Obsidian Recommendations

General

Type --- on the first line of a note to create a Front Matter “stub”.
- The alias property has been quite useful to give notes multiple names (makes it easier to find a note with the quick switcher).
- tags can also be added this way.
Use [[ note name ]] for internal note linking.
- Furthermore, in the settings under “Core plugins” see “Backlinks” for easier navigation.
You can cycle through open vaults on Mac by using Cmd + backtick (SRC).
Obsidian Formattings Docs.

A set of (default or changed) hotkeys I find useful.

Cmd + T - Toggle checkbox status
- Useful for todo lists.
Cmd + L - Toggle bullet list
Cmd + Shift + K - Delete line
I prefer setting the hotkeys to the following so that they are the same as in VSCode.
- Cmd + P - Quick switcher: Open quick switcher
- Cmd + Shift + P - Command palette: Open command palette
- Cmd + N - Create new note
- Cmd + Shift + F - Search: Search in all files

Paste URL into selection
- For adding a hyperlink to your selection quickly.
  - Without plugin: select text, Cmd + K, paste the link in Cmd + V.
  - With plugin: select text, paste the link in Cmd + V.
Duplicate Line
- Code editor-like (e.g., VSCode) duplication of lines to the line above or below.
  - Opt + Shift + ↑ - Duplicate Line: Duplicate Line Up
  - Opt + Shift + ↓ - Duplicate Line: Duplicate Line Down
- Note: newer versions are now more advanced, I’m still on v1.

You can use Mermaid diagrams inside Obsidian. Add a code block as shown below. For Starlight: could also consider D2.

``` mermaid
graph TD;
    A-->B;
    A-->C;
    B-->D;
    C-->D;