✨ Obsidian Community Plugin

Mandala Chart

Interactive 9×9 Mandala Chart for structured goal planning — inspired by Shohei Ohtani's method.

🇯🇵 日本語 · 🇺🇸 English · 🇨🇳 中文 · 🇰🇷 한국어 · 🇪🇸 EspañolAuto-detected from your Obsidian language setting

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T1
T2
T3
T4
GOAL
T5
T6
T7
T8

Overview

What is a Mandala Chart?

A Mandala Chart is a 9×9 grid for structured goal planning. Place your main goal in the center, surround it with 8 key themes, then expand each theme into 8 supporting ideas — 64 action items at a glance.

Made famous by baseball star Shohei Ohtani, who used this method in high school to plan his path to becoming a pro player and MLB World Series champion.

┌──────┬──────┬──────┐
│ T1   │  T2  │  T3  │
├──────┼──────┼──────┤
│ T4   │ GOAL │  T5  │
├──────┼──────┼──────┤
│ T6   │  T7  │  T8  │
└──────┴──────┴──────┘

Each theme T1–T8 expands into its own 3×3 sub-grid with 8 supporting ideas — 64 action items total.

Features

Everything you need

🎯
Interactive 9×9 Grid
Click any cell to edit inline. Ctrl+Enter to save instantly.
🔍
Two View Modes
Full 9×9 overview and focused 3×3 view per theme with navigation pills.
🌈
Rainbow Pastel Colors
8 themes colored clockwise in a rainbow gradient — always beautiful.
⭕
Circle Design
All theme labels as circles. Main goal as a rounded square.
✍️
Markdown Support
Use #tags, [[links]], **bold** — fully rendered.
⊞
Open Full View
Transfer any embedded chart to the full-screen tab in one click.
🖨
Print-Ready
Exports A4 landscape with all 81 cells and colors preserved.
🌐
5 Languages
Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish — auto-detected.
📝
Code Block Embed
Embed charts directly in any note with ```mandala.
💾
Auto-Save
Every edit saved instantly. No manual save button needed.
🔄
Language Switching
Change Obsidian language and template labels auto-update.
📌
Ribbon Icon
One-click access from the sidebar. Quick open from command palette.

Installation

Get started in seconds

  1. Open Obsidian → Settings → Community Plugins

  2. Disable Safe Mode if needed

  3. Click Browse and search for Mandala Chart

  4. Click Install, then Enable


▶ Install directly in Obsidian

Usage

How to use

📌 Method 1 — Ribbon Icon

Click the grid icon in the left sidebar to open a dedicated full-screen tab. Data auto-saves between sessions.

📝 Method 2 — Embed in Note

Command palette (Ctrl/Cmd+P) → "Insert Mandala Chart", or write the block manually:

```mandala
{
  "center": "My Main Goal",
  "themes": [
    { "theme": "Health", "items": ["","","","","","","",""] },
    { "theme": "Career", "items": ["","","","","","","",""] },
    { "theme": "Skills", "items": ["","","","","","","",""] },
    { "theme": "Finance","items": ["","","","","","","",""] },
    { "theme": "Family", "items": ["","","","","","","",""] },
    { "theme": "Friends","items": ["","","","","","","",""] },
    { "theme": "Hobby",  "items": ["","","","","","","",""] },
    { "theme": "Mind",   "items": ["","","","","","","",""] }
  ]
}
```

✏️ Editing

  • Click any circle → focused theme view
  • Click any cell → edit dialog opens
  • Ctrl/Cmd+Enter to save quickly
  • Theme pills → switch between themes
  • ← Overview → return to 9×9 view

🖨 Printing

  • Click 🖨 Print button (top right)
  • Opens print-optimized page in browser
  • A4 landscape — all 81 cells visible
  • Full colors preserved in output

Design

Rainbow color scheme

8 themes follow a clockwise rainbow gradient around the center goal ⭐

🔴
Red
↖ NW · Theme 1
🟠
Orange
↑ N · Theme 2
🟡
Yellow-Green
↗ NE · Theme 3
🩷
Pink
← W · Theme 4
🟢
Green
→ E · Theme 5
🟣
Purple
↙ SW · Theme 6
🔵
Blue
↓ S · Theme 7
🩵
Teal
↘ SE · Theme 8
⭐
Gold — Center (Main Goal)
Displayed as a rounded square, surrounded by all 8 themes