Obsidian

Obsidian keyboard shortcuts.

Command palette, quick switcher, linking and formatting — the Obsidian shortcuts that keep you in flow.

Core
Command palette+PCtrl+PCtrl+P
Quick switcher+OCtrl+OCtrl+O
Search all notes++FCtrl+Shift+FCtrl+Shift+F
Search current note+FCtrl+FCtrl+F
Open settings+,Ctrl+,Ctrl+,
Open graph view+GCtrl+GCtrl+G
Editing
Toggle edit / preview+ECtrl+ECtrl+E
Bold+BCtrl+BCtrl+B
Italic+ICtrl+ICtrl+I
Insert link+KCtrl+KCtrl+K
Toggle checkbox+LCtrl+LCtrl+L
Indent list / insert tabTabTabTab
Notes & panes
New note+NCtrl+NCtrl+N
Navigate back / forward++←/→Ctrl+Alt+←/→Ctrl+Alt+←/→
Split right++Ctrl+Shift+EnterCtrl+Shift+Enter
Close active pane+WCtrl+WCtrl+W
Toggle left sidebar++Ctrl+Alt+Ctrl+Alt+
Obsidian's shortcuts are fully customisable in Settings → Hotkeys, and community plugins can add more. These are the defaults.

The palette and switcher do the heavy lifting

Obsidian is built around two shortcuts. The command palette (⌘P / Ctrl+P) runs any command — including ones from plugins — by name, and the quick switcher (⌘O / Ctrl+O) jumps to any note instantly. Because Obsidian leans on Markdown, the formatting keys are the familiar ⌘B / ⌘I / ⌘K for bold, italic and links, so writing feels like any editor while staying plain text underneath.

Make it yours

One of Obsidian's strengths is that every shortcut is rebindable under Settings → Hotkeys, so if a default fights your muscle memory you can change it. Toggling edit and preview (⌘E / Ctrl+E) and following links keep you moving through a vault without the mouse. If you're converting notes to share elsewhere, the Markdown to HTML tool turns them into clean web markup.

FAQ

What is the Obsidian command palette shortcut?
Press ⌘ + P on Mac or Ctrl + P on Windows to open the command palette, which runs any core or plugin command by name.
Can I change Obsidian's keyboard shortcuts?
Yes. Every hotkey is customisable in Settings → Hotkeys, and plugins can add their own commands that you can bind too.

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