Obsidian Pro Outliner

Work with your lists like in Workflowy, RoamResearch, or Tana, with powerful zoom functionality

This plugin combines the features of Obsidian Outliner and Obsidian Zoom into a single, unified plugin with additional enhancements.

Credits

This plugin is built upon the excellent work by Viacheslav Slinko (@vslinko):

• Obsidian Outliner - List manipulation features
• Obsidian Zoom - Zoom functionality

Both original plugins are licensed under the MIT License.

Demo

Installation

Until this plugin is made available in the official Community Plugins, it can be installed via BRAT:

1. Install the BRAT plugin from the Community Plugins page
2. Go to BRAT settings
3. Click "Add Beta Plugin" button
4. Paste the following URL: https://github.com/mrkhachaturov/obsidian-pro-outliner
5. Select the latest release
6. Make sure "Enable after installing the plugin" is checked
7. Click "Add Plugin" button

Manual Installation

Download main.js, manifest.json, styles.css from the latest release and put them into <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-pro-outliner folder.

Features

Outliner Features

Move Lists Back and Forth

Move lists with children wherever you want without breaking the structure.

Command	Windows/Linux	MacOS
Move list and sublists up	CtrlShift↑	CommandShift↑
Move list and sublists down	CtrlShift↓	CommandShift↓
Indent the list and sublists	Tab	Tab
Outdent the list and sublists	ShiftTab	ShiftTab

Fold and Unfold Lists

Command	Windows/Linux	MacOS
Fold the list	Ctrl↑	Command↑
Unfold the list	Ctrl↓	Command↓

Stick the Cursor to the Content

Don't let the cursor move to the bullet position. Affects cursor movement, text deletion, text selection.

Enhance the Enter Key

Make the Enter key behave the same as other outliners:

• Enter outdents list item if it's empty
• Enter creates new line on children level if there are any children
• Shift-Enter creates a new note line

Enhance the Ctrl+A or Cmd+A Behavior

Press the hotkey once to select the current list item. Press the hotkey twice to select the entire list.

Drag-and-Drop

Drag list items by their bullets to reorder them.

Draw Vertical Indentation Lines

Visual guides showing list indentation levels.

Zoom Features

Zoom In/Out

Hide everything except the list/heading and its content.

Command	Windows/Linux	MacOS
Zoom in	Ctrl.	Command.
Zoom out the entire document	CtrlShift.	CommandShift.
Zoom out one level	CtrlAlt.	CommandOption.

Click to Zoom

Click on any bullet point to zoom into that list item.

Breadcrumb Navigation

When zoomed in, a breadcrumb header shows your location in the document hierarchy. Click any breadcrumb to navigate.

Linked Copies (Mirrors)

Create synchronized copies of outline blocks that stay in sync with the original — similar to Tana's mirror feature.

Command	Description
Paste as linked copy (mirror)	Paste copied outline as a mirror that syncs with original
Paste as block link	Paste a wikilink to the copied block (no sync, just navigation)
Go to original	Navigate from mirror to its source block
Break mirror link	Convert mirror to regular text (stops syncing)

Features:

• One-way sync: Changes in the original automatically update all mirrors
• Cross-note support: Mirrors can be in different files
• Visual indicator: Mirrors show a dashed bullet outline
• Cascade delete: When original is deleted, mirrors are removed
• Auto-repair: Block IDs are automatically repaired if corrupted
• Root-level only: Only top-level list items can be mirrored (nested items use block links)

Setting: Linked Copies (Mirrors) — On by default

Enhancements Over Original Plugins

This combined plugin includes the following enhancements:

1. Auto-Expand Selection to Full List Items

When selecting text across multiple bullets, the selection automatically expands to cover full list items including their children. This mimics the behavior of Dynalist and WorkFlowy.

Setting: Auto-expand selection to full list items (on by default)

2. Zoom Out One Level

A new command that lets you step up one level at a time instead of zooming out to the entire document at once. Useful when you're deep in a nested list and want to gradually navigate back up.

• Hotkey: CmdOption. (Mac) / CtrlAlt. (Windows/Linux)
• Falls back to full zoom out when already at the top level

3. Compact Breadcrumbs with Expand/Collapse Animation

When zoomed deep into nested content, the breadcrumb header automatically collapses to show only:

• The root (document title)
• An "..." button
• The last two levels

Click "..." to expand and see the full path. Each breadcrumb shows a tooltip with its full title on hover.

4. Hover to Expand Breadcrumbs

Hover over a truncated breadcrumb to smoothly expand and reveal its full title. The current level (last breadcrumb) always shows its full title.

5. Linked Copies (Mirrors)

Create linked copies of outline blocks that automatically sync with the original. Inspired by Tana's mirror feature. Mirrors are visually distinguished with a dashed bullet outline.

6. Internationalization (i18n)

Full support for multiple languages. Currently supports:

• English
• Russian

Settings

List Behavior

Setting	Default
Stick the cursor to the content	Bullets and checkboxes
Enhance the Tab key	On
Enhance the Enter key	On
Vim-mode o/O inserts bullets	On
Enhance the Ctrl+A or Cmd+A behavior	On
Auto-expand selection to full list items	On

Appearance

Setting	Default
Improve the style of your lists	On
Draw vertical indentation lines	Off
Vertical indentation line click action	Toggle Folding
Drag-and-Drop	On

Zoom

Setting	Default
Zoom in when clicking on the bullet	On

Linked Copies

Setting	Default
Enable Linked Copies (Mirrors)	On
Show block IDs and mirror markers	Off

Debug

Setting	Default
Debug mode	Off

License

MIT License - See LICENSE for details.

This plugin is based on code originally created by Viacheslav Slinko, used under the MIT License.

Author

Ruben Khachaturov (@mrkhachaturov)

Combining and enhancing the original plugins by Viacheslav Slinko.