# [[Obsidian Footnotes view plugin]]
![[Obsidian Footnotes view plugin.svg]]
The Footnotes view plugin is a [[Core plugins|core plugin]] for [[obsidian-playbook/Using Obsidian/01 First steps with Obsidian/Obsidian|Obsidian]] that improves the experience of working with footnotes and references in Obsidian.
## Inserting a footnote
There is now a comand `Insert footnote` that opens up this modal:
![[obsidian-footnotes-view-insert-footnote.png]]
It automatically numbers footnotes and then pops up a little editable modal in which you can immediately start typing what should go in the footnote. Afterwards, what you type is automatically saved to the very end of the note.
## Footnotes view panel
Another new command is `Footnotes view: Show footnotes`. This opens up a panel on the sidepane that shows all the footnotes of the current note.
![[obsidian-footnotes-view-panel.png|300]]
In this way, you can have all footnotes open and scrolling independently from your note. Having the view open does not remove the footnote from being at the bottom of the note; it just makes it easier to see the footnotes inline with the spot in the note where you inserted it.
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# Excalidraw Data
## Text Elements
## Drawing
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