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Canvas Explorer for Obsidian

Allows you to explore your vault by iteratively selecting linked notes, then generates a customizable canvas that visually maps those notes and their connections.

Best For

writersstudents

Key Use Cases

  • Mapping connections around a central topic
  • Discovering unexpected links between notes
  • Creating a visual summary of a research or writing project

Pros

  • Interactive exploration by adding or ignoring notes
  • Customizable canvas layout
  • Helps see note relationships clearly

Limitations

  • Manual iteration may become tedious with many notes
  • Can result in large, unwieldy canvases if not pruned

Tags

canvasexplorationlinked-notesvisualizationgraph

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