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Canvas, Base & Excalidraw

Obsidian's .canvas, .base, and .excalidraw files all sync to your site without errors. On the web, none of them render yet — each page shows a short "not supported yet" placeholder instead of the visual board. Full web rendering is planned.

What works today

  • Sync never breaks. Put .canvas, .base, or .excalidraw files in your vault and sync — they upload cleanly and stay reachable. They don't produce broken pages or errors.
  • Canvas drives Telegram navigation. A .canvas file can power a Telegram navigation bot: a reader moves through your notes by following the canvas's nodes and connections, right inside Telegram. See telegram.

On the web: a placeholder, for now

Open a .canvas, .base, or .excalidraw page on the live site and you'll see a line like "Canvas files are not supported yet." in place of the board. The file is published and linkable — it just isn't drawn yet.

So if your vault contains these files, publishing won't break. Readers see a clear message rather than the diagram.

What's planned

Web rendering for all three formats — drawing the actual board, sketch, or table — is on the roadmap. If you need it sooner, leave a request on version_requests.