# Obsidian Quick Switcher The [[Obsidian]] Quick Switcher, also sometimes called the Obsidian Quick Opener is a dialog that you can use to quickly find, open or create notes. ![[2025-09-26 - Obsidian Quick Switcher.png]] The screenshot above is actually not the built-in quick switcher, but an improved one provided by the [[Quick Switcher plus plus plugin for Obsidian]] that I highly recommend. ## Usage To show the Quick Opener, you just have to press Ctrl/Cmd + O. Alternatively, you can also open it from the [[Obsidian Ribbon]] (if you don't see the icon, you can right click on the ribbon to show it). On mobile, when you're not editing a note, tap the plus icon at bottom center of the app. Then: - Start typing to search for a note by name or alias - Navigate to the note using the arrow keys - Press Enter to open the selected note If the name you typed doesn't match any existing note, pressing Enter will create a new note with the name you typed. Note that even if the text matches one or more similar notes, you can still create a note with the exact name by pressing Shift+Enter. You can open the selected note in a new tab by pressing Ctrl/Cmd + Enter. TIP: If the search term is empty, the Quick switcher shows the most recent notes. Toggle between two notes by opening the Quick switcher, pressing the Down arrow, and then pressing Enter. ## References - Official documentation: https://help.obsidian.md/plugins/quick-switcher ## Related - [[Obsidian Command Palette]] - [[Quick Switcher plus plus plugin for Obsidian]] - [[Obsidian Ribbon]]