Features

Vim Motions adds Markdown-aware editing capabilities to Obsidian’s Vim mode. Each feature can be toggled independently in Settings.

Markdown editing

Text objects — 12 Markdown-aware text objects for bold, italic, code, math, links, blockquotes, callouts, code blocks, tags, and table cells. Work with all standard Vim operators (d, c, y, v).
Structural navigation — jump between headings (]h/[h), list items (]l/[l), links (]n/[n), and open buffers (]b/[b). Works with counts and operators.
Tables — cell navigation (]c/[c), row navigation (]r/[r), cell text objects (i|/a|), table manipulation (<Leader>t prefix), auto-formatting, and a cursor-aware table widget for Live Preview.
Hard-wrap formatting — gq/gw operators with Markdown-aware line wrapping. Preserves blockquote, list, and nested structural prefixes on continuation lines.

Hop — jump to any visible position with two keystrokes. Find, word, line, and search motions. Works in operator-pending mode (d + easymotion) and visual mode. Live Preview aware.
Hint mode — Vimium-style keyboard navigation for the entire Obsidian UI. Multiple actions: f activates, F opens in new pane, yf yanks, df closes. Works in editor, sidebar, tab bar, settings, and popout windows.

Workspace navigation — Neovim-style window management: <C-w> splits, gt/gT tabs, gd go-to-definition, gO outline, gf file switcher. Global key handler for non-editor views (PDF, graph, canvas).
Surround — vim-surround implementation: ds/cs/ys/S with Markdown delimiter support. Count-prefix repeats delimiters (2ysiw* → **word**). Dot-repeatable.
Ex commands — 60+ ex commands for file management (:e, :w, :saveas), buffer navigation (:bn, :bp, :b), window management (:sp, :vs, :tabnew), table manipulation, and Obsidian integration (:ob, :sidebar, :grep).

Quality of life — Neovim defaults (Y → y$, Q → @@), smart list continuation on o/O, scrolloff, configurable insert escape sequences, vim mode status bar with optional powerline styling, which-key hints, and chord display.

All features are configurable via the Settings UI, .obsidian.init.lua, or .obsidian.vimrc. See the keybinding cheat sheet for a complete reference of all motions and commands.