# Obsidian shortcuts for Mac

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](https://obsidian.md/)

## Mac keyboard shortcuts for Obsidian

| **Editing**                                                                                                   |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Editor: save file                     | `⌘ (command)` + `s`                                                                               |
| Delete current file                   | + Select in app                                                                                     |
| Toggle edit/preview mode              | `⌘ (command)` + `e`                                                                               |
| Delete paragraph                       | `⌘ (command)` + `d`                                                                               |
| Insert link                           | `⌘ (command)` + `k`                                                                               |
| Toggle highlight for selection         | + Select in app                                                                                     |
| Toggle italics for selection           | `⌘ (command)` + `i`                                                                               |
| Toggle bold for selection              | `⌘ (command)` + `b`                                                                               |
| Swap line down                        | + Select in app                                                                                     |
| Swap line up                          | + Select in app                                                                                     |
| **Search**                                                                                                   |
| Search in all files                   | `⇧ (shift)` + `⌘ (command)` + `f`                                                                  |
| Search & replace in current file      | `⌘ (command)` + `h`                                                                               |
| Search current file                   | `⌘ (command)` + `f`                                                                               |
| **Pane Handling**                                                                                             |
| Toggle default view mode              | + Select in app                                                                                     |
| Toggle right sidebar                   | + Select in app                                                                                     |
| Toggle left sidebar                    | + Select in app                                                                                     |
| Close all other panes                 | + Select in app                                                                                     |
| Close active pane                      | `⌘ (command)` + `w`                                                                               |
| Create new note                       | `⌘ (command)` + `n`                                                                               |
| Add file to active folder             | `⌥ (option)` + `⌘ (command)` + `n`                                                                  |
| Split horizontal                       | + Select in app                                                                                     |
| Split vertical                         | + Select in app                                                                                     |
| Toggle pin                            | + Select in app                                                                                     |
| Focus on pane to the right            | + Select in app                                                                                     |
| Focus on pane to the left             | + Select in app                                                                                     |
| Focus on pane below                   | + Select in app                                                                                     |
| Focus on pane above                   | + Select in app                                                                                     |
| **Navigation**                                                                                               |
| Open settings                          | `⌘ (command)` + `,`                                                                                |
| Open link under cursor in new pane    | `⌥ (option)` + `⌘ (command)` + `↵`                                                                  |
| Follow link under cursor               | `⌥ (option)` + `↵`                                                                                 |
| Open help                             | `f1`                                                                                                 |
| Open next daily note                  | + Select in app                                                                                     |
| Open previous daily note               | + Select in app                                                                                     |
| Open today's note                     | + Select in app                                                                                     |
| Open another vault                    | + Select in app                                                                                     |
| Navigate forward                       | `⌥ (option)` + `⌘ (command)` + `→`                                                                  |
| Navigate back                         | `⌥ (option)` + `⌘ (command)` + `←`                                                                  |
| Open Markdown importer                 | + Select in app                                                                                     |
| Open command palette                   | `⌘ (command)` + `p`                                                                                |
| Open backlinks for the current file    | + Select in app                                                                                     |
| Open graph view                       | `⌘ (command)` + `g`                                                                                |
| Open quick switcher                   | `⌘ (command)` + `o`                                                                                |

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