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10 min readUpdated 2026-11-01
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For those of you who can't spare even a single second reaching for the mouse! Conduct ObsiKO without ever lifting your hands from the keyboard. ๐ŸŽถ

๐Ÿ’ก How to read the symbols: โŒ˜ Command ยท โ‡ง Shift ยท โŒฅ Option (Alt) ยท โŒƒ Control.
On Windows and Linux, read โŒ˜ as Ctrl and โŒฅ as Alt. (e.g. โŒ˜โ‡งP = Ctrl+Shift+P)

โ† Back to Home: ObsiKO 101

Master of File Management & Navigation ๐Ÿ—‚๏ธ

Action Press this key!
Open a folder โŒ˜O
Save (for your peace of mind!) โŒ˜S
Whip up a new document! โŒ˜N
Create a new folder โŒ˜โ‡งN
Spread out a new mind map! โŒ˜โŒฅN
Create unique note (timestamp ID) โŒ˜โŒฅU
Command palette (every feature, by name!) โŒ˜P
Quick open (unified search box) โŒ˜โ‡งP
Search in files (same unified search box) โŒ˜โ‡งF
Find & Replace โŒ˜โŒฅF
Close the current tab, no fuss โŒ˜W
Next tab / Previous tab โŒ˜โ‡ง] / โŒ˜โ‡ง[
Back / forward between notes (return to the note you were just on) โŒ˜โŒฅโ† / โŒ˜โŒฅโ†’
Change file sort order โŒ˜โŒฅS
Reveal the current file in the tree โŒ˜โŒฅR
Expand/collapse the whole file tree โŒ˜โŒฅE

๐Ÿ’ก โŒ˜โ‡งP and โŒ˜โ‡งF open the same unified search box โ€” it searches filenames and body text at once. Use whichever one your fingers remember! โ†’ Search & Navigation

Piloting Screens & Panels ๐ŸŽ›๏ธ

Action Press this key!
Open/close the left sidebar โŒ˜\
Open/close the right panel โŒ˜/
A little me-time: Zen mode โŒ˜โ‡งZ
Kick back: Reading mode โŒ˜โ‡งV
View the raw Markdown source โŒ˜โ‡งO
Head off into space: Graph View โŒ˜โ‡งG
Your records at a glance: Dashboard โŒ˜โ‡งB
Open the character codex โŒ˜โ‡งK
Showtime! Presentation โŒ˜โ‡งS
The skeleton of your piece: Outline โŒ˜โ‡งU
Right beside your document: Reference view โŒ˜โ‡งR
Bridges between notes: Connections panel โŒ˜โŒฅK
Categories panel (tags ยท properties ยท kinds & links) โŒ˜โŒฅT
Calendar panel โŒ˜โŒฅC
Add a schedule โŒ˜โ‡งT
Focus timer โŒ˜โŒฅP
Image search โŒ˜โŒฅI
Vault Log โŒ˜โŒฅL
Trash โŒ˜โŒฅB
AI agent โŒ˜โŒฅA
Prompt helper โŒ˜โŒฅG
Help (ObsiKO 101) โŒ˜โ‡ง/
Your trusty language teacher: Dictionary โŒ˜โ‡งD
Airtight spell check โŒ˜โ‡งL
Save selected text to Memo Box โŒ˜โŒฅM
Forgot the syntax? Markdown syntax sheet โŒ˜โ‡งM
Out into the world: Export โŒ˜โ‡งE
Deck out ObsiKO: Settings โŒ˜,

Casting Spells on Your Text (Editor Only) โœจ

Action Press this key!
Bold, for impact โŒ˜B
Italic, for mood โŒ˜I
Oops, strike this โŒ˜โ‡งX
Like inline code โŒ˜E
Highlight it โŒ˜โ‡งH
Off to another world: insert a link โŒ˜K
Insert wiki link [[note]] (none by default โ€” use the [[ format button or the palette)
Hop out of a format (inside highlight, bold, โ€ฆ) Tab โ€” nested formats exit innermost first; in tables, cell move wins
A great quote, quoted โŒ˜โ‡ง.
Move a line (with its children ยท whole section!) โŒฅโ†‘ / โŒฅโ†“ โ†’ Markdown Basics
โœ๏ธ Sketch mid-sentence: inline drawing โŒ˜โŒฅY โ†’ Advanced Markdown
Convert Hangul to Hanja (ๆผขๅญ—) F9 โ€” on mobile, ๆผข in the format toolbar โ†’ Korean Writing Tools
Too long? Fold it: code folding Mac โŒ˜โŒฅ[ / Windows Ctrl+Shift+[ (unfold: ])
Toggle comment (code files only) โŒ˜โŒฅ/

๐Ÿ’ก Even faster, mouse-free: Type / on an empty line to pick a block from the slash menu, use โŒ˜Click/โŒ˜D for multi-cursor (desktop & web), and Tab/Shift+Tab to move between table cells! โ†’ Markdown Basics ยท Advanced Markdown

Drawing on a Mind Map โœ๏ธ

While drawing is on (the pen button on the toolbar), a single key switches tools. These keys are fixed, so they can't be changed in Settings. โ†’ 11 Mind Map

Tool Key
Cycle pens (soft pen โ†’ rough pen โ†’ flat pen โ†’ liner) P
Cycle brushes (brush โ†’ calligraphy brush โ†’ pencil) B
Sign pen ยท highlighter ยท crayon ยท airbrush S ยท H ยท C ยท A
Eraser ยท smudge ยท eyedropper E ยท R ยท I
Lasso ยท lasso fill L ยท F
Thinner ยท thicker [ ยท ]
Next page ยท previous page (when there are pages) PageDown ยท PageUp
Turn map mode on and off M

Features You Summon via the Command Palette ๐Ÿ†•

Quite a lot of commands have no default shortcut. Open the command palette (โŒ˜P) and type any of the names below to run them. For the ones you use often, assign your own key in Settings โ–ธ Shortcuts!

๐Ÿ’ก The palette matches partial names (typing just "ledger" lists every ledger command). It also matches the English ids (vim, bold, ...).

Create โœจ

Type this in the palette What it does
New base Creates a new data table (.base) โ†’ Bases
New project Creates a project-view .base โ†’ Project View
Create PARA board (.base kanban) A four-column PARA kanban โ†’ Structuring Knowledge
Create library (bookshelf .base) A shelf of book covers โ†’ Library & Reading Log
Create ledger (.base) An income/expense ledger โ†’ Ledger
Knowledge packs Install the Library/PARA/Ledger bundles in one go โ†’ Knowledge Packs

View modes ๐Ÿ‘“

Type this in the palette What it does
Book view (e-book) Read a note like a printed book โ†’ E-book & Web Novel Viewer
Web novel view A vertical-scrolling web novel screen โ†’ E-book & Web Novel Viewer
Messenger view Turns dialogue into a chat screen โ†’ Messenger & Visual Novel Views
Visual novel view A visual-novel screen with backgrounds and characters โ†’ Messenger & Visual Novel Views

Web novel serials โœ๏ธ

Type this in the palette What it does
New web novel project Creates a whole work folder (dashboard, Story/Episode 1, setting folders) โ†’ Project View
Write next episode Makes the next-numbered episode after the last one, template and all, and opens it โ†’ Backlinks & Outline
Split manuscript into episodes Splits a manuscript written in one file into episode files at lines like Episode 1 or Prologue โ†’ Project View
Copy for pasting (web novel โ€” serial sites, manuscript files) Copies in the shape a serial site or manuscript file wants, or saves a .txt (the manuscript itself is untouched) โ†’ E-book & Web Novel Viewer
Save the selected sentence as a setup (foreshadowing) Notes the selected sentence as one line in the work's foreshadowing ledger โ†’ E-book & Web Novel Viewer
Insert last status window Puts a character's last status window at the cursor (same as /status) โ†’ E-book & Web Novel Viewer
Mobile preview Opens or closes the Reference panel in Mobile preview โ€” the current note on a phone screen (scroll or page, desktop and tablet) โ†’ E-book & Web Novel Viewer
Writing timelapse ยท Open writing log file Replays how the manuscript grew, and opens a log file you were sent โ†’ E-book & Web Novel Viewer
Roll a random monster Opens the Random Box character tab set to monsters โ†’ Random Box

Ledger & capture ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Type this in the palette What it does
Add ledger entry Type a single entry by hand
Add ledger entry from receipt AI reads the amount and merchant off a receipt photo โ“’
Add ledger entry from card SMS Paste a copied card-payment text and the fields fill themselves in
Record voice memo Record and keep it as a note

AI & memory ๐Ÿง 

Type this in the palette What it does
Have AI remember this Saves the selected text as something the AI keeps in mind โ†’ Personal Memory
Open AI memory drawer Browse your memories as cards and archive them (read-only view) โ†’ Personal Memory
Import legacy AI memory (MEMORY.md) Brings an old-style memory file into the new memory store
Review stale AI memories Suggests tidying up memories that are old and unused
Merge similar AI memories Merges look-alike memory fragments into one (originals archived, undoable)
Read note aloud Reads instantly with your device voice (free) โ€” no key. For an audio file, right-click โ–ธ ๐Ÿ”Š Read aloud โ–ธ OpenAI/Gemini โ“’
Extract text from image (OCR) Pulls text out of a photo and into a note
Transcribe audio/video (to note) โ“’ Transcribes a recording or video into a note

โ“’ marks features that spend AI credits (or your own API key) โ†’ AI Billing Guide

Review ๐Ÿ”

Type this in the palette What it does
Start review Opens the review window with today's cards โ†’ Review & Rediscovery
Make a review card Turns the selected text into a cloze or Q&A card

Editing helpers ๐Ÿงฐ

Type this in the palette What it does
Copy table as CSV Copies the table under the cursor to the clipboard as CSV
Convert selection to table Turns pasted tab/line data into a Markdown table
Copy link to block Copies a [[note#^id]] link pointing at just this paragraph โ†’ Wiki Links & Tags
Open today's note Today's note (or use the button in the Calendar panel) โ†’ Calendar
Version history Compare earlier versions with now and restore them (or click โœ“ Saved in the status bar, or the clock button in the Vault Log panel) โ†’ Vault Log
Toggle typewriter scroll Pins the cursor to the middle of the screen โ†’ Settings & Themes
Toggle Vim mode Vim-style keys โ†’ Settings & Themes
Insert drawing Drops a sketch pad into the body (โŒ˜โŒฅY)

Notes, templates & getting around ๐Ÿ“

Type this in the palette What it does
Insert template ยท New note from template ยท Save this note as a template Drop in a form you use often, start a new note from one, or keep the current note as a form โ†’ Markdown Basics
Embed a note Slots another note in as ![[note]]
Open this week's note ยท Open this month's note Opens it if it exists, creates it if it doesn't โ†’ Calendar
Open random note Any one note you'd forgotten about
Switch vault Move to another vault (same as the vault-name menu at the bottom of the sidebar)
New window Opens a new work window (desktop)
Add/remove bookmark Adds the current note to bookmarks, or takes it out
Mark this as where I left off ยท Go to where I left off Marks your reading spot in a long piece and jumps back to it later

Tidy up & check ๐Ÿงน

Type this in the palette What it does
Tidy formatting (current note) ยท Tidy formatting (entire vault) Straightens out uneven Markdown โ†’ Markdown Basics
Fix symbols (current note) Turns hand-typed symbols into proper type in one go, like ...โ†’โ€ฆ and straight quotesโ†’โ€œ โ€ โ†’ Writing Helper
Find & replace in vault Finds and replaces across every note at once
Vault checkup (broken links / unused media / duplicate names) Finds the little breakages in your vault and tells you
Back up now (zip outside vault) Backs up the vault to a zip right away (desktop) โ†’ Settings & Themes
Toggle formatting marks Faintly shows invisible characters like paragraph-break blank lines (ยถ) and trailing spaces โ†’ Markdown Basics

Panels & screens ๐ŸชŸ

Type this in the palette What it does
Colors ยท Random box (dice & wheel) ยท Routines (repeat tasks in one press) ยท Writing Helper ยท AI change history Opens that right-side panel โ†’ Random Box ยท Routines ยท Writing Helper
Edit sidebar & toolbars Hide buttons or change their order โ†’ Settings & Themes

Sharing, voice & sources ๐Ÿ“š

Type this in the palette What it does
Copy with formatting (paste into Word, Docs, email) Copies with bold, tables and all โ†’ Export
Share to the web (GitHub link) Shares a note as a web link โ†’ Export
Add tasks by voice or text Splits what you say or type into tasks and schedule items โ†’ Calendar
Dictate Turns what you say into text (phone & tablet apps)
Search papers (title/keyword) ยท Import RIS (references export) ยท Create source box (collected sources .base) Find and gather books and papers โ†’ Web Clipper

Formatting (editor) ๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ

These only show up while you're writing (no default shortcut).

Type this in the palette What it does
Heading (cycle) Cycles # โ†’ ## โ†’ ### ...
Bullet list A - list
Numbered list A 1. list
Checkbox (task) A - [ ] task
Code block A ``` code fence
Math $math$ (KaTeX)
Insert table An empty Markdown table
Horizontal rule A --- divider
Insert image Pick from camera, photos, the vault, or a file
Underline <u>underline</u>
Superscript / Subscript x^2^ / H~2~O
Comment (hidden) A memo that never shows on screen or in exports

"I Don't Like This Shortcut!" ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ

  • Head to the Shortcuts tab in the settings dialog, pick the action you want, and press and hold the key combo you want to record! It changes right away.
  • If it happens to clash with another shortcut, ObsiKO will smartly let you know. And even if you've messed around and tangled things up, don't worry โ€” one button press resets everything back to the defaults! โ†’ Settings & Themes

โš ๏ธ Note: Everything listed above is the default shortcut! If you've customized your own, check the settings dialog to see them.

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