F3 not working for find next in mac

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What I’m trying to do

I’m trying to use the keyboard shortcut for “Find next” inside the current note/editor search.
I open Find with Cmd+F, type a search term, and then want to jump to the next match using the keyboard.
I expected F3, Fn+F3, Cmd+G, or Option+G to move to the next result, but none of them work. I want to know the correct shortcut for “Find next” on macOS, or how to fix it if the shortcut is not working.

Things I have tried

I have tried the following:

  • Pressing F3
  • Pressing Fn + F3
  • Pressing Cmd + G
  • Pressing Option + G
  • Checking whether the find box is active after pressing Cmd + F
  • Trying the shortcuts inside the current note/editor search
    None of these shortcuts move to the next search result.

Can you try in the Sandbox vault with a sample note? Also, what’s the output when you run the Show debug info command in your main vault?


Just had a look in a long note; fn-F3 and cmd-G both work for find next on my end. return works as well.

Obsidian version: 1.13.0, Installer version: 1.12.7, macOS: 15.7.7 (Sequoia)

the problem was “claude sidebar” plugin. It somehow make all the keyboard shortcut for search next not working.