macOS Sequoia: Spell Check shortcut (⌘+;) fails in Obsidian

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Hello everyone,

I’m reporting a bug on the new macOS Sequoia where the native spell check keyboard shortcut does not work inside Obsidian.

Environment:

  • Operating System: macOS Sequoia (Version 15.6)
  • Obsidian Version: [Please enter your Obsidian version here, e.g., v1.8.1]

Description of the issue:

The standard macOS keyboard shortcut to bring up the “Spelling and Grammar” window (⌘ + ;) does not work inside Obsidian.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Write a misspelled word in an Obsidian note. The word gets underlined in red as expected.
  2. Place the text cursor inside the misspelled word.
  3. Press the ⌘ + ; key combination.

Expected result: The native macOS “Spelling and Grammar” window should appear with correction suggestions.

Actual result: Nothing happens.

Troubleshooting steps already taken:

  • Confirmed the shortcut works system-wide: The ⌘ + ; shortcut works perfectly in other applications, including native apps (TextEdit) and third-party apps (Telegram, MS Word). The issue is isolated to Obsidian.
  • Resolved hotkey conflicts: I checked Obsidian’s hotkey settings and discovered that ⌘ + ; was assigned to “Toggle file properties” by default. I have removed this hotkey assignment completely. Before removing it, it opened the properties pane; after removing it, it does nothing.
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This is a problem because Obsidian doesn’t have spellcheck for the Czech language, and plugins don’t support it.

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It’s not a bug, we just don’t support it. Please search/open a FR for this. Thanks

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