Obsidian on Mac: drag-select scrolling is super slow when going downwards, but normal when going upwards

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What I’m trying to do

I’m trying to select text in the editor by dragging with the mouse/trackpad and scrolling beyond the window edge, just like in other macOS native apps (e.g. TextEdit, Notes). Normally, the scroll should speed up naturally when dragging outside the visible area.

The issue

  • Dragging upwards → scroll speed is normal, quite fast
  • Dragging downwards → scroll speed is extremely slow, almost unusable

This only happens in Obsidian. Other Mac apps scroll much faster in both directions.

Things I have tried

  • Disabled all community plugins → issue persists
  • Switched between different themes → issue persists
  • Compared with native apps (TextEdit, Notes) → they don’t have this issue

This leads me to suspect the problem might be related to Obsidian’s editor engine (CodeMirror) and how it handles “autoscroll while selecting.” It seems to clamp the scroll speed much more when dragging downward, but not upward.

System info

  • macOS version: 15.6
  • Obsidian version: v1.9.14
  • Hardware: MacBook air m4
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I realised the same problem since last year… no idea if this is caused by some 3rd plugins. Came here to find a way out…

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Same here!

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