#Download Obsidian Documentation as Markdown

Get the complete Obsidian developer documentation as a single Markdown file for offline reading, full-text search, and AI-agent context.

##Download details

Format:: Markdown (.md)
Coverage:: 200 documentation pages
Size:: 1.48 MB
Version:: latest
Updated:: Mar 13, 2026
Source:: obsidian.md

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[](https://docs.obsidian.md/Home)[Developer Documentation](https://docs.obsidian.md/Home)

Plugins

Getting started

Guides

[Build a Bases view](https://docs.obsidian.md/plugins/guides/bases-view)

[Defer views](https://docs.obsidian.md/plugins/guides/defer-views)

[Optimize plugin load time](https://docs.obsidian.md/plugins/guides/load-time)

[Store secrets](https://docs.obsidian.md/plugins/guides/secret-storage)

[Support pop-out windows](https://docs.obsidian.md/plugins/guides/pop-out-windows)

User interface

Editor

Releasing

[Events](https://docs.obsidian.md/Plugins/Events)

[Vault](https://docs.obsidian.md/Plugins/Vault)

Themes

Reference

[Developer policies](https://docs.obsidian.md/Developer+policies)

[Home](https://docs.obsidian.md/Home)

[](https://docs.obsidian.md/Home)[Developer Documentation](https://docs.obsidian.md/Home)

Support pop-out windows

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    aliases:

      - Plugins/Guides/Supporting Pop-Out Windows

    permalink: /plugins/guides/pop-out-windows

With the release of [Obsidian v0.15.0](https://obsidian.md/changelog/2022-06-14-desktop-v0.15.0/), the pop-out windows feature was added to the desktop version of Obsidian.

For most plugins, this feature should work out-of-the-box. However, some things work differently when your plugin renders things in pop-out windows.

Most importantly, pop-out windows come with a complete different set of globals. Each pop-out window introduces its own `Window` object, `Document` object, and fresh copies of all global constructors (like `HTMLElement` and `MouseEvent`).

This means that some of the things you previously had assumed to be global and use only _a single_ definition, will now only work in the main window. Here are some examples:

    let myElement: HTMLElement = ...;

    // This will always append to the main window

    document.body.appendChild(myElement);

    // This will actually be false if element is in a pop-out window

    if (myElement instanceof HTMLElement) {

    }

    element.on('click', '.my-css-class', (event) => {

        // This will be false if the event is triggered in a pop-out window

        if (event instanceof MouseEvent) {

        }

    }

The Obsidian API includes various helper function and accessors to better support pop-out windows:

*   A global `activeWindow` and `activeDocument` variable, which always points to the current focused window and its document.

*   An `element.win` and `element.doc` getter, which respectively point to the `Window` and `Document` objects that the element belongs to.

*   A function for performing cross-window compatible `instanceof` checks. Use `element.instanceOf(HTMLElement)` and `event.instanceOf(MouseEvent)`, instead of `element instanceof HTMLElement` and `event instanceof MouseEvent`.

*   `HTMLElement.onWindowMigrated(callback)` which hooks a callback on the element for when it is inserted into a different window than it originally was in. This can be used for complex renderers

##What you get in this Obsidian documentation download

This page provides a downloadable Markdown copy of the Obsidian documentation. The file is designed for offline reading, full-text search, source-code-adjacent reference, and AI-agent context windows.

Single Markdown file instead of many web pages.
Useful for local search, RAG pipelines, and coding agents.
Includes source documentation crawled from obsidian.md.
Updated regularly so the download stays close to the live docs.

##Obsidian documentation download FAQ

Can I download the Obsidian documentation?

Yes. CtxDocs provides the Obsidian documentation as a single Markdown file when a crawl is available.

What format is the documentation download?

The download is served as Markdown (.md), which works well in text editors, local search tools, RAG pipelines, and AI coding-agent context.

Can I use this documentation with AI coding agents?

Yes. A single Markdown file is convenient for AI-agent context windows, local assistants, and retrieval workflows.

How fresh is this documentation copy?

This page was last updated or crawled in March 2026. Check the source documentation for the very latest live changes.

Where does the documentation content come from?

The content is crawled from the source documentation URL: https://docs.obsidian.md. CtxDocs republishes it as a convenient Markdown download and preview.

##About Obsidian

Obsidian is a private, local Markdown note-taking app for building a personal knowledge base. It stores notes on your device and lets you link ideas, visualize connections with a graph, and extend functionality via plugins and themes. The official documentation covers 200 pages of technical reference. This entry reflects the current stable release.

category:[Second Brain & Knowledge Management]

source: https://docs.obsidian.md