FR: Disable saving excalidraw pop-up on CTRL+S while text editing

Author: dimateosCreated Sep 17, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

I have a bad habit of pressing CTRL+S to save document files I usually press it without thinking to save notes etc instead of relying on the autosave XD

But when it happens while I am editing text I get a pop-up window to save the file in a new .excalidraw file:

  • I added key visualization
  • Happens with all kinds of texts e.g. also text inside shapes / stickies etc
  • Excalidraw.com simply saves to the current file silently: it opens the file save WINDOW only when the file wasn't saved/open before.
  • Interestingly, CTRL+SHIFT+S behaves the same in Obsidian and Excalidraw.com: open the file save WINDOW when NOT editting text. Probably to avoid stopping the text edit (opinionated).
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Describe the solution you'd like

Perform a regular file save like when you save/autosave a file without editing a text etc.

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Additional context

Thanks for all your work Zsolt,

I hope you have positive feelings about me opening this bunch of issues. I use your plugin everyday and with great pleasure, it is truly an incredible tool.

I just feel like opening these issues is the proper way to contribute and help you improve it. Having said that, there is absolutely no expectations nor pressure from my part on you acting on it soon etc. It's just me giving info, which I think you might find interesting to act upon or not, etc... no demands. You usually amaze my with how fast you answer/fix them XD

Ofc this might be obvious, and probably there was no need to state it etc, but after these issues in a row I wanted to say it.

Thanks again, Best regards!

Source: zsviczian/obsidian-excalidraw-plugin