Enhanced search and replace

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An inline editor search and replace panel for Obsidian.

Features

• Inline find panel in the editor.
• Find and replace mode.
• Match case, whole word, and regex.
• Highlights matches in the current editor.
• Esc closes the panel globally (even when the input is not focused).

Hotkeys

Bind hotkeys for this plugin via Obsidian settings:

1. Open Settings → Hotkeys.
2. Search Enhanced search and replace (or just Find).
3. Bind these commands:
   • Enhanced search and replace: Find
   • Enhanced search and replace: Find and replace

Suggested defaults:

• Windows / Linux: Ctrl+F → Find, Ctrl+H → Find and replace
• macOS: Cmd+F → Find (set the other one to your preference)

You can also trigger via Command Palette: Cmd/Ctrl+P and search Enhanced search and replace: Find.

Install (manual)

• Copy main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css to:
  • <Vault>/.obsidian/plugins/enhanced-search-replace/
• Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin.

Development

npm install
npm run dev

Build

npm run build

Notes

• The search UI is implemented as a CodeMirror 6 panel.
• Some internal editor fields (like the underlying CodeMirror view) are accessed via Obsidian runtime objects.