MarginNote Companion

An Obsidian plugin to bridge MarginNote 3 and Obsidian

MarginNote 3 Obsidian Obsidian

Features

• Import note/selection from MarginNote 3
  • Support backlink to MarginNote
  • Support excerpt pictures imports
  • Support video notes imports (media-extended required)
• Import note hierarchy tree / toc from PDF
• Multiple ways to quickly insert MarginNote data to Obsidian note
  • Insert note by simply select(in MarginNote)-paste(in Obsidian) (only supported in desktop)
  • Insert note via command: hotkey, mobile toolbar button and/or swipe gesture (configuration required)
  • autopaste: Automatically insert to active note in obsidian on selecting note/PDF text in MarginNote 3
• Template support: specify how the MarginNote 3 note/selection/toc should be inserted
  • via context menu options in editor
  • via command (with show in command enabled)
• Import to metadata: convert title-links in MarginNote 3 to aliases in Obsidian, and add button to go back to the source MarginNote note

• MarginNote 3 /
• MarginNote
• media-extended
• / PDF
• MarginNote Obsidian
• MarginNote - Obsidian
• MarginNote 3 /PDF Obsidian
• MarginNote 3 //
• MarginNote 3 Obsidian aliases MarginNote

How to use

Go to MarginNote Companion wiki for more details

MarginNote Companion wiki

Compatibility

The required API feature is only available for Obsidian v0.12.17+.

API Obsidian v0.12.5+.

Installation

Before installing this plugin:

1. Download the latest .mnaddon installer from GitHub Release of obsidian-bridge
2. Follow the instruction to install and enable obsidian-bridge in MarginNote 3 (it should be a bridge icon at one side of the screen when a notebook/document is opened, click/tap on the icon to enable it)

1. obsidian-bridge GitHub Release .mnaddon
2. MarginNote 3 obsidian-bridge/

From Obsidian

1. Open Settings > Third-party plugin
2. Make sure Safe mode is off
3. Click Browse community plugins
4. Search for this plugin
5. Click Install
6. Click Enable after the plugin being installed
7. close the community plugins window and the plugin is ready to use.

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From GitHub

1. Download the latest release marginnote-companion.zip from the Releases section of the GitHub Repository
2. Put the files (main.js, manifest.json, styles.css) in marginnote-companion.zip to your vault's plugins folder: <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/marginnote-companion
3. Reload Obsidian
4. If prompted about Safe Mode, you can disable safe mode and enable the plugin. Otherwise, head to Settings, third-party plugins, make sure safe mode is off and enable the plugin from there.

Note: The .obsidian folder may be hidden. On macOS, you should be able to press Command+Shift+Dot to show the folder in Finder.

1. GitHub Releases marginnote-companion.zip
2. marginnote-companion.zip``main.js, manifest.json, styles.css Vault <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/marginnote-companion
3. Obsidian

.obsidian macOS Finder Command+Shift+.