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What is Quick Select?

Quick Select is an Obsidian plugin that supercharges your workflow by allowing you to instantly select items in any modal using keyboard shortcuts. Instead of navigating through lists with arrow keys or reaching for your mouse, simply press Mod + 1-9 to select the item you want.
Mod Key refers to Cmd on macOS and Ctrl on Windows/Linux.

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Key Features

Universal Modal Support

Works in all Obsidian modals including Quick Switcher, Command Palette, search, tags, aliases, and slash commands

Lightning Fast Selection

Select any of the first 9 items instantly with Mod + 1-9 keyboard shortcuts

Customizable Modifier Key

Choose between Meta (Cmd/Win), Control, or Alt as your modifier key

Visual Feedback

Numbered indicators appear when you hold the modifier key, with customizable transition styles

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How It Works

Quick Select patches Obsidian’s SuggestModal and PopoverSuggest components to add keyboard shortcuts. When you open any modal and hold your modifier key:
  1. Visual indicators (numbers 1-9) appear next to items
  2. Press a number to instantly select that item
  3. Release the modifier to see the normal modal view
The plugin intelligently handles different modal types, filters out group headers in popovers, and provides smooth visual transitions.

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Use Cases

1

Quick File Navigation

Open the Quick Switcher (Cmd/Ctrl + O) and press Mod + 1 to instantly open the first file in the list
2

Fast Command Execution

Access the Command Palette (Cmd/Ctrl + P) and use Mod + number to execute commands without scrolling
3

Workspace Switching

Quickly swap between workspaces by using Quick Select in the workspace modal
4

Tag Selection

When adding frontmatter or inline tags, use Mod + number to select tags from the suggestion list
5

Search Navigation

Browse search results and open files instantly using numbered shortcuts

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Next Steps

Installation

Learn how to install Quick Select in your Obsidian vault

Quick Start

Get up and running with Quick Select in minutes