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# Light Mindmap
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**English** | [简体中文 ](#License )
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Feature-rich mindmap plugin — multiple layouts, themes, node shapes & line styles, wikilink support, node collapse, PNG export — all from plain markdown headings, no custom syntax needed.
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## Preview
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## How It Works
Add `type: mindmap` to any note's frontmatter. The plugin replaces the editor/reading view with a live mind map built from the note's heading hierarchy.
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You can also right-click a folder in the file explorer and select **Create light mindmap** to quickly create a new mindmap file in that folder.
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```yaml
---
type: mindmap
---
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# My Plan
## Life
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### walk the dog
### cook dinner
### call my parents
## *Work*
### write report
### team discussion
### send emails
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## *Study*
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### learn new words
### listen to podcast
### practice coding
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## Shopping
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### buy fruits
### get stationery
### pick up snacks
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```
The mind map updates in real time as you edit the source.
## Features
### Auto-Render from Headings
- Parses all heading levels (`#` through `######` ) into a tree
- Strips inline markdown (bold, italic, links, wikilinks, code) from node labels
- When multiple top-level headings exist, a virtual root node (named after the file) is created automatically
- Fenced code blocks are skipped during parsing
### Layouts
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Five layout modes, switchable from the toolbar dropdown or via command:
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| Layout | Description |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Balanced** | Children are distributed to both sides of the root, weighted by subtree height |
| **Right** | All branches expand to the right |
| **Left** | All branches expand to the left |
| **Tree** | Top-down tree — root at the top, branches expand downward |
| **Radial** | Root at the center, branches radiate outward in a circle |
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### Themes
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Seven built-in color palettes:
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| Theme | Style |
| ------------ | --------------------------------------------- |
| **Vibrant** | Indigo/violet/pink gradient — the default |
| **Classic** | Earth tones on a warm cream background |
| **Fresh** | Greens and teals on a light mint background |
| **Ocean** | Blues and indigos on a pale blue background |
| **Sunset** | Reds, oranges, and pinks on a warm background |
| **Midnight** | Neon accents on a dark slate background |
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| **Slate** | Cool blue-grey with a subtle tech grid pattern |
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Themes adapt automatically to Obsidian's dark/light mode.
### Connection Line Styles
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| Style | Shape | Dash |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------ | ------ |
| **Smooth** | Cubic Bézier curve | Solid |
| **Smooth Dashed** | Cubic Bézier curve | Dashed |
| **Straight** | Direct line | Solid |
| **Right Angle** | Horizontal + vertical segments | Solid |
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| **Right Angle Dashed** | Horizontal + vertical segments | Dashed |
### Node Shapes
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| Shape | Appearance |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| **Rounded** | Rounded rectangle (default) |
| **Square** | Sharp corners |
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| **Borderless** | No border or background on leaf nodes |
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| **Pill** | Fully rounded capsule |
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| **Doodle** | Hand-drawn style with slight rotation |
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### Pan & Zoom
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- **Drag** the canvas background to pan (mouse or touch)
- **Pinch** to zoom on touch devices
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- **Scroll** to pan vertically/horizontally
- **Ctrl/Cmd + Scroll** to zoom in/out around the cursor
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- Toolbar buttons: **Fit** (fit all nodes into view), ** +** / ** − ** (step zoom)
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### Node Editing
Nodes can be edited directly on the canvas — changes are written back to the markdown file:
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| Action | Gesture / Key |
| ----------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| Select node | Click |
| Edit node text | Double-click or **F2** |
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| Confirm edit | **Enter** |
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| Confirm edit + add child | **Tab** |
| Cancel edit | **Escape** |
| Add sibling (without editing) | Select node, press **Enter** |
| Add child (without editing) | Select node, press **Tab** |
| Delete node | Select node, press **Delete** or **Backspace** |
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| Collapse / expand node | Select node, press **Space** |
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| Drag node (change parent) | Drag node to center of another node |
| Drag node (reorder) | Drag node to top/bottom of another node |
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| Right-click context menu | Right-click on node |
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- The root node cannot be deleted.
- Pressing **Enter** on the root node has no effect (no sibling can be added above root).
- Pressing **Tab** on a collapsed node auto-expands it and adds a new child.
- Double-clicking or pressing **F2** on a collapsed node auto-expands it and enters edit mode.
- Collapsed nodes display a ** +** badge after the text. The badge is also rendered in exported PNGs.
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### Right-Click Context Menu
Right-click on any node to open the context menu with quick actions:
| Action | Description |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Edit** | Enter edit mode for the node |
| **Add Sibling** | Insert a sibling node (not available on root) |
| **Add Child** | Create a child node (auto-expands if collapsed) |
| **Collapse** | Toggle collapsed state (only for nodes with children) |
| **Delete** | Delete the node (not available on root) |
The context menu automatically displays in Chinese or English based on Obsidian's language setting.
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### Persisted Settings
All per-file display preferences are written to frontmatter and restored on next open:
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| Frontmatter key | Values |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `mindmap-layout` | `balanced` / `right` / `left` / `tree` / `radial` |
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| `mindmap-theme` | `vibrant` / `classic` / `fresh` / `ocean` / `sunset` / `midnight` / `slate` |
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| `mindmap-line` | `curve` / `straight` / `polyline` / `polyline-dashed` / `curve-dashed` |
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| `mindmap-node` | `rounded` / `square` / `borderless` / `circle` / `doodle` |
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### Toggle Source View
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- **Edit Markdown** button in the toolbar hides the mind map and shows a floating **Light Mindmap** button
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- Returning from source view auto-fits the mindmap to the viewport
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- Command palette: **Toggle mindmap / source view**
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- Command palette: **Cycle mindmap layout (balanced / right / left / tree / radial)**
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### Links & Wiki-links
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Markdown links (`[text](url)`) and wiki-links (`[[Note]]`, `[[Note|Alias]]` ) in heading text are rendered as clickable links on the mindmap canvas.
- **External links** (`http://...`) open in the default browser
- **Internal links** (relative paths like `./note.md` ) open in a new Obsidian tab
- **Wiki-links** (`[[Note]]`) open the target note in a new Obsidian tab — supports shortest paths, relative paths, and aliases natively
During node editing, typing `[[` triggers an autocomplete popup that searches all vault notes. Use ** ↑↓** to navigate, **Enter** to insert, **Escape** to dismiss. Links are shown as plain text while editing for easy modification.
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### Export PNG
Click the **Export PNG** button in the toolbar to save the current mindmap as a high-resolution PNG image (2x scale). A system file dialog will let you choose the save location.
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## Installation
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### From Obsidian Community Plugins (recommended)
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1. Open **Settings → Community plugins → Browse**
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2. Search for **Light Mindmap**
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3. Click **Install** , then **Enable**
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### Manual
1. Download `main.js` , `manifest.json` , and `styles.css` from the [latest release ](https://github.com/ninglg/obsidian-light-mindmap/releases/latest )
2. Copy the three files into `<vault>/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-light-mindmap/`
3. Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin in **Settings → Community plugins**
## Example Frontmatter
```yaml
---
type: mindmap
mindmap-layout: balanced
mindmap-theme: vibrant
mindmap-line: curve
mindmap-node: rounded
---
```
## Compatibility
- Minimum Obsidian version: **1.4.0**
- Desktop and mobile supported
- Works with both light and dark Obsidian themes
## License
MIT
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---
[English ](#light-mindmap ) | **简体中文**
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功能丰富的思维导图插件——多种布局、主题、节点形状与连线样式, 支持双向链接、节点折叠、PNG 导出——基于纯 Markdown 标题渲染,无需任何自定义语法。
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## 预览

## 使用方法
在笔记的 frontmatter 中添加 `type: mindmap` ,插件会自动将编辑/阅读视图替换为实时思维导图,导图内容来自笔记的标题层级。
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也可以在文件资源管理器中右键点击**文件夹**,选择 **新建轻量级脑图** ,快速在该文件夹下创建一个新的脑图文件。
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```yaml
---
type: mindmap
---
# My Plan
## Life
### walk the dog
### cook dinner
### call my parents
## *Work*
### write report
### team discussion
### send emails
## *Study*
### learn new words
### listen to podcast
### practice coding
## Shopping
### buy fruits
### get stationery
### pick up snacks
```
编辑源文件时,思维导图会实时更新。
## 功能特性
### 从标题自动生成导图
- 解析所有标题层级(`#` 到 `######` )为树状结构
- 自动去除节点文本中的行内 Markdown 格式( 粗体、斜体、链接、Wiki 链接、行内代码)
- 当存在多个顶级标题时,会自动创建以文件名命名的虚拟根节点
- 解析时自动跳过围栏代码块
### 布局模式
五种布局,可通过工具栏下拉菜单或命令切换:
| 布局 | 说明 |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| **均衡** | 子节点分布于根节点两侧,按子树高度加权分配 |
| **向右** | 所有分支向右展开 |
| **向左** | 所有分支向左展开 |
| **树形** | 自上而下树状布局,根节点在顶部,分支向下展开 |
| **放射** | 根节点居中,分支沿圆周向外辐射 |
### 主题
七套内置配色方案:
| 主题 | 风格 |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| **活力** | 靛蓝/紫罗兰/粉红渐变——默认主题 |
| **经典** | 暖色大地色调,奶油色背景 |
| **清新** | 绿色与青色,薄荷色背景 |
| **海洋** | 蓝色与靛色,浅蓝色背景 |
| **日落** | 红、橙、粉暖色调,温暖背景 |
| **午夜** | 深色底板搭配霓虹色彩 |
| **石板** | 冷灰蓝色调,带淡雅科技网格纹理 |
主题会自动适配 Obsidian 的深色/浅色模式。
### 连线样式
| 样式 | 形状 | 虚线 |
| ------------------ | ------------------ | ---- |
| **平滑** | 三阶贝塞尔曲线 | 实线 |
| **平滑虚线** | 三阶贝塞尔曲线 | 虚线 |
| **直线** | 直线段 | 实线 |
| **直角** | 水平 + 垂直折线 | 实线 |
| **直角虚线** | 水平 + 垂直折线 | 虚线 |
### 节点形状
| 形状 | 外观 |
| ---------- | ---------------------------- |
| **圆角** | 圆角矩形(默认) |
| **方角** | 直角矩形 |
| **无边框** | 叶子节点无边框和背景 |
| **胶囊** | 完全圆角的胶囊形 |
| **涂鸦** | 手绘风格,带轻微随机旋转 |
### 平移与缩放
- **拖拽** 画布背景进行平移(支持鼠标和触屏)
- **捏合** 进行触屏缩放
- **滚轮** 上下/左右平移
- **Ctrl/Cmd + 滚轮** 以光标为中心缩放
- 工具栏按钮:**适配**(将所有节点适配到视窗)、**+** / ** − **(步进缩放)
### 节点编辑
可直接在画布上编辑节点,修改会回写到 Markdown 源文件:
| 操作 | 手势 / 按键 |
| -------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| 选中节点 | 单击 |
| 编辑节点文字 | 双击或按 **F2** |
| 确认编辑 | **Enter** |
| 确认编辑并添加子节点 | **Tab** |
| 取消编辑 | **Escape** |
| 添加同级节点(无需编辑) | 选中节点后按 **Enter** |
| 添加子节点(无需编辑) | 选中节点后按 **Tab** |
| 删除节点 | 选中节点后按 **Delete** 或 **Backspace** |
| 折叠/展开节点 | 选中节点后按 **Space** |
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| 拖拽节点(改变父节点) | 拖拽节点到另一个节点的中心区域 |
| 拖拽节点(调整顺序) | 拖拽节点到另一个节点的上方或下方区域 |
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| 右键上下文菜单 | 右键点击节点 |
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- 根节点不可删除。
- 在根节点上按 **Enter** 无效(根节点上方无法添加同级节点)。
- 在已折叠节点上按 **Tab** 会自动展开并添加子节点。
- 双击或按 **F2** 已折叠节点会自动展开并进入编辑模式。
- 已折叠节点的文字后会显示 ** +** 标记,导出 PNG 时也会保留该标记。
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### 右键上下文菜单
右键点击任意节点可打开上下文菜单,提供快捷操作:
| 操作 | 说明 |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| **编辑** | 进入节点编辑模式 |
| **创建同级节点** | 在当前节点同级插入新节点(根节点不可用) |
| **创建下级节点** | 创建子节点(已折叠时自动展开) |
| **折叠/展开** | 切换折叠状态(仅对有子节点的节点可用) |
| **删除** | 删除节点(根节点不可用) |
上下文菜单会根据 Obsidian 的语言设置自动显示中文或英文。
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### 持久化设置
所有单文件显示偏好会写入 frontmatter, 下次打开时自动恢复:
| Frontmatter 字段 | 可选值 |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `mindmap-layout` | `balanced` / `right` / `left` / `tree` / `radial` |
| `mindmap-theme` | `vibrant` / `classic` / `fresh` / `ocean` / `sunset` / `midnight` / `slate` |
| `mindmap-line` | `curve` / `straight` / `polyline` / `polyline-dashed` / `curve-dashed` |
| `mindmap-node` | `rounded` / `square` / `borderless` / `circle` / `doodle` |
### 切换源码视图
- 工具栏中的 **Edit Markdown** 按钮可隐藏思维导图并显示浮动的 **Light Mindmap** 按钮
- 从源码视图返回时会自动适配导图到视窗
- 命令面板:**Toggle mindmap / source view**
- 命令面板:**Cycle mindmap layout (balanced / right / left / tree / radial)**
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### 链接与双向链接
标题中的 Markdown 链接(`[文本](url)`)和 Wiki 链接(`[[笔记]]`、`[[笔记|别名]]`)会直接在思维导图画布上渲染为可点击的链接。
- **外部链接**( `http://...`)在默认浏览器中打开
- **内部链接**(相对路径如 `./note.md` )在新的 Obsidian 标签页中打开
- **Wiki 链接**( `[[笔记]]`)在新的 Obsidian 标签页中打开目标笔记——原生支持最短路径、相对路径和别名
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编辑节点时,输入 `[[` 会触发自动补全弹窗,搜索所有 vault 笔记。使用 ** ↑↓** 导航、**Enter** 插入、**Escape** 关闭。编辑模式下链接显示为纯文本以便修改。
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### 导出 PNG
点击工具栏中的 **Export PNG** 按钮,将当前思维导图保存为高清 PNG 图片( 2 倍分辨率)。系统文件对话框允许你选择保存位置。
## 安装
### 通过 Obsidian 社区插件安装(推荐)
1. 打开 **设置 → 社区插件 → 浏览**
2. 搜索 **Light Mindmap**
3. 点击 **安装** ,然后 **启用**
### 手动安装
1. 从 [最新版本 ](https://github.com/ninglg/obsidian-light-mindmap/releases/latest ) 下载 `main.js` 、`manifest.json` 和 `styles.css`
2. 将这三个文件复制到 `<vault>/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-light-mindmap/` 目录下
3. 重新加载 Obsidian, 在 **设置 → 社区插件** 中启用该插件
## Frontmatter 示例
```yaml
---
type: mindmap
mindmap-layout: balanced
mindmap-theme: vibrant
mindmap-line: curve
mindmap-node: rounded
---
```
## 兼容性
- 最低 Obsidian 版本:**1.4.0**
- 支持桌面端和移动端
- 兼容 Obsidian 深色和浅色主题
## 许可证
MIT