A minimal Obsidian companion that lives in your menu bar for quick note-taking.
Pebble adds a small, always-accessible writing window from your system tray/menu bar. Point it at any markdown file in your vault and start writing without keeping the full Obsidian window front and center.
- Minimal — small and distraction-free writing window.
- Menu-bar toggle — click the Pebble icon to open/close the note window.
- Anchored window — opens near the tray/menu bar icon for quick access.
- Auto-close on blur — closes when you click outside the pop-out window.
- Single-file focus — choose one markdown note from your vault; Pebble reads and writes only that file.
- Fast autosave — edits are written back to disk automatically.
- Tray icon style — choose between color and monochrome menu bar icons.
- Color mode — choose a light or dark editor background.
Install Pebble directly from its community plugin page.
- Open Settings → Community plugins → Browse.
- Search for Pebble.
- Select Install, then Enable.
- Download
main.js,manifest.json, andstyles.cssfrom the latest release. - Create a folder at
<your-vault>/.obsidian/plugins/pebble/. - Copy the downloaded files into that folder.
- Reload Obsidian and enable Pebble in Settings → Community plugins.
- Open Settings → Pebble and choose a note from your vault.
- Click the Pebble menu bar / system tray icon to show or hide the window.
- Write away.
| Setting | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Note | The vault note that Pebble reads and writes to. | None |
| Monochrome tray icon | Use a monochrome tray icon that blends in. | Off |
| Show note title | Show the note title as a subtle background hint. | On |
| Color mode | Choose a white or dark editor background. | Dark |