# Obsidian Keyboard Shortcuts [[Obsidian]] has great support for keyboard shortcuts. Most commands can be invoked using shortcuts, and most of those can be customized. [[Obsidian Community Plugins]] also introduce additional shortcuts that can be customized at will. Here are my favorite ones. ## Key shortcuts - **Create a note**: CTRL/Cmd + N - **Create a note in a new tab**: CTRL + Shift + N - **Open the link you're hovering over in a new pane (in edit mode)**: CTRL/Cmd + Click - **Quick switcher**: CTRL/Cmd + O - **Command palette**: CTRL/Cmd + P - **Toggle edit/preview mode**: CTRL/Cmd + E - **Force save the current note**: CTRL/Cmd + S - **Rename the current file**: F2 - **Search in current file**: CTRL + F - **Global Search**: CTRL/Cmd + Shift + F - **Graph view**: CTRL/Cmd + G - **Open settings**: CTRL/Cmd + , ## Panes/Tabs - **Navigate back**: CTRL/Cmd + Alt + Left - **Navigate forward**: CTRL/Cmd + Alt + Right - **Open a new tab**: CTRL/Cmd + T - **Close the active tab/pane**: CTRL/Cmd + W - **Undo close tab**: CTRL/Cmd + Shift + T ## Editing & Formatting - **Undo, cut, copy, paste, bold, italicize**: CTRL/Cmd + Z, X, C, V, B, I - **Swap lines up/down**: CTRL + Win + Up/Down - **Add link**: CTRL/Cmd + K - **Toggle comment**: CTRL/Cmd + / - **Create multiple cursors**: ALT (or OPTION) - https://help.obsidian.md/multiple-cursors - **Multiple selection**: ALT-SHIFT (or OPTION-SHIFT) for multiple selection ## Debugging - **Display the developer tools**: CTRL/Cmd + Shift + I ## Customizing keyboard shortcuts To change the keyboard shortcuts, go to Settings > Hotkeys. ![[2025-09-26 - Obsidian Keyboard Shortcuts.png]] In that panel, you can change any shortcut or even set multiple ones for the each command. I recommend defining shortcuts for the following: - Fold less - Fold more - Reveal active file in navigation - Show in system explorer - Split down - Split right - Toggle bullet list - Toggle left sidebar - Toggle right sidebar - Toggle pin ## References - Official documentation: https://help.obsidian.md/hotkeys ## Related - [[Obsidian]] - [[Obsidian Quick Switcher]] - [[Obsidian Command Palette]] - [[Templater plugin for Obsidian]] - [[Obsidian URL Deeplinks]] - [[How to create deep links in Obsidian]]