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Rich Text Editor Shortcuts

joshuawootonnjoshuawootonn1k downloads

Create and toggle checkboxes, paste links wrapping your current selection, and toggle underline without leaving the keyboard.

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I created this plugin to port some of my favorite richtext editor shortcuts from Notion to Obsidian. Here is a list so far

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/25f283f4-b284-45f0-be45-8da0a4ae26c9

  • []-space to create a unchecked checkbox
  • [x]-space to create a checked checkbox
  • mod-shift-enter to toggle checkbox status
    • This is based on shift-enter Notion shortcut
  • mod-v to create a link when the clipboard contains a URL and selection is a range
  • mod-shift-k to create a local / relative link within your vault
    • This is based on shift-k Notion shortcut
  • mod-u to toggle underline
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Add Notion-style rich text shortcuts to Obsidian for faster inline formatting. Create unchecked/checked checkboxes with []-space and [x]-space, toggle checkboxes with Mod-Shift-Enter, convert clipboard URLs into links with Mod-V, create local vault links with Mod-Shift-K, and toggle underline with Mod-U.
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Current version
1.0.6
Last updated
2 years ago
Created
2 years ago
Updates
5 releases
Downloads
1k
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.15.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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joshuawootonnjoshuawootonn
github.com/joshuawootonn
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  4. Rich Text Editor Shortcuts

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