Vim support for the new editor (Codemirror 6) - Neovim, libvim, or something else

I made this meme in hopes to capture the mixed feelings :joy:

I really hope there’s a way in which the new ā€œLive Previewā€ WYSIWYG editor will somehow support vim-mode.

I’m not a programmer unfortunately so I don’t know the extent of what it would take for that to happen.


What I’d love to know is what do others think is the best way to make this happen.

Is a donation our only hope? and if so is it a good idea to encourage as many people interested to donate?


Mixed feelings

I personally have been looking forward to the new Obsidian Live Preview editor for so long. I’ve been waiting to release educational content for Obsidian with high hopes on this editor.

The importance of Vim in Obsidian

I also believe that learning vim can benefits all types of writers, to write efficiently and in a much more fun way.

Teaching Vim in Obsidian (project now on standby)

I’ve been working for months on an online course to teach people how to use Vim in Obsidian.

I’ve been waiting for the new editor to release this course (of course I now have to wait for a solution :disappointed_relieved:)

The new ā€œLive Preview Editorā€

The new live editor is the future of Obsidian.

Eventhough I highly recommend to learn Vim in Obisidian, using the old editor is a bad idea, when the much superior live preview editor is exists. So I personally don’t think sticking to the old editor is the best way forward.


Finding solutions

I totally understand this goes beyond the control of the Obsidian devs. If anything I’m super grateful for the new amazing ā€œlive previewā€ editor. but as you can image I have mixed feelings #happy-sad

I really hope that those of us who value Vim in Obsidian can find a way to make it happen in the new editor somehow.


If you guys think donating to the bountysource is the best way forward, then let’s do it. If not I’d love to know what you guys think is the best way to bring Vim to the new Live Preview editor

Thanks :pray:

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