Quick Open

Quick Open lets you locate and open any file in the vault instantly from the keyboard — the core feature for leaving the mouse behind and speeding up navigation.

Note

Shortcut: Ctrl+O.

How to Use It

  1. Press Ctrl+O to open the Quick Open panel.
  2. Type a keyword to fuzzy search by file name; when the panel opens it first shows recently visited files, so you can pick one without typing anything.
  3. Use the arrow keys to choose a result and press Enter to open it, or click it directly.
  4. Press Esc to close the panel.

Two Search Modes

You can switch the search target at the top of the panel:

Mode Description
Search files Fuzzy match by file name / path inside the current vault
Search vaults Search across and switch between the vaults you have added

Fuzzy matching is supported — you don't need the full file name:

  • Typing note matches my-note.md, note-management.md
  • Typing 2024di matches 2024-diary.md
  • Typing proj readme matches projects/README.md (cross-level matches work too)

Filtering by Tag

The input box supports #tag keyword syntax:

#tech cache

This first takes the documents carrying the #tech tag, then filters by "cache" across file names and content. See 03-Knowledge-Management/06-Tags.

Tip

The search scope is every file in the currently active vault. To search another vault, switch to it first (see 04-File-Management/01-Vaults).

Recently Visited Files

When the panel opens it shows a recently visited list, so frequently used files are one click away without searching each time.

Opening Directly in a Split

You can choose how to open a result right from the list, without opening it first and splitting afterwards:

Action Effect
Open Open in the current pane
Open in right split Create a left/right split pane and open the file there
Open in bottom split Create a top/bottom split pane and open the file there
Open in new window Open in a separate window

For more on splits, see 05-Navigation-Search/04-Split-and-Panes.

Relationship to the Command Palette

  • Quick Open (Ctrl+O) searches files.
  • Command Palette (Ctrl+P) searches commands.

Together they let you do almost everything from the keyboard alone.