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Default View Mode for Obsidian

Allows setting a default view mode (reading or editing) for each note through frontmatter. Overrides the global default view for specific notes.

Chinese summary

通过笔记的前置元数据(frontmatter)为每篇笔记单独设置默认视图模式(阅读或编辑)。覆盖全局默认视图。

Key Use Cases

  • Setting reading mode for reference notes
  • Editing mode for daily journal entries
  • Ensuring draft notes open in edit mode

Pros

  • Simple per-note customization
  • Uses standard frontmatter
  • Lightweight and no extra UI

Limitations

  • Only supports reading and editing modes
  • Requires manual frontmatter editing
  • Limited configurability

Tags

view-modefrontmatterreadingeditingdefault

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