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Quick Select in action

Supercharge Your Workflow

Quick Select is an Obsidian plugin that lets you instantly select items in any modal using keyboard shortcuts. Press Mod + Number (1-9) to quickly open files, execute commands, select tags, and more—all without touching your mouse.

Key Features

Universal Modal Support

Works with Quick Switcher, Command Palette, Search, Tags, and all Obsidian modals

Customizable Keys

Choose between Meta/Cmd, Ctrl, or Alt as your modifier key

Visual Feedback

Multiple counter transition styles: None, Fade, Slide, or Permanent

Popout Windows

Full support for Obsidian popout windows

Smart Filtering

Intelligently filters out group items from selection

Lightweight

Minimal performance impact on your Obsidian workflow

How It Works

Quick Select adds numbered counters (1-9) to items in Obsidian modals. When you press the modifier key, the counters appear, allowing you to instantly select an item by pressing its corresponding number.
1

Open any modal

Use Quick Switcher (Cmd/Ctrl+O), Command Palette (Cmd/Ctrl+P), or any other Obsidian modal
2

Press modifier key

Hold down your configured modifier key (default: Cmd on Mac, Ctrl on Windows/Linux)
3

Select with number

Press a number key (1-9) to instantly select that item

Keyboard Shortcuts

Mod Key is Cmd on macOS and Ctrl on Windows/Linux by default. You can customize this in settings.
  • Mod + 1-9 — Select items 1 through 9 in any modal
  • Works in: Quick Switcher, Command Palette, Search, Tags, Slash Commands, and more

Getting Started