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Recent Tab Switcher

samuelrawrssamuelrawrs745 downloads

Switch to the most recently used tab.

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As a heavy user of Tab Manager Plus on Google Chrome, I'm extremely used to using a shortcut/hotkey that switches to the previously active tab.

Unfortunately, existing tab switchers on Obsidian don't seem to have this functionality. This one seems to do a really good job cycling through panes though!

Usage

Demo The default hotkey is "Alt+Q" to switch toggle between the active tab and the last active tab. Feel free to customize the hotkey in Options -> Hotkeys.

Future Features

(if I should have the time)

  • Cycle through more tabs based on history of last used
  • Adding visual cues to show which is the tab that will be switched to

Sponsor 😁

If this plugin has helped you and you're feeling generous, here's a link to buy me a piece of sushi! :)

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Toggle between the active pane and the last-active pane with a hotkey to quickly switch back and forth. Jump back to your previous note or pane without hunting through tabs.
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Details
Current version
1.0.1
Last updated
2 years ago
Created
2 years ago
Updates
1 release
Downloads
745
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.12.0+
Platforms
Desktop only
License
GPL-3.0
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Sponsor
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Author
samuelrawrssamuelrawrs
github.com/samuelrawrs/
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