What are the keyboard shortcuts you use the most?
I'm trying to make my Obsidian use a bit more efficient, and I'm still learning the product as a whole. What are some of your most-used/favorites?
I'm trying to make my Obsidian use a bit more efficient, and I'm still learning the product as a whole. What are some of your most-used/favorites?
<ctrl-O>
- to open a note.
The fuzzy finder makes this super fast,
if you name your notes in a way you'll remember later (SEO!).<ctrl-E>
- switch between reader and edit mode
(I almost always edit with external editor (Vim) any way,
so I nearly always want the note in reader mode.
In settings, you can make this the default)<ctrl-shift-v>
- (custom binding) open current note in external editorI like to use my own custom ones:
Ctrl + [
- Add internal link
Ctrl + Backspace
- Toggle back links in document
Ctrl + 6
- Footnote Shortcut
Alt + UP/DOWN
- Move line
Alt + Shift + 1/2/3/4/5/6
- Set as headingI'd recommend going into settings/options and having a look at the "Hotkeys" tab. There's a lot of things that aren't currently set, or default hotkeys that might be useful to you, like:
ctrl + shift + p
which pins the current tab so it can't be replaced with another tabctrl + w
ctrl + p
. The command palette is amazing because it shows you everything in the "Hotkeys" tab. So you don't even need a hotkey set to use something. Like you can open the command palette and search for "release notes" and it will show you the current release notes. If you have the emoji plugin installed, you can open the command palette and search for "emoji" and it will open the emoji toolbar.ctrl + o
. But I have the Omnisearch plugin installed so I set this hotkey to that instead.The plugin QuickAdd is really useful here as well, you can create your own hotkeys. I made one so when I press ctrl + n
it creates a new note in a specific folder with today's date and time as the file name, so I can quickly write something down.
using vim mode with the .vimrc pluggin is a game changer. there are so many powerful vim movements; iykyk.
i also use these native commands (i'm sure there is more):
I'm on a mac so it's cmd but mostly the same
cmd-t - new tab cmd-up/down - move backwards or forwards in journal diary days cmd-p - command-browser (if i don't know any shortcuts i use this)
I feel i'm an outlier in that i intentionally do not use keyboard shortcuts and focus on mouse usage instead
Any tips on how to improve mobile experience? I found it to be a bit complicated for situations when I just want to note something random down.
I created shortcuts and added those to my home screen. That way, if I quickly want to add a new task, or jot down a note, it’s but one press away.
Get markor . It's a great markdown editor. Opens fast. Use that for the quick notes.
In Obsidian, cut down there number of plugins, or just the ones that take a long time to load. Mobile is slower than desktops.
Turn off all optimisation and background killing options so it isn't killed of it is backgrounded.