ObsiKO
Keyboard Shortcuts
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. πΆ
π‘ How to read the symbols: β Command Β· β§ Shift Β· β₯ Option (Alt) Β· β Control.
On Windows and Linux, read β asCtrland β₯ asAlt. (e.g.ββ§P=Ctrl+Shift+P)
β Back to Home: ObsiKO 101
Master of File Management & Navigation ποΈ
| Action | Press this key! |
|---|---|
| Open a folder | βO |
| Save (for your peace of mind!) | βS |
| Whip up a new document! | βN |
| Create a new folder | ββ§N |
| Spread out a new canvas (mind map)! | ββ₯N |
| Unique note (timestamp name) | ββ₯U |
| Command palette (every feature, by name!) | βP |
| Quick open (unified search box) | ββ§P |
| Search in files (same unified search box) | ββ§F |
| Find & Replace | ββ₯F |
| Close the current tab, no fuss | βW |
| Next tab / Previous tab | ββ§] / ββ§[ |
| Change file sort order | ββ₯S |
| Reveal the current file in the tree | ββ₯R |
| Expand/collapse the whole file tree | ββ₯E |
π‘
ββ§Pandββ§Fopen the same unified search box β it searches filenames and body text at once. Use whichever one your fingers remember! β Search & Navigation
Piloting Screens & Panels ποΈ
| Action | Press this key! |
|---|---|
| Open/close the left sidebar | β\ |
| Open/close the right panel | β/ |
| A little me-time: Zen mode | ββ§Z |
| Kick back: Reading mode | ββ§V |
| View the raw Markdown source | ββ§O |
| Head off into space: Graph View | ββ§G |
| Your records at a glance: Dashboard | ββ§B |
| Open the character codex | ββ§K |
| Showtime! Presentation | ββ§S |
| The skeleton of your piece: Outline | ββ§U |
| Right beside your document: Reference view | ββ§R |
| Bridges between notes: Connections panel | ββ₯K |
| Categories panel (tags Β· properties Β· kinds & links) | ββ₯T |
| Calendar panel | ββ₯C |
| Add a schedule | ββ§T |
| Focus timer | ββ₯P |
| Image search | ββ₯I |
| Activity log (vault log) | ββ₯L |
| Trash | ββ₯B |
| AI agent | ββ₯A |
| Prompt helper | ββ₯G |
| Help (ObsiKO 101) | ββ§/ |
| Your trusty language teacher: Dictionary | ββ§D |
| Airtight spell check | ββ§L |
| Forgot the syntax? Markdown syntax sheet | ββ§M |
| Out into the world: Export | ββ§E |
| Deck out ObsiKO: Settings | β, |
Casting Spells on Your Text (Editor Only) β¨
| Action | Press this key! |
|---|---|
| Bold, for impact | βB |
| Italic, for mood | βI |
ββ§X |
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Like inline code |
βE |
| Highlight it | ββ§H |
| Off to another world: insert a link | βK |
Insert wiki link [[note]] |
(none by default β use the [[ format button or the palette) |
| Hop out of a format (inside highlight, bold, β¦) | Tab β nested formats exit innermost first; in tables, cell move wins |
| A great quote, quoted | ββ§. |
| Move a line (with its children Β· whole section!) | β₯β / β₯β β Markdown Basics |
| βοΈ Sketch mid-sentence: inline drawing | ββ₯Y β Advanced Markdown |
| Too long? Fold it: code folding | Mac ββ₯[ / Windows Ctrl+Shift+[ (unfold: ]) |
π‘ Even faster, mouse-free: Type
/on an empty line to pick a block from the slash menu, useβClick/βDfor multi-cursor, and Tab/Shift+Tab to move between table cells! β Markdown Basics Β· Advanced Markdown
Features You Summon via the Command Palette π
Quite a lot of commands have no default shortcut. Open the command palette (βP) and type any of the names below to run them. For the ones you use often, assign your own key in Settings βΈ Shortcuts!
π‘ The palette matches partial names (typing just "ledger" lists every ledger command). It also matches the English ids (
vim,bold, ...).
Create β¨
| Type this in the palette | What it does |
|---|---|
| New base | Creates a new data table (.base) β Bases |
| New project | Creates a project-view .base β Project View |
| Create PARA board (.base kanban) | A four-column PARA kanban β Structuring Knowledge |
| Create library (bookshelf .base) | A shelf of book covers β Library & Reading Log |
| Create ledger (.base) | An income/expense ledger β Ledger |
| Knowledge packs | Install the Library/PARA/Ledger bundles in one go β Knowledge Packs |
View modes π
| Type this in the palette | What it does |
|---|---|
| Book view (e-book) | Read a note like a printed book β E-book & Web Novel Viewer |
| Web novel view | A vertical-scrolling web novel screen β E-book & Web Novel Viewer |
| Messenger view | Turns dialogue into a chat screen β Messenger & Visual Novel Views |
| Visual novel view | A visual-novel screen with backgrounds and characters β Messenger & Visual Novel Views |
Ledger & capture π°
| 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 β |
| 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 π§
| Type this in the palette | What it does |
|---|---|
| Have AI remember this | Saves the selected text as something the AI keeps in mind β Personal Memory |
| Open AI memory drawer | Browse your memories as cards and archive them (read-only view) β 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) β no key. For an audio file, right-click βΈ π Read aloud βΈ OpenAI/Gemini β |
| Extract text from image (OCR) | Pulls text out of a photo and into a note |
| Transcribe audio/video (to note) β | Transcribes a recording or video into a note |
β marks features that spend AI credits (or your own API key) β AI Billing Guide
Review π
| Type this in the palette | What it does |
|---|---|
| Start review | Opens the review window with today's cards β Review & Rediscovery |
| Make a review card | Turns the selected text into a cloze or Q&A card |
Editing helpers π§°
| 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 β Wiki Links & Tags |
| Open today's note | Today's note (or use the button in the Calendar panel) β Calendar |
| Version history | View and restore snapshots (or use the button in the Activity Log panel) β Activity Log |
| Toggle typewriter scroll | Pins the cursor to the middle of the screen β Settings & Themes |
| Toggle Vim mode | Vim-style keys β Settings & Themes |
| Insert drawing | Drops a sketch pad into the body (ββ₯Y) |
Formatting (editor) ποΈ
These only show up while you're writing (no default shortcut).
| Type this in the palette | What it does |
|---|---|
| Heading (cycle) | Cycles # β ## β ### ... |
| 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 |
| 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!" π οΈ
- 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 β one button press resets everything back to the defaults! β Settings & Themes
β οΈ 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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