I have released [Excalidraw 1.2.0 Alpha 2](https://github.com/zsviczian/obsidian-excalidraw-plugin/releases/tag/1.2.0-alpha-2). Please review the release notes here, before downloading Alpha 2 following the link. This release includes major changes and will require running the "Migrate to version 1.2" command palette script to migrate your existing drawings. ⚠⚠⚠ This is an alpha release. I did my best to test it and to make it stable, but... please make a backup of your data before installing this. In "theory" downgrade to 1.1.x is possible, but I haven't written a script for that! ⚠⚠⚠ __Excalidraw 1.2 integrates Excalidraw fully into Obsidian.__ The plugin no longer uses `*.excalidraw` files, instead, drawings are stored in `*.md` files, just like any other Obsidian document. # New and changed features - I changed the file format from `*.excalidraw` to `*.md` - I removed Excalidraw Sync - no longer needed - Drawings now have full version history with Obsidian Sync - Because drawings are now markdown files, you can create as many templates as you want - You'll find commands to switch between Markdown and Excalidraw view in the Options menu. - Text Elements from the drawing are synchronized with block references into the underlying markdown document. This opens up LOTS OF NEW OPPORTUNITIES. - Links in Excalidraw now support Aliases i.e `[[link|Alias]]` - Links in drawings will show up in backlinks of documents - Transclusions are supported i.e. `![[myfile#^blockref]]` will convert in the drawing into the transcluded text - Using the block reference you can also reference & transclude text that appears on drawings, in other documents - You can add tags to drawings - You can add metadata to the YAML front matter of drawings - Anything you add between the frontmatter and the `# Text Elements` heading will be ignored by Excalidraw, i.e. you can add whatever you like here, it will be preserved as part of the document. - Excalidraw documents now show in graph view. - To support transclusion and aliases, the canvas now has a Text Element lock. This lock changes the text from preview to edit. Use CTRL+SHIFT+E to quickly switch between text element preview and edit mode. - I moved SVG and PNG export to the options menu. CTRL+menu will trigger the export of the file outside Obsidian. - I added an options-menu command to export to `*.excalidraw` format for portability. - Added [language support](https://github.com/zsviczian/obsidian-excalidraw-plugin/tree/master/src/lang/locale). Contact me if you'd like to translate. [](https://youtu.be/UxJLLYtgDKE) # To Install: - Exit Obsidian. - Copy the 3 files main.js, manifest.json, styles.css to the vault/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-excalidraw-plugin/ folder. - Restart Obsidian.  # Please support my work If you are enjoying Excalidraw then please support my work and enthusiasm by buying me a coffee on [https://ko-fi/zsolt](https://ko-fi.com/zsolt). Please also help spread the word by sharing about the Obsidian Excalidraw Plugin on Twitter, Reddit, or any other social media platform you regularly use. You can find me on Twitter [@zsviczian](https://twitter.com/zsviczian), and on my blog [zsolt.blog](https://zsolt.blog). [<img style="float:left" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/14358394/115450238-f39e8100-a21b-11eb-89d0-fa4b82cdbce8.png" width="200">](https://ko-fi.com/zsolt)