I tried it and it’s cool. I discovered you can prevent the terminal window from showing up by setting the Run of the shortcut to Minimized as follows:
Why doesn’t it have a simple File/Open command like most other Windows programs, to let you select which vault to open? Does anyone really only use ONE vault?
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Setting the Vault Selector as the Default Startup Window in Obsidian
Obsidian does not currently offer a built-in setting to launch directly to the Vault Selector screen by default. However, there’s a simple and effective workaround that can help you achieve this functionality by manually editing the configuration file.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Open the obsidian.json File
- Navigate to your Obsidian configuration folder. This is typically located in:
- Windows:
%AppData%\Obsidian - macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/ - Linux:
~/.config/obsidian/
- Windows:
- Open the
obsidian.jsonfile using a text editor like Notepad, VS Code, or Sublime Text.
Step 2: Remove the "open": true
- Inside the file, look for a line that looks like this:
, "open": true
Step 3: Save the File
- Save the changes you made to
obsidian.json.
Step 4: Set the File to Read-Only
- Right-click on the
obsidian.jsonfile. - Select Properties (or equivalent on your OS).
- Check the Read-only option and click Apply.
- This prevents Obsidian from modifying the file and re-adding the
"open": trueentry.