Scroll Control

Scroll one line at a time with Ctrl+Up/Down, just like in VSCode, Notepad++, Sublime Text, and other code editors.

That's it. One job, done right.

What it does

In most code editors, Ctrl+Up and Ctrl+Down scroll the viewport by one line without moving the cursor. Obsidian doesn't have this by default. This plugin adds it.

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Up	Scroll viewport up by one line
Ctrl+Down	Scroll viewport down by one line

The cursor stays where it is. Only the view moves.

Installation

From Obsidian Community Plugins (recommended)

1. Open Settings > Community plugins > Browse
2. Search for Scroll Control
3. Click Install, then Enable

Manual installation

1. Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest release
2. Create a folder scroll-control inside your vault's .obsidian/plugins/ directory
3. Place the downloaded files in that folder
4. Restart Obsidian and enable the plugin under Settings > Community plugins

Customizing hotkeys

Ctrl+Up and Ctrl+Down are bound inside the editor itself, which is what lets the scroll repeat while you hold the key down.

If you would rather use different keys, open Settings > Scroll Control and turn off Use built-in Ctrl+Up/Down. Then go to Settings > Hotkeys, search for "Scroll Control", and assign whatever you like to the two commands:

• Scroll Control: Scroll line up
• Scroll Control: Scroll line down

Both commands are always available in the command palette, whether the built-in binding is on or off.

Development

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/soringherghisan/obsidian-scroll-control.git
cd obsidian-scroll-control

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build for development (watches for changes)
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build

To test locally, symlink or copy the repo into your vault's .obsidian/plugins/scroll-control/ directory.

License

MIT