Ctrl+Q quits all Obsidian windows instead of focussed one

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Steps to reproduce

  1. Open two Obsidian widndows (by opening multiple vaults)
  2. Press Ctrl+Q on any window

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]

Yes.

Expected result

Only the focussed window closes.

Actual result

All Obsidian windows close.

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
	Obsidian version: v1.11.7
	Installer version: v1.11.7
	Operating system: #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:47:20 +0000 6.18.8-arch2-1
	Login status: not logged in
	Language: en
	Insider build toggle: off
	Live preview: on
	Base theme: adapt to system
	Community theme: none
	Snippets enabled: 0
	Restricted mode: on
RECOMMENDATIONS:
	none

Additional information

I am using the obsidian package in the Arch Linux package repositories, but I have tried it using the AppImage version as well and it also has the same problem.

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More additional information: I am using KDE plasma. Apologies for not mentioning this earlier.

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and where does this ctrl+q come from? where did you set it up?

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On Windows or Mac I would expect Ctrl/Cmd+Q to quit the app. Closing a single window is Ctrl/Cmd+W. I know standards vary across OSes, but the Linux OSes I’ve used have generally used the same common shortcuts as Windows and Mac.

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It is the default as on Plasma. It says “Quit”. Other apps with multiple windows opened behave as expected but not Obsidian.

In my case, Ctrl+W closes the current tab instead.

I have tried this on Windows as well with a fresh installation of Obsidian.

  1. Ctrl+Q does nothing as with other apps on Windows.
  2. Ctrl+W closes the current tab.

I have also tried this on GNOME. Ctrl+Q closes all the windows in all apps.
Looks like the Ctrl+Q shortcut has been overridden to close all windows regardless.

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I suppose Obsidian may inherit its behavior from Chromium (via the Electron framework it’s built in).

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I think ctrl q may come from kde

use/set this within Obsidian

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Setting that to Ctrl+Q does it. Thank you

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