To do this, open the settings in Obsidian on the iPad, tap on Community Plugins, and then tap on Check for Updates. First, you should make sure that Excalidraw is updated to the latest version. Installing Scribble Helper is quite simple. It’s true that Scribble also works like this in Obsidian itself, but then you miss out on the great features of Excalidraw. I love this feature, and thanks to Zsolt and Scribble Helper, it is now available in Excalidraw.
This allows you to handwrite in normal text input fields with the Apple Pencil, and the system converts the handwriting into typed text. If you activate it, a small input field opens in which you can use Apple’s system-wide feature Scribble. One of these scripts is the so-called Scribble Helper. This leads me to Scribble Helper, which is a game-changer! Zsolt has built his plugin system (scripts) for Excalidraw that extends its functionality. It works, but the delay between pen movement and the appearance of the strokes on the screen is a bit too long for my taste. However, you can see that Excalidraw is not primarily made for handwriting.
And to some extent, I have already used it in the past. Excalidraw would be the obvious solution here. Unfortunately, I can’t work with GoodNotes in Obsidian. However, I am interested in handwritten notes, as evidenced by my many articles about GoodNotes here on the blog ( 1, 2, 3). I would go so far as to say that Excalidraw is one of the five best plug-ins for Obsidian overall.Īs I said before, I rarely create drawings and the like. Excalidraw, in particular, is constantly under development and is an impressive tool. The champion in the Obsidian scene in this respect is certainly Zsolt Viczian, whose plug-ins Excalidraw and Excalibrain I have mentioned here several times. However, I’m currently trying to get into the habit of using drawings a bit more because I believe that complex topics can be understood much better that way.Īnd that brings us to the topic of visual note-taking. I need them relatively rarely anyway because I work very text-based. Drawings and diagrams are a bit different. I take the approach that it often makes sense to use specialized tools and not do everything with one app, even if that’s potentially possible. I only use images occasionally, and I’ve also outsourced my PDFs to DevonThink. Obsidian is primarily a text-based tool for me.
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