Excalidraw Plugin
Properties
tags
personalpersonal/pkm
created
10.03.2026, 00:00
modified
Empty
published
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sources
obsidian-excalidraw-plugin
topics
Note Taking, Obsidian, Community Plugins
authors
Jakub
ai-assisted
Yes
- Community plugin by Zsolt Viczián that embeds the Excalidraw whiteboard drawing tool directly into Obsidian notes.
- Drawings are stored as
.excalidraw.mdfiles — plain markdown with embedded JSON — keeping them in the vault and git-trackable.
# Key Features
- Embedded drawings — insert an Excalidraw board inside any note with
![[drawing.excalidraw]] - Wiki-link support — elements on the canvas can link to vault notes; clicking navigates to the note
- SVG export — export diagrams as SVG or PNG for use outside the vault
- LaTeX support — render math equations inside drawings
- Scripts — extensible via community Excalidraw scripts (downloadable from the plugin’s script store)
# Use Cases in This Vault
- Architecture diagrams for system design notes
- Visual summaries embedded at the top of complex concept notes
- Flowcharts that are too dynamic for ASCII art