Description

Turn a note into an interactive canvas

Additional Information

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Maintainers: eugene-lesnov
Version:0.8.0
Minimum app version:3.5
Downloads: This version:4
Last updated:2026-05-14T23:05:04Z

Canvas Notes

A Joplin plugin that turns a note into an interactive canvas: note and task cards, links between them, free-form layout, and auto-saving to SVG.

Features

  • Create a Canvas Note with a single command (Tools → Canvas Notes → Create Canvas Note).
  • Visual editor with note/task cards and connections between them.
  • Drag & drop, context menu, toolbar.
  • Cards linked to existing Joplin notes.
  • Localization support.
  • Canvas state stored as an embedded SVG resource of the note.

Requirements

Joplin 3.5 or newer.

Installation

From Joplin: Tools → Options → Plugins → search for Calendar Notes.

Manual: Tools → Options → Plugins → Install from file → select the .jpl file.

Usage

  1. Tools → Canvas Notes → Create Canvas Note — creates a new canvas note.
  2. For an existing note already recognized as a canvas: Tools → Canvas Notes → Open Canvas Editor.
  3. The editor opens automatically for notes whose body is detected as a canvas.

Do not edit the body of a Canvas Note manually in the markdown editor — this will break the embedded SVG resource that stores the canvas state.

License

MIT