Known Limitations

This page documents current limitations and features not yet implemented.

Markdown rendering

• Images are not rendered
• Tables are not rendered
• Horizontal rules are not rendered
• Syntax highlighting is not supported
• Inline text styles (bold, italic, strikethrough) are parsed but not styled
• Math blocks ($...$, $$...$$) are not supported
• Footnotes are not supported
• HTML content is not supported
• External links are not clickable
• Code blocks are rendered without syntax highlighting
• Callouts are parsed but types are not visually differentiated
• Task items - [ ] and - [x] work; - [?] is not supported

File operations

• Creating notes or folders is not supported
• Deleting notes or folders is not supported
• Moving notes or folders is not supported
• Copying notes or folders is not supported
• Searching notes is not supported

Experimental editor

The experimental editor is disabled by default and requires configuration to enable. When enabled, it provides a custom-built editor with limited capabilities.

• No undo/redo
• No clipboard (copy/cut/paste)
• No text selection
• No multi-line deletion
• No line/word deletion commands
• No jumping to start/end of line or document
• Edit mode key mappings cannot be customized
• The editor works on individual blocks (paragraphs, headings, etc.) rather than the full document

Configuration

• Edit view key mappings cannot be customized
• Multiple config files are not merged (first found is used)
• Shell expansion in commands is not supported
• Piping in commands is not supported

Obsidian compatibility

Basalt aims to be compatible with Obsidian vaults but does not support all Obsidian features.

• Obsidian plugins are not supported
• Some Obsidian-specific markdown may not render
• Graph view is not available
• Backlinks panel is not available
• Creating vaults is not available