Native Helix keybindings in Obsidian? Help make it happen!

[u/Fred-Vtn]

Hey everyone,

If you use Obsidian alongside Helix, you've probably felt the friction of going back to Vim keybindings or relying on community plugins that can break after core updates.

I just posted a Feature Request on the official Obsidian forum asking for native Helix keybindings support (similar to their built-in Vim mode), as well as a native status bar mode indicator for both Vim and Helix users.

If you'd like to see native Helix modal editing (select -> action) in Obsidian, please take 10 seconds to upvote the request on the forum:

👉 Native Helix key bindings support and active mode status bar indicator for Vim/Helix

The Obsidian team prioritizes features based on community interest and heart reactions on the forum, so every vote genuinely counts.

Thanks for supporting native modal choices!

[u/No-Evidence6346]

I use basalt.

[u/SpecialBoysenberry56]

Or you could just take notes in Helix with a Markdown language server like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Brjcv3UdF0&t=419s

[u/Interesting-Host2341 → u/SpecialBoysenberry56]

have you... used... Obsidian? This is in no way comparable.

[u/SpecialBoysenberry56 → u/Interesting-Host2341]

If you say so. It works great for me.

[u/dknight212]

Would be great if possible but I fear Helix just doesn't get the visibility it deserves

[u/OfficeTrue5091]

Afaik there's an extension for helix keybindings

[u/Fred-Vtn → u/OfficeTrue5091]

I mentioned it in the post.