(Living Mindmap) New Editable mind-map view for Markdown

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  • Is this plugin open source? Yes
  • Is this plugin completely free? Yes
  • Is this plugin vibe-coded beyond the author’s ability to comprehend how it works?
    • Yes. I used AI extensively for the implementation, while I directed the design, defined the behavior, tested every feature across desktop and mobile, and iteratively reviewed and refined the results.

Community Directory: https://community.obsidian.md/plugins/living-mindmap

Living Mindmap turns Markdown headings and lists into an editable mind map while keeping the original note as the source of truth.

living-mindmap-demo

Features include:

  • Edit, add, delete, and rearrange nodes directly
  • Horizontal and vertical layouts
  • Branch colors, collapsing, zooming, and adjustable spacing
  • Desktop, iPhone, and iPad support
  • Normal Markdown formatting, links, and headings

Feedback and bug reports are welcome. Future updates will be posted in this thread.

GitHub: https://github.com/Chansocheat-Tieng/obsidian-living-mindmap

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This is a really clean approach. I think the whole idea of using headings and lists as the map only really works if the Markdown stays the source of truth, and that seems to be handled really well here.

The two things I’d be most interested in are probably also the hardest parts:

  1. What happens when you edit the map itself? If I move or reparent a branch, how do you write that back into the Markdown without rewriting large parts of the file or messing up the original formatting?

  2. Where does the visual state live — things like node positions or collapsed branches? Keeping that separate from the actual note feels pretty important if you want clean Markdown and readable Git diffs.

And shipping mobile support from day one is honestly impressive. That’s still something a lot of tools in this space struggle with.

Curious to see where you take it.