Just Another Hotkey Addon
chern-kp93 downloadsNew useful hotkeys for text editing and several additional features
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Just Another Hotkey Addon is an Obsidian plugin that adds new useful hotkeys for text editing, text selection, navigation and several additional features that obsidian powerusers could find useful.
I continue to work on this plugin and add new features, so I'm happy to get any suggestions or feedback. Initially created to add features to Obsidian that I felt would be useful for my daily Obsidian usage, but I hope it can also be useful to others.
Features
New hotkeys and commands
Sections: Selection and Editing
Ctrlis a button on Windows and Linux,Commandis a button on macOS
| Feature | Default Hotkey | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Select to the End of Current Section | Alt + Shift + Down |
Selects text from the current position to the end of the current section. |
| Select to the Beginning of Current Section | Alt + Shift + Up |
Selects text from the current position to the start of the current section. |
| Select Current Section | Alt + H |
Selects current section. Press again to include all child sections. |
| Select Section (with parent) | Alt + Shift + H |
Selects current section with its parent. Press again to select section of higher level. |
| Select All Current Level Sections | Ctrl + Alt + PageDown |
Selects all sections at the current level. |
| Move Section Up | Alt + PageUp |
Moves entire section (including content) up, swapping with the section above. |
| Move Section Down | Alt + PageDown |
Moves entire section (including content) down, swapping with the section below. |
Headings: Navigation
| Feature | Default Hotkey | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Move Cursor to Next Heading | Ctrl + ~ |
Moves the cursor to the next heading |
| Move Cursor to Previous Heading | Ctrl + SHIFT + ~ |
Moves the cursor to the previous heading |
| Move Cursor to Next Heading of Level 1-6 | Alt + 1-6 |
Moves the cursor to the next heading of the specified level. |
| Move Cursor to Previous Heading of Level 1-6 | Alt + Shift + 1-6 |
Moves the cursor to the previous heading of the specified level. |
Links
| Feature | Default Hotkey | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Select Link Display Text | Ctrl + \ |
Selects the display text of an internal link (the text after |), if present. If not present, adds | and places the cursor after it for typing |
| Select Link Without Display Text | Ctrl + Shift + \ |
Selects the text before | in an internal link, or the entire internal link if | is absent. |
| Select Link Content | Ctrl + Alt + \ |
Selects the content of the internal link, excluding the surrounding brackets. |
| Select Full Link | Ctrl + Shift + Alt + \ |
Selects the entire internal link, including the surrounding brackets. |
Lines
| Feature | Default Hotkey | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Select Current Line | Alt + L |
Selects the entire logical line of text (until next line break). Repeatable for next lines. |
| Select Previous Line | Alt + Shift + L |
Selects previous line of text (until previous line break). Repeatable for previous lines. |
| Clear Selection of Current Line | Ctrl + Alt + L |
Clears selection of current logical line of text (until previous line break). Repeatable for previous lines. |
| Select to Line Start | Alt + , |
Selects text from the current position to the start of the line. Ignores list markers. |
| Select to Line End | Alt + . |
Selects text from the current position to the end of the line. |
Other
| Feature | Default Hotkey | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Paste As Code Block | Ctrl + Alt + V |
Pastes clipboard content as a code block with automatic language detection (if enabled in settings). |
Additional Features
Contextual Code Block Language Detection
When you use the Paste As Code Block command (Ctrl+Alt+V by default), the plugin can automatically detect the programming language and insert it into the opening fence (e.g. ````python`), depending on settings. Can be turned on in the settings.
List of languages is completely customizable. Just input them one per line. languages higher in the list have higher priority when multiple matches are found. Case-insensitive.
Search language code in… setting determines where to look for the language name. Options:
Note name— the filename of the current noteParent folder name— the name of the folder containing the noteNearest to root ancestor folder name— walks up the folder tree from root, stops at first matchTags— tags in the note body and frontmatter. Supports nested tags (e.g.#languages/python).
Example
- You have a note
python-scripts.mdin folderProjects - Custom language list:
python,javascript,typescript - Search location:
Note name - Press
Ctrl+Alt+V→ plugin detectspythonin the filename - Pastes:
python ...
Other Features
- Disable TAB key indentation. Turns off ability to use Tab key for indentation (also disables
Shift+Tab) - Copy Inline Code on Double-Click. Copy content of inline code on double-click
- Bulk Content Copy: Copy content from multiple files at once using context menu or tag-based selection
Installation
Install the BRAT Plugin from Obsidian Community Plugins or from the GitHub repository.
- Navigate to Settings > BRAT > Beta Plugin List
- Click "Add Beta plugin"
- Enter
https://github.com/chern-kp/JustAnotherHotkeyAddon - Click "Add Plugin"
- Enable the plugin to begin using it
Updating the Plugin
Update the plugin by either:
- Using the BRAT command
Check for updates to all beta plugins and UPDATE - Using the BRAT settings panel in Obsidian
Support
This plugin is in active development. If you have any feature requests or bug reports, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.