PDF++: The Best PDF Plugin For Obsidian

PDF++ is the most Obsidian-native PDF annotation & editing tool. With this plugin you can do backlink highlighting in your PDFS, annotate directly inside PDF such that they are also visible outside Obsidian. And the best part, it allows you to make sidenotes as pure markdown, so you don't lose your annotations ever.

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00:00 Introduction
01:05 Plugin installation
01:43 Native PDF Viewer vs. PDF++ Enhancements
03:01 Backlink Highlighting
05:33 Toolbar Icons
07:24 Rectangular Selections
08:42 PDF Editing Mode
09:42 Split PDFs
10:37 Better Workflow
12:56 Hover Editor Workflow
14:35 Conclusion

[ryotaushio]

Hi, I'm the author of PDF++. Thanks a lot for sharing this great tutorial, which is comprehensive and concise at the same time!

Let me comment on a few things:
- You can add highlight colors from the "+" button right next to the "Highlight colors" setting.
- The auto-paste command is planned to be removed in the near future, so please use the command "Copy link to selection or annotation" with the auto-paste toggle (located in the left ribbon menu) turned on.
- Context menus can be screen-captured by going to Settings > Appearance > Advanced and disabling the "Native menus" option.

I will take a look at the Hover Editor issue. Thanks for bringing my attention to it.

Thanks again for your great job!

[colinbrookes]

Yet again you bring us another great plugin Prakash. You are the best on YouTube at finding and presenting really useful plugins that make using Obsidian better and better. This one is a real game changer for many I am sure. I did have to play this video on 0.75 speed, as you did seem to rush through it :-). I can't wait to try this out. Thank you.

[frontistes]

This is the perfect blogger! No water, everything is on the case and a very beautiful design.

[techietoons]

This turns my Obsidian into Flexcil. Wow.... Looking forward for future development of this plugin.

[netneutrality]

Thanks for making video about this plugin. It's an absolute game changer for me. It's now in top 10 plugins for me.

[RababaInc]

which plugin is that in the lower left corner? @14:08

[denny]

it will be great once we are able to copy from pdf++ and paste it to excalidraw, to make a mindmap from pdf we are reading.

[MichealScott]

❤🙇thank you soo much champ for exposing us to greatest things

[garybutcher]

Great video. Using PDF++ because of this 🙂

[Roy.Abhishek]

I absolutely loved the way you explained it.

[llinx]

Amazing video, this is extremely helpful!!

[rikardmansson]

could you make an updated version of this? the plugin has so many new features. Would appreciate a lot!

[digestedcrane]

Can I know what theme for this obsidian note you are using? It looks really good!

[MrSmith-vyem]

But this PDF++ plugin is future proof? If the plugin stops working, how can I manage my notes?

[diogoafreitas]

How do I copy just a link to the PDF highlight?

[kabweatiban]

Thank you for this comprehensive review—it's a very helpful plugin. Just a question: Is there a search function, and how do I go about configuring the plugin so that I can search a word in a PDF and zero in on a specific chapter or section? I'm looking forward to some advice.

[alex-cdvq]

Will the links remain functional if I move the PDFs?

[Caroline-tmiz]

I don't know why I can't get the right whiteboard to show up when I open it？

[WalidDingsdale]

thanks for sharing this amazing plugin

[羊女一仑]

How to delete a highlight in the PDF++ mode? I dont know why I can remove it ?