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Window Collapse for Obsidian

Collapse the sidebars without going fullscreen, allowing you to focus on your content while keeping the title bar and status bar visible.

Best For

writersstudentsresearchersbeginnerspower users

Key Use Cases

  • Writing or reading in a focused view
  • Maximizing content area temporarily
  • Quickly toggling sidebars during note-taking sessions

Pros

  • Simple and straightforward
  • Preserves window chrome (title bar, status bar)
  • Can be triggered with hotkeys

Limitations

  • No customization options (e.g., which sidebar to collapse)
  • Only toggles both sidebars simultaneously
  • Limited to default Obsidian window behavior

Tags

sidebarcollapsefocusUIwindow

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