Color Tab

An Obsidian plugin that lets you assign a background color to any open tab, making it easy to visually distinguish notes at a glance.

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Why use Color Tab?

When working with several notes simultaneously — researching, cross-referencing, or writing — it can be hard to quickly jump to the right tab. Color Tab lets you visually tag each tab with a color, so you can cycle through your open notes faster and reduce mental overhead.

Examples of how people use it:

• 🔴 Red – notes that still need work or are blocking something
• 🟡 Yellow – reference material you keep coming back to
• 🟢 Green – notes that are done / reviewed
• 🔵 Blue – the note you are actively writing
• 🟣 Lavender – meeting notes or daily logs

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How to install

1. Copy main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css into your vault at:

   <your-vault>/.obsidian/plugins/color-tab/
   

2. Open Obsidian → Settings → Community Plugins.
3. Disable Safe Mode if prompted.
4. Find Color Tab in the list and toggle it on.

How to use

Assign a color to a tab

1. Right-click on any open tab header.
2. The default Obsidian context menu will appear (Close, Pin, etc.).
3. Scroll to the bottom — you will see a separator followed by the 5 color options.
4. Click a color name to apply it. The tab background and title will update immediately.

Remove a color

1. Right-click the colored tab.
2. Click Remove tab color at the bottom of the menu.

Customize your colors

1. Go to Settings → Color Tab.
2. Each of the 5 color slots has a name field and a color picker.
3. Changes take effect immediately — open tabs update live.
4. Click Reset to restore the default pastel palette.

Default colors

Slot	Name	Hex
1	Red	#FFB3BA
2	Yellow	#FFDFBA
3	Green	#B5EAD7
4	Blue	#BAE1FF
5	Lavender	#E2BAFF

All defaults are soft pastels so they remain readable in both light and dark themes.

License

MIT