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Obsidian shortcuts for Mac

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Obsidian is a note-taking and knowledge management tool that uses the principles of graph theory to help users connect and organize their notes. Download Obsidian

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Mac keyboard shortcuts for Obsidian

Editing

  • Editor: save file⌘ (command) + s Add →
  • Delete current fileSelect in app
  • Toggle edit/preview mode⌘ (command) + e Add →
  • Delete paragraph⌘ (command) + d Add →
  • Insert link⌘ (command) + k Add →
  • Toggle highlight for selectionSelect in app
  • Toggle italics for selection⌘ (command) + i Add →
  • Toggle bold for selection⌘ (command) + b Add →
  • Swap line downSelect in app
  • Swap line upSelect in app

Pane Handling

  • Toggle default view modeSelect in app
  • Toggle right sidebarSelect in app
  • Toggle left sidebarSelect in app
  • Close all other panesSelect in app
  • Close active pane⌘ (command) + w Add →
  • Create new note⌘ (command) + n Add →
  • Add file to active folder⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + n Add →
  • Split horizontalSelect in app
  • Split verticalSelect in app
  • Toggle pinSelect in app
  • Focus on pane to the rightSelect in app
  • Focus on pane to the leftSelect in app
  • Focus on pane belowSelect in app
  • Focus on pane aboveSelect in app

Navigation

  • Open settings⌘ (command) + , Add →
  • Open link under cursor in new pane⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + ↵ Add →
  • Follow link under cursor⌥ (option) + ↵ Add →
  • Open helpf1 Add →
  • Open next daily noteSelect in app
  • Open previous daily noteSelect in app
  • Open today's noteSelect in app
  • Open another vaultSelect in app
  • Navigate forward⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + → Add →
  • Navigate back⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + ← Add →
  • Open Markdown importerSelect in app
  • Open command palette⌘ (command) + p Add →
  • Open backlinks for the current fileSelect in app
  • Open graph view⌘ (command) + g Add →
  • Open quick switcher⌘ (command) + o Add →
  • Add file to active folder⌥ (option) + ⌘ (command) + n Add →

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