Obsidian/Q/What's the fastest way to create a new page according to a template in obsidian? Is there a keyboard shortcut?
What's the fastest way to create a new page according to a template in Obsidian? Is there a keyboard shortcut?
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- Short answer: The core Templates plugin does not create a brand-new note from a template—it only inserts template text into the active note. Obsidian ships no default hotkey for template commands; you assign one under Settings → Hotkeys. For fastest “new file + template content”, use a community workflow (QuickAdd Template choice or Templater folder/trigger templates) and bind that command to a shortcut.
- Core Templates (insert only)
- Enable Settings → Core plugins → Templates, set Template folder location, then run
Templates: Insert template (ribbon Insert template, or Command palette). Optional related commands: Templates: Insert current date, Templates: Insert current time. - Keyboard shortcut: none by default. Search
Templates: Insert template in Settings → Hotkeys, click +, press your combo (many people use something like Ctrl+Alt+T / Cmd+Option+T—pick one that does not conflict). - Two-step “new page” with core only:
File: Create new note (Ctrl+N / Cmd+N), then your Templates: Insert template hotkey or palette command—works but is slower than a single “create from template” command.
- Core plugins that create a new note with a template (specific flows)
- Daily notes — set Template file location in Daily notes settings; new daily notes get that template automatically (often bound via Open today's daily note hotkey, not a generic “any template” key).
- Unique note creator — can use the same
{{date}} / {{time}} variables when creating zettel-style notes; configure template in that plugin’s settings.
- Fastest general “new note from this template” (community)
- QuickAdd — add a Template choice (template path + target folder), run
QuickAdd: Run QuickAdd once to verify, then in Hotkeys bind the choice’s command (e.g. QuickAdd: <your choice name>) to one key. One shortcut → new file in the right folder with template applied. - Templater — for automation beyond plain insertion: Folder templates (auto-apply when creating in a folder), Trigger Templater on new file creation, and/or add templates to Templater’s hotkey list so
Templater: <template> is bindable.
- Net: Yes, you can use a keyboard shortcut, but you (or a plugin) must assign it—except where Daily notes / Unique note creator already apply a configured template as part of their own “create note” commands.
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