Command palette, language, and Vim mode

Command Palette

Press Cmd+Shift+P (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) to open the Command Palette. Type to search for any command, setting, or action. This is the fastest way to access any feature in Baram.

Language

Baram supports English and Korean interface languages.

1. Open Settings > Language (Cmd+, then select Language tab)
2. Select your preferred language
3. The entire UI updates immediately — menus, dialogs, settings, and the Welcome screen

The app defaults to the system language if supported, otherwise English.

Vim Mode

Turn on Settings > Editor > Vim Keybindings (off by default) for modal editing. One switch covers three surfaces:

• Source Mode and code files — full vim, including text objects, . repeat, / search, macros and registers
• WYSIWYG — modal editing on the rendered document: motions, operators with counts, f/t find, / search, visual and visual-line mode, zz, Space to toggle a task, and :w / :q / :N line jumps. Text objects, . repeat and marks are not there yet
• Code blocks inside a document — full vim; j/k and the arrows cross in and out of the block, Esc in normal mode returns to the document, and your mode (normal or insert) follows the cursor across the boundary whether you move by keyboard or mouse
• Math, Mermaid, SVG, HTML and query blocks — i on a selected block opens its editor, Esc returns to the block

The status bar shows the current mode (-- NORMAL --, -- INSERT --, -- VISUAL --, or -- INSERT (math) -- while a block editor holds the keys) and doubles as the : and / command line. Vim commands work with the Korean IME active — in normal mode keys resolve by physical position, so j moves down even when it would type ㅓ.

Vim key sequences are a separate layer from app shortcuts and are not remappable in Settings > Keybindings.

📖 The full command list is in the Keyboard Shortcuts reference.

Keyboard Shortcuts

All keyboard shortcuts can be customized in Settings > Keybindings:

1. Search for a shortcut by name or key combination
2. Click Edit on any shortcut to start capturing a new key combination
3. Press the desired keys — if there’s a conflict, Baram shows which command already uses that combination
4. Click Apply to confirm, or Cancel to keep the current binding
5. Click the reset button to restore an individual shortcut to its default

Use Reset All at the bottom to restore all shortcuts to defaults.

See the full Keyboard Shortcuts Reference for all available shortcuts.

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