Composition Mode 1.2.2 · Obsidian

Focus on writing.

Composition Mode turns an Obsidian note into a stack of paginated, paper-like pages, with the rest of the interface quietly out of the way.

Install with BRAT View source

Desktop only · Experimental · Tested mainly with the Minimal theme

Composition Mode showing an Obsidian note as a paper-like page on a gray backdrop

01The writing room

The page,
without the noise.

Choose a familiar trim, set type in points and margins in inches, then write with stable page breaks at any zoom. The note stays in Obsidian; the room around it falls quiet.

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Pages with shape

Write on Trade 6 × 9, Academic 7 × 10, Letter, or A4 pages, with inch-based margins and measured pagination.

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Type at your scale

Set body text in typographic points and keep page breaks steady while each note remembers its own zoom.

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Chrome on cue

A Word-like toolbar and status bar return at the page edges, then fade away with the overlay scrollbar when idle.

02Installation

Into Obsidian,
while it grows.

1
Install BRAT
Find BRAT in Obsidian’s community plugin directory and enable it.
2
Add the beta plugin
In BRAT, choose Add Beta Plugin and enter kvarnelis/composition-mode.
3
Enable Composition Mode
Turn it on under Community Plugins, then use the command palette or Mod + Shift + C.

For a manual install, download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest release and place them in <your vault>/.obsidian/plugins/composition-mode/.

Download manually

03Details

The small print,
kept readable.

Version	1.2.2
System	Obsidian on desktop
Status	New and experimental
Themes	Tested mainly with Minimal
Source	github.com/kvarnelis/composition-mode

Pagination is a live editor aid, not a print or PDF typesetter. Complex blocks and themes other than Minimal may still produce visual quirks. This page uses no analytics, cookies, or third-party resources.