0.9.0 (2025-07-30)
This release adds experimental note editor support!
To enable the experimental editor feature, you must add the following configuration to your Basalt configuration file:
experimental_editor = trueModes
Important
In the future, the modes will follow the Obsidian modes more strictly: Reading, Live Preview Editing, and Source Mode Editing.
Read Mode
Renders the note without Markdown syntax, similar in function to Obsidian's Reading view.
Key Mappings
| Mapping | Description |
|---|---|
↑
| Move cursor up by one line |
↓
| Move cursor down by one line |
Ctrl+D
| Scroll down by half a page |
Ctrl+U
| Scroll up by half a page |
View Mode
View mode displays the source of the Markdown node directly under the cursor, making editing easier. View is the default display mode.
Key Mappings
| Mapping | Description |
|---|---|
→
| Move cursor forward by one character |
←
| Move cursor backward by one character |
↑
| Move cursor up by one line |
↓
| Move cursor down by one line |
Alt+→
| Move cursor forward by word |
Alt+←
| Move cursor backward by word |
Ctrl+D
| Scroll down by half a page |
Ctrl+U
| Scroll up by half a page |
Edit Mode
Edit mode allows you to make changes to your note.
Key Mappings
Warning
Edit mode key mappings cannot be modified.
Edit mode uses a crate called tui-textarea and provides the following default key mappings:
| Mapping | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl+H, Backspace
| Delete one character before cursor |
Ctrl+D, Delete
| Delete one character next to cursor |
Ctrl+M, Enter
| Insert newline |
Ctrl+K
| Delete from cursor to the end of line |
Ctrl+J
| Delete from cursor to the beginning of line |
Ctrl+W, Alt+H, Alt+Backspace
| Delete one word before cursor |
Alt+D, Alt+Delete
| Delete one word next to cursor |
Ctrl+U
| Undo |
Ctrl+R
| Redo |
Ctrl+C, Copy
| Copy selected text |
Ctrl+X, Cut
| Cut selected text |
Ctrl+Y, Paste
| Paste yanked text |
Ctrl+F, →
| Move cursor forward by one character |
Ctrl+B, ←
| Move cursor backward by one character |
Ctrl+P, ↑
| Move cursor up by one line |
Ctrl+N, ↓
| Move cursor down by one line |
Alt+F, Ctrl+→
| Move cursor forward by word |
Alt+B, Ctrl+←
| Move cursor backward by word |
Alt+], Alt+P, Ctrl+↑
| Move cursor up by paragraph |
Alt+[, Alt+N, Ctrl+↓
| Move cursor down by paragraph |
Ctrl+E, End, Ctrl+Alt+F, Ctrl+Alt+→
| Move cursor to the end of line |
Ctrl+A, Home, Ctrl+Alt+B, Ctrl+Alt+←
| Move cursor to the beginning of line |
Alt+<, Ctrl+Alt+P, Ctrl+Alt+↑
| Move cursor to top of document |
Alt+>, Ctrl+Alt+N, Ctrl+Alt+↓
| Move cursor to bottom of document |
Ctrl+V, PageDown
| Scroll down by page |
Alt+V, PageUp
|
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Full Changelog: basalt/v0.8.0...basalt/v0.9.0