Code Editor Shortcuts
This Obsidian plugin adds keyboard shortcuts (hotkeys) commonly found in code editors such as Visual Studio Code or Sublime Text.
| Command | Shortcut * |
|---|---|
| Insert line below | Ctrl + Enter ** |
| Insert line above | Ctrl + Shift + Enter |
| Delete line | Ctrl + Shift + K |
| Duplicate line | Ctrl + Shift + D |
| Copy line up | Alt + Shift + Up |
| Copy line down | Alt + Shift + Down |
| Join line below to current line | Ctrl + J |
| Select line (repeat to keep expanding selection) | Ctrl + L |
| Add cursors to selection ends | Alt + Shift + I |
| Select word or next occurrence of selection | Ctrl + D |
| Select all occurrences of selection | Ctrl + Shift + L |
| Move cursor left | Not set |
| Move cursor right | Not set |
| Go to start of line | Not set |
| Go to end of line | Not set |
| Go to previous line | Not set |
| Go to next line | Not set |
| Delete to start of line | Not set |
| Delete to end of line | Not set |
| Transform selection to uppercase | Not set |
| Transform selection to lowercase | Not set |
| Transform selection to title case | Not set |
| Expand selection to brackets | Not set |
| Expand selection to quotes | Not set |
| Expand selection to quotes or brackets | Not set |
| Go to next heading | Not set |
| Go to previous heading | Not set |
* On macOS, replace Ctrl with Cmd and Alt with Opt
Important notes
Ctrl+Enterfor 'Insert line below' may conflict with the default shortcut for Toggle checklist status; changing/removing one of the bindings is recommended.Ctrl+Dfor 'Select word or next occurrence of selection' will behave differently depending on how the initial selection was made. If it was also done viaCtrl+D, the command will only look for the entire word in subsequent matches. However, if the selection was done by hand, it will search within words as well.- If you are looking for the
Alt+UpandAlt+Downshortcuts from VS Code, you can assign those hotkeys to Obsidian's built in actions "Move line up" and "Move line down".
Multiple Cursors
These shortcuts also work with multiple cursors, with the exception of:
- Expand selection to quotes or brackets
- Go to next/previous heading
However, if you're using Live Preview, undo and redo will not work intuitively – actions will be handled individually for each cursor, rather than grouped together. If this becomes an issue for you, you can switch back to the legacy editor in Settings as a workaround as actions will be grouped in that case.
Installing the plugin
Refer to the official installation instructions for third-party plugins here.
Configuring settings
Go to Settings → Hotkeys to customise the keyboard shortcut for each action.
Contributing
Contributions and suggestions are welcome – feel free to open an issue or raise a pull request.
To get started:
- Switch to the specified Node version:
nvm use - Install dependencies:
yarn install - Run the extension:
yarn start - Run tests:
yarn test(use--watchfor watch mode)
Support
This plugin is completely free to use, but if you'd like to say thanks, consider buying me a coffee!
