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This plugin adds a few commands to use Obsidian with Emacs-like keybindings.
Purpose of the project
What is this plugin:
- Basic imitation of Emacs commands to make text editing for Emacs users more smooth
What isn't this plugin:
- Implementation of complete GNU Emacs functionality and integration elisp into Obsidian
- Exact reproducing behavior of GNU Emacs commands
How to install
Run:
export OBSIDIAN_PLUGINS_DIR=/path/to/obsidian/vault/.obsidian/plugins
make install
How to uninstall
export OBSIDIAN_PLUGINS_DIR=/path/to/obsidian/vault/.obsidian/plugins
make uninstall
Example of keybindings configuration
| Hotkey | Obisdian command | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl + b | Backward char | Move cursor one character backward |
| Alt + Backspace | Backward kill word | Delete one word backward |
| Alt + Shift + [ | Backward paragraph | Move cursor one paragraph backward |
| Alt + b | Backward word | Move cursor one word backward |
| Alt + Shift + , | Beginning of buffer | Move to the beginning of a buffer |
| Ctrl + d | Delete char | Delete the following char |
| Alt + Shift + . | End of buffer | Move to the end of a buffer |
| Ctrl + f | Forward char | Move cursor one character forward |
| Alt + Shift + ] | Forward paragraph | Move cursor one paragraph forward |
| Alt + f | Forward word | Move cursor one word forward |
| Ctrl + g | Keyboard quit | Signal a ‘quit’ condition (works only for selection) |
| Ctrl + k | Kill line | Kill the rest of the current line |
| Ctrl + w | Kill region | Cut a selected region |
| Alt + w | Kill ring save | Copy a selected region |
| Alt + d | Kill word | Delete chars until end of a word |
| Ctrl + a | Move beginning of line | Move cursor to beginning of line |
| Ctrl + e | Move end of line | Move cursor to end of line |
| Ctrl + n | Next line | Move cursor to next line |
| Ctrl + p | Previous line | Move cursor to previous line |
| Ctrl + l | Recenter | Scroll window to center current line |
| Ctrl + Shift + - | Redo | Redo |
| Ctrl + Space | Set mark command | Mark the beginning of a selection |
| (not configured) | Mark whole buffer | Select the entire buffer and set mark at the beginning |
| Ctrl + / | Undo | Undo |
| Ctrl + y | Yank | Paste (Yank) a cut or copied a region |
| (not configured) | Transpose chars | Swap the two characters around the cursor |
| (not configured) | Upcase word | Make entire next word uppercase, advance cursor |
| (not configured) | Downcase word | Make entire next word lowercase, advance cursor |
| (not configured) | Capitalize word | Capitalize next word or rest of current word, advance cursor |
| (not configured) | Upcase region | Make entire selected region uppercase |
| (not configured) | Downcase region | Make entire selected region lowercase |
| (not configured) | Capitalize region | Capitalize each word in selected region |
| Alt + u | Upcase dwim | Uppercase selection if selection exists, else word |
| Alt + l | Downcase dwim | Lowercase selection if selection exists, else word |
| Alt + c | Capitalize dwim | Capitalize selection if selection exists, else word |
| Alt + x | Open command palette | Open command palette |
Key Repeat
When enabled in Settings → Community plugins → Emacs text editor, the following additional hotkeys will repeat when held down, as in emacs:
- Character movement: Ctrl+F, Ctrl+B
- Line movement: Ctrl+N, Ctrl+P
- Word movement: Alt+F, Alt+B
- Character, Word Deletion: Ctrl+D, Alt+D
In the Settings, you can also adjust the initial repeat delay or interval, or use quick presets (Slow/Medium/Fast). This repeat mechanism works around Obsidian API limitations which prevent changing ctrl or alt key repeats. It is separate from your OS keyboard repeat controls; changing repeat timing here affects only Obsidian hotkey behavior.
Known issues
- Move to beginning of line command (Ctrl + a) conflicts with select all action. Solution: Use Home/End + Shift.
- Conflicts with existing hotkeys. Solution: use additional plugin for custom bindings, for example https://github.com/tgrosinger/leader-hotkeys-obsidian
- Absent support of "kill-ring". Solution: use plugin https://github.com/Karakaz/obsidian-paste-from-history with
Alt + ykeybinding - Absent support of scroll-up/scroll-down commands. Solution is not found
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About
Add Emacs-style keybindings and commands to Obsidian's editor for familiar navigation and editing. Use common Emacs actions—cursor movement, word/line killing and yanking, undo/redo, and region marking—to edit Markdown with Emacs-like behavior.Details
Current version
0.10.1
Last updated
3 weeks ago
Created
3 years ago
Updates
19 releases
Downloads
8k
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.15.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
GPL-3.0