Obsidian Outline Converter Plugin

• Obsidian Outline Converter Plugin
  • Features
    • This plugin converts bullet list outlines into continuous text.
    • You can use two commands: Auto-header converter & Custom converter
  • Installation
    • You can download from Community plugins in Obsidian settings.
  • Commands
    • You can choose to convert selected text, or if none is selected, all content in the active note will be accessed.
    • Auto-header converter
      • It automatically determines whether the text is a header or a sentence.
    • Custom converter
      • Customize how text is handled at each indentation level from 1 to 5.
      • Options include inserting text before or after content, ignoring content and using line breaks.
  • Replacement
    • You can search & replace terms as you like before outputting the connected sentences.
    • {{break}}
    • Double line breaks are inserted before this sentence, as I configured.
  • Insertion
    • You can use {{i:id}} as insert anything in the active file.
    • {{i:mermaid}}
    • {{i:id}} is replaced with content between {{s:id}} and {{e:id}}.
  • Select export method
    • Choose from the following options for exporting your text:
    • Copy to clipboard.
    • Append to the cursor's current position.
    • Append to the bottom of the active note.
    • Replace a section; if none exists, create it at the bottom of the note.
  • Other commands
    • Fold all of indentation levels 1-3.
    • Swap lines commands
      • In bullet lists, it uses line swapping commands of the Outliner plugin.
      • Outside of that, it simply swaps lines.
  • Note
    • The command of Auto-header converter can convert this outline into the text below.

{{s:mermaid}}

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OutlineList-->|convert|ContinuousText
ContinuousText-->|replacement×1-5|ReplacedText
ReplacedText-->|+insertion|Export

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{{e:mermaid}}

Output

Obsidian Outline Converter Plugin

Features

This plugin converts bullet list outlines into continuous text. You can use two commands: Auto-header converter & Custom converter

Installation

You can download from Community plugins in Obsidian settings.

Commands

You can choose to convert selected text, or if none is selected, all content in the active note will be accessed.

Auto-header converter

It automatically determines whether the text is a header or a sentence.

Custom converter

Customize how text is handled at each indentation level from 1 to 5. Options include inserting text before or after content, ignoring content and using line breaks.

Replacement

You can search & replace terms as you like before outputting the connected sentences.

Double line breaks are inserted before this sentence, as I configured.

Insertion

You can use {{i:id}} as insert anything in the active file.

flowchart TD
OutlineList-->|convert|ContinuousText
ContinuousText-->|replacement×1-5|ReplacedText
ReplacedText-->|+insertion|Export

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{{i:id}} is replaced with content between {{s:id}} and {{e:id}}.

Select export method

Choose from the following options for exporting your text: Copy to clipboard. Append to the cursor's current position. Append to the bottom of the active note. Replace a section; if none exists, create it at the bottom of the note.

Other commands

Fold all of indentation levels 1-5.

Swap lines commands

In bullet lists, it uses line swapping commands of the Outliner plugin. Outside of that, it simply swaps lines.

Note

The command of Auto-header converter can convert this outline into the text below.