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title: Excalidraw for Obsidian
created: 2026-01-14T08:44:41
date: 2026-01-14
os: "[[Obsidian]]"
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### On settings for dark/light mode and export png

-Always create a [[png|png]] of the Excalidraw file (so it's platform agnostic) but embed Excalidraw format into [[Obsidian]] notes (for best useability and compatibility)

- Settings > Export Setting > Image theme and background colour
	- Export image with background = Yes
	- Export image with theme = No
	- Excalidraw preview to match Obsidian theme = Yes
- Settings > Export Setting > Auto-export settings
	- Keep the svg and png filenames in synced with the drawing = Yes
	- Auto-export svg = Yes
	- Auto-export png = Yes
	- Export both dark and light themes = No
- For the drawing template
	- Canvas colour = white "ffffff"
	- pen colour = black "1e1e1e" or "000000"