I really enjoy using obsidian.md, espcially since it let's do many things fast. Here are some of the top shortcuts I like to use, some standard, but a bunch of them custom.
I'm using 2 plugins to enable those: Shortcuts Extender, and Code Editor Shortcuts.
Standard and really useful shortcutsStandard and really useful shortcuts
- Use
tabto indent the item in the list more, useshift+tabto un-indent. - Use
cmd+Ito make the text italics - Use
cmd+Bto make the text bold - Use
cmd+Kto add a link or make existing text into a link - Use
cmd+,to open Settings (works in any app on MacOS) - Use
cmd+shift+8to create a bullet list (if you use it on existing text it makes it bulleted)
Obsidian Custom Keyboard ShortcutsObsidian Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
cmd+P- Open Command Pallete to issue any command (matched with VSCode)cmd+shift+P- Open Quick Picker to pick files (matched with VSCode)cmd+return- toggle a checkbox (this used to be default, but now needs custom)cmd+R- Navigate Back (to previous document)cmd+shift+B- Toggle left sidebarcmd+shift+H- Toggle right sidebarcmd+shift+M- Move current file to another foldercmd+shift+R- Reveal the current file in the browser on the leftcmd+shift+9- Create a checkbox listcmd+shift+T- Insert template (either Templater or default)cmd+shift+N- Split view to the rightcmd+D- Select word occurence with multiline editing cursor (usingCode Editor Shortcuts)cmd+shift+UP- Move line up (usingCode Editor Shortcuts)cmd+shift+DOWN- Move line down (usingCode Editor Shortcuts)cmd+shift+D- Duplicate the current line (usingCode Editor Shortcuts)option+cmd+1- Heading 1 (usingShortcuts Extender)option+cmd+2- Heading 2 (usingShortcuts Extender)option+cmd+3- Heading 3 (usingShortcuts Extender)cmd+shift+F- Omnisearch (needsOmnisearchplugin)cmd+W- Close active pane
CombosCombos
cmd+shift+B+H- hide both sidebars (using above shortcuts)- hold
cmd, hitD, hitK, hitV- highlight just written word, linkify it and paste URL from clipboard
I'd love to start migrating all my notes to Obsidian. I could see myself OBSESSED by the idea of a "second brain". Then to ctrl+F through it. Or feed an onprem AI with it to talk to myself lol.
But I can't do it, I would waste my whole life writing and journaling my whole brain into it. I also read the exact same sentiment here on SN before, so I'm probably not the only one.
I have a 2nd brain with Obsidian, loving it! You start learning so much...
Having a journal with the calendar plugin, then I use the PARA Method to organize (Journal ends up as a folder inside of 2 Areas folder). The graph view I hardly use though.
1 Projects
2 Areas
3 Resources
4 Archive
My 2 sats: I would say ignore the second brain stuff. Just take whatever notes you need to take and you don't need to care about structure or whatever.
Obsidian is just a great tool to edit markdown files, the UI looks good and it has a great set of shortcuts to make that effective.
For example I don't think I have ever used the Graph visualization of your notes that they sell everywhere...
Interesting, can this be an alternative to notion?
Used Obsidian a lot, really cool stuff.
Notion is project management / productivity overall while Obsidian is oriented around note taking with Markdown, kinda like an own personal Wiki.
Well, I also use Notion like my own personal wiki haha
Will give Obsidian a shot
Nice, was just about to start using Obsidian again, any other good plugins you use?
Yeah, there's couple I like