# \#quick-switcher **URL:** https://forum.obsidian.md/tag/quick-switcher/5.md [Latest](https://forum.obsidian.md/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.obsidian.md/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.obsidian.md/tags.md) --- ## [Accent Insensitive Search: ignore accents in Quick Switcher and \[\[ links](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/accent-insensitive-search-ignore-accents-in-quick-switcher-and-links/119290)
**Author:** [@TheWillyM4AK](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/TheWillyM4AK)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/accent-insensitive-search-ignore-accents-in-quick-switcher-and-links/119290 "2026-10-24T20:15:57Z")
Disclaimer Is this plugin open source? Yes Is this plugin completely free? Yes Is this plugin vibe-coded beyond the author’s ability to comprehend how it works? Yes Community Directory: Accent Insensitive Search F… --- ## [Options to control the Quick Switcher / Links Suggestion algorithm above 10000 items / Ignore spaces](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/options-to-control-the-quick-switcher-links-suggestion-algorithm-above-10000-items-ignore-spaces/56861)
**Author:** [@Oskiator](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Oskiator)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/options-to-control-the-quick-switcher-links-suggestion-algorithm-above-10000-items-ignore-spaces/56861 "2026-10-01T23:08:20Z")
Hey :wink: Use case or problem Actually, when the threshold of 10’000 notes (attached files included) is exceeded, the quick search algorithm used is changed by a simplier one (see @koala answer here) Example So for e… --- ## [Increase quick switcher's browsing history (recent files)](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/increase-quick-switchers-browsing-history-recent-files/111926)
**Author:** [@Abisheik](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Abisheik)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/increase-quick-switchers-browsing-history-recent-files/111926 "2026-09-22T06:54:25Z")
Use case or problem The quick switcher Core plugin only saves the last 10 files you’ve visited maximum\[1\]. Proposed solution It’d be useful to be able to bump the browsing history higher. Much higher, even. Current wor… --- ## [Bases: Open view from quickswitcher](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/bases-open-view-from-quickswitcher/106500)
**Author:** [@AdrianoCzelentano](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/AdrianoCzelentano)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/bases-open-view-from-quickswitcher/106500 "2026-06-21T01:21:06Z")
Use case or problem There isn’t fast way to access base view. Proposed solution Show list with all views after hash sign # Current workaround Bookmark Make list with all views Embedded Make notes with embedded base… --- ## [Run commands by typing in the quick switcher](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/run-commands-by-typing-in-the-quick-switcher/115230)
**Author:** [@Abisheik](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Abisheik)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/run-commands-by-typing-in-the-quick-switcher/115230 "2026-06-12T17:06:51Z")
Disclaimer Is this project open source? Yes Is this project completely free? Yes Is this project vibe-coded beyond the author’s ability to comprehend how it works? No Save this as a .js file and point CodeScript Too… --- ## [Quick Switcher: deemphasize path to match aliases and link suggestions, or hide it](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/quick-switcher-deemphasize-path-to-match-aliases-and-link-suggestions-or-hide-it/21976)
**Author:** [@Jorg404](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Jorg404)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/quick-switcher-deemphasize-path-to-match-aliases-and-link-suggestions-or-hide-it/21976 "2026-05-16T12:54:30Z")
I use a folder structure that is a few levels deep, because I use PARA. When I search a file I get a suggestion like; 200 AREAS/280 Hobbies/281 Art and Drawing/The Note This is hard to read, because the interesting stu… --- ## [Quick Switcher: Allow searching for \`title\` property, similar to \`aliases\`](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/quick-switcher-allow-searching-for-title-property-similar-to-aliases/112609)
**Author:** [@LucasOe](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/LucasOe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/quick-switcher-allow-searching-for-title-property-similar-to-aliases/112609 "2026-03-24T16:47:29Z")
Use case or problem The Quick Switcher core plugins allows to search for notes by their aliases frontmatter property, but not by title. Proposed solution The Quick Switcher should also show notes with a matching title p… --- ## [Adding Vim-like Ctrl+J and Ctrl+K navigation to quick switcher as well as Alt+\[0-9\]](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/adding-vim-like-ctrl-j-and-ctrl-k-navigation-to-quick-switcher-as-well-as-alt-0-9/111602)
**Author:** [@Abisheik](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Abisheik)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/adding-vim-like-ctrl-j-and-ctrl-k-navigation-to-quick-switcher-as-well-as-alt-0-9/111602 "2026-02-25T04:40:10Z")
Save this as a .js file and point CodeScript ToolKit to it as your “Startup script path.” It’ll make it so pressing Ctrl+J moves down and Ctrl+K moves up in the default Obsidian quick switcher. exports.invoke = async (a… --- ## [Goto/Scroll to specific header/block using quick switcher](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/goto-scroll-to-specific-header-block-using-quick-switcher/9904)
**Author:** [@awaswy](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/awaswy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/goto-scroll-to-specific-header-block-using-quick-switcher/9904 "2026-01-30T15:19:16Z")
Use case or problem I want to quickly navigate between specific parts of a document(s) using only keyboard. Right now quick switcher allows only to switch to another document and it isn’t possible to pick which part of a… --- ## [How to Exclude Bookmarks from Quick Switcher](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/how-to-exclude-bookmarks-from-quick-switcher/110061)
**Author:** [@newto](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/newto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/how-to-exclude-bookmarks-from-quick-switcher/110061 "2026-01-16T06:21:21Z")
What I’m trying to do I need help with excluding bookmarks from the Quick switcher search results when searching for my docs. For context, I bookmark all my files as part of a workaround to customize my doc order, so y… --- ## [Inconsistent shortcuts in Quick Switcher and Extract this heading](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/inconsistent-shortcuts-in-quick-switcher-and-extract-this-heading/108943)
**Author:** [@ViciousSquid](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/ViciousSquid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/inconsistent-shortcuts-in-quick-switcher-and-extract-this-heading/108943 "2025-12-12T11:54:29Z")
Use case or problem Both Quick Switcher and Extract this heading have the same action Create new file, but shortcuts to invoke it are different. Extract this heading: Create New File → ctr+enter Quick Switcher Cr… --- ## [Show file tags in Quick switcher and link suggester](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/show-file-tags-in-quick-switcher-and-link-suggester/107066)
**Author:** [@churnish](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/churnish)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/show-file-tags-in-quick-switcher-and-link-suggester/107066 "2025-10-20T20:09:15Z")
For those who don’t have a lot of folders and primarily rely on tags for organization, a file path rarely communicates anything useful. On the other hand, seeing file tags would provide the much-needed context. It’d be … --- ## [Search by notes diactric insensitivelly](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/search-by-notes-diactric-insensitivelly/106484)
**Author:** [@Awe](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Awe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2025, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/search-by-notes-diactric-insensitivelly/106484 "2025-10-05T02:29:06Z")
Use case or problem We use quick switcher to search note files. But sometimes a note has a word with a diacritical mark and if we do not type this mark, the note is not listed. Proposed solution It would be nice if quic… --- ## [Hide Quick switcher hotkey tips and reveal them on hover](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/hide-quick-switcher-hotkey-tips-and-reveal-them-on-hover/104828)
**Author:** [@churnish](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/churnish)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/hide-quick-switcher-hotkey-tips-and-reveal-them-on-hover/104828 "2025-08-27T14:29:38Z")
This CSS snippet hides keyboard shortcut reminders at the bottom of the Quick switcher unless you hover near the bottom: It works with Omnisearch, as well as with Quick Switcher++: \[Quick\_switcher\]\_Hide\_hotkeys.css … --- ## [Quick Switcher: Ignores Single-Letter Words in Prioritization Process](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/quick-switcher-ignores-single-letter-words-in-prioritization-process/104641)
**Author:** [@Skirdes](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Skirdes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/quick-switcher-ignores-single-letter-words-in-prioritization-process/104641 "2025-08-27T23:15:01Z")
Steps to reproduce Open the sandbox vault and delete all files/folders. Create the files A B and Cable. Open the Quick Switcher (Ctrl + O) and search for A B. Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? Y Expected resu… --- ## [Quick Switcher - Link suggestion: give priority to results that include space in search and/or are shorter](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/quick-switcher-link-suggestion-give-priority-to-results-that-include-space-in-search-and-or-are-shorter/85858)
**Author:** [@huulong](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/huulong)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/quick-switcher-link-suggestion-give-priority-to-results-that-include-space-in-search-and-or-are-shorter/85858 "2024-07-24T13:14:01Z")
Use case or problem I know the filename including its spaces and I want to open this file. However, there are other similar files which have no space and a much longer filename that are given higher priority, when I sta… --- ## [Make aliases stand out in the Quick switcher and link suggester](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/make-aliases-stand-out-in-the-quick-switcher-and-link-suggester/103816)
**Author:** [@churnish](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/churnish)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2025, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/make-aliases-stand-out-in-the-quick-switcher-and-link-suggester/103816 "2025-08-09T09:30:19Z")
This CSS snippet italicizes aliases that appear in the Quick switcher (indicated by an arrow icon to the right of it): And in the link suggester: This is useful for quickly discerning file names from aliases—the … --- ## [Make unresolved links appear muted in the Quick switcher and link suggester](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/make-unresolved-links-appear-muted-in-the-quick-switcher-and-link-suggester/97789)
**Author:** [@churnish](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/churnish)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/make-unresolved-links-appear-muted-in-the-quick-switcher-and-link-suggester/97789 "2025-03-07T07:54:39Z")
I often confuse unresolved links for existing notes and mistakenly open them, which turns them into proper notes. The icon to the right of unresolved links is very easy to miss too. While there’s an option to hide unres… --- ## [How does the Quick switcher autocomplete logic work when you hit Tab?](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/how-does-the-quick-switcher-autocomplete-logic-work-when-you-hit-tab/103753)
**Author:** [@churnish](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/churnish)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/how-does-the-quick-switcher-autocomplete-logic-work-when-you-hit-tab/103753 "2025-08-08T01:25:29Z")
I noticed that when I hit Tab, sometimes it will put only the first folder from the path that’s currently selected into the text field. At other times it will put the first few folders e.g. Folder/Subfolder. And sometime… --- ## [An option to have quck switch ignore emojis](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/an-option-to-have-quck-switch-ignore-emojis/32151)
**Author:** [@LeviRedrook](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/LeviRedrook)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/an-option-to-have-quck-switch-ignore-emojis/32151 "2025-06-25T10:51:51Z")
Emojis are super useful but if there’s an emoji before the title of a note, that note gets knocked down the list of Obsidian’s quick switcher in favor of anything that starts similarly. The note I’m thinking of would oth… --- ## [Show hotkey to open note in new window in Quick switcher](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/show-hotkey-to-open-note-in-new-window-in-quick-switcher/101991)
**Author:** [@churnish](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/churnish)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 10:43am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/show-hotkey-to-open-note-in-new-window-in-quick-switcher/101991 "2025-06-25T10:43:46Z")
Use case or problem To open a note in a new window from the Quick switcher, one can invoke this hotkey: But it’s easy to forget this four-key shortcut, and it’s noticeably missing from the hotkey row at the bottom of… --- ## [Quick switcher shortcut to 'open in default app'](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/quick-switcher-shortcut-to-open-in-default-app/98479)
**Author:** [@dmantisk](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/dmantisk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 4:57am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/quick-switcher-shortcut-to-open-in-default-app/98479 "2025-03-20T04:57:36Z")
Use case or problem I have pdf files stored in my vault that I prefer to view through a dedicated pdf app. Currently if I want to quickly open a pdf I open it via quick switcher, and then use the menu to open in default… --- ## [Quick Switcher: Toggle to \*only\* make a new note with SHIFT+ENTER shortcut](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/quick-switcher-toggle-to-only-make-a-new-note-with-shift-enter-shortcut/48576)
**Author:** [@Ruq](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Ruq)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/quick-switcher-toggle-to-only-make-a-new-note-with-shift-enter-shortcut/48576 "2025-02-18T22:30:03Z")
Currently, if no already existing note is made, pressing enter after typing in a word or phrase will create a new note in the current directory with that name. This occasionally leads to me accidentally creating new not… --- ## [Sort quick switcher search results by popularity or date](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/sort-quick-switcher-search-results-by-popularity-or-date/4291)
**Author:** [@Gnopps](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Gnopps)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/sort-quick-switcher-search-results-by-popularity-or-date/4291 "2024-12-06T18:07:47Z")
When using Ctrl-O to switch to another file it would be useful if the results could be sorted by something else than by their name. In my case I have several files with similar titles but one of them is more frequently … --- ## [Quick Switcher search seems to behave differently and miss some request](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/quick-switcher-search-seems-to-behave-differently-and-miss-some-request/56222)
**Author:** [@Oskiator](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Oskiator)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/quick-switcher-search-seems-to-behave-differently-and-miss-some-request/56222 "2024-07-01T13:04:28Z")
Hi, It seems that the Quick Switcher Research doesn’t give me the same responses that before. Usually, I can find a note with the Quick Switcher by writing several letters present in the title of the note I’m looking f… --- ## [Fuzzy search file contents with Quickswitcher++](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/fuzzy-search-file-contents-with-quickswitcher/11994)
**Author:** [@janmeppe](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/janmeppe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/fuzzy-search-file-contents-with-quickswitcher/11994 "2024-05-07T19:23:02Z")
Hi all. One killer feature for me in Roam is the ability to fuzzy search in both filenames and file contents. I have done some extensive searching but haven’t found the ability to do this in Quickswitcher++. Use case o… --- ## [Bookmark Quick Switcher Temporary Workaround](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/bookmark-quick-switcher-temporary-workaround/59765)
**Author:** [@Milky](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Milky)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/bookmark-quick-switcher-temporary-workaround/59765 "2024-05-03T18:23:31Z")
This is for anyone that wants to exclude bookmarks from their quick switcher, since they have priority over file names. Hopefully, we will get an option in the near future to set the priority of items in quick switcher. … --- ## [Get an array of all files, including non-existent ones?](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/get-an-array-of-all-files-including-non-existent-ones/70207)
**Author:** [@JohnnyBallz](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/JohnnyBallz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/get-an-array-of-all-files-including-non-existent-ones/70207 "2023-10-27T15:18:55Z")
I notice that the quick switcher always includes non-existent files for which there’s a backlink. If I understand correctly, this means that somewhere in the Obsidian API there’s a method or data structure that conta… --- ## [Emphasize and document tap shift then return creates a new file in quick switcher on mobile](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/emphasize-and-document-tap-shift-then-return-creates-a-new-file-in-quick-switcher-on-mobile/34733)
**Author:** [@unialAND](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/unialAND)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/emphasize-and-document-tap-shift-then-return-creates-a-new-file-in-quick-switcher-on-mobile/34733 "2022-03-26T23:08:41Z")
Two Things: Within quick switcher, emphasize a “tap shift” then “tap return” creates a new file on mobile. Make a mention of this within the documentation Quick Switcher documentation. Platform iOS Android \*not sur… --- ## [Ex-Evernote \> Newbie Obsidian user with a few questions :)](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/ex-evernote-newbie-obsidian-user-with-a-few-questions/50646)
**Author:** [@andy4222](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/andy4222)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/ex-evernote-newbie-obsidian-user-with-a-few-questions/50646 "2022-12-26T10:48:54Z")
Hi friends, loving Obsidian but trying to figure out a few things (which I didn’t find an answer on searching). What I want: Quick Switcher shows results with the note’s name + directory. I have 2-3 levels of directo… [Next page](https://forum.obsidian.md/tag/quick-switcher/5.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=quick-switcher)