diff --git a/manifest-beta.json b/manifest-beta.json
index 6f67936..7ea5551 100644
--- a/manifest-beta.json
+++ b/manifest-beta.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"id": "omnisearch",
 	"name": "Omnisearch",
-	"version": "1.14.0",
+	"version": "1.14.1-beta.2",
 	"minAppVersion": "1.0.0",
 	"description": "A search engine that just works",
 	"author": "Simon Cambier",
diff --git a/src/components/ModalVault.svelte b/src/components/ModalVault.svelte
index ebee3fa..b35d964 100644
--- a/src/components/ModalVault.svelte
+++ b/src/components/ModalVault.svelte
@@ -39,9 +39,24 @@
   let indexingStepDesc = ''
   let searching = true
   let refInput: InputSearch | undefined
+  let openInNewPaneKey: string
+  let openInCurrentPaneKey: string
+  let createInNewPaneKey: string
+  let createInCurrentPaneKey: string
 
   $: selectedNote = resultNotes[selectedIndex]
   $: searchQuery = searchQuery ?? previousQuery
+  $: if (settings.openInNewPane) {
+    openInNewPaneKey = '↵'
+    openInCurrentPaneKey = getCtrlKeyLabel() + ' ↵'
+    createInNewPaneKey = 'shift ↵'
+    createInCurrentPaneKey = 'ctrl shift ↵'
+  } else {
+    openInNewPaneKey = getCtrlKeyLabel() + ' ↵'
+    openInCurrentPaneKey = '↵'
+    createInNewPaneKey = 'ctrl shift ↵'
+    createInCurrentPaneKey = 'shift ↵'
+  }
   $: if (searchQuery) {
     searching = true
     updateResults().then(() => {
@@ -309,7 +324,7 @@
     <span>to cycle history</span>
   </div>
   <div class="prompt-instruction">
-    <span class="prompt-instruction-command">↵</span><span>to open</span>
+    <span class="prompt-instruction-command">{openInCurrentPaneKey}</span><span>to open</span>
   </div>
   <div class="prompt-instruction">
     <span class="prompt-instruction-command">tab</span>
@@ -317,15 +332,15 @@
   </div>
 
   <div class="prompt-instruction">
-    <span class="prompt-instruction-command">{getCtrlKeyLabel()} ↵</span>
+    <span class="prompt-instruction-command">{openInNewPaneKey}</span>
     <span>to open in a new pane</span>
   </div>
   <div class="prompt-instruction">
-    <span class="prompt-instruction-command">shift ↵</span>
+    <span class="prompt-instruction-command">{createInCurrentPaneKey}</span>
     <span>to create</span>
   </div>
   <div class="prompt-instruction">
-    <span class="prompt-instruction-command">ctrl shift ↵</span>
+    <span class="prompt-instruction-command">{createInNewPaneKey}</span>
     <span>to create in a new pane</span>
   </div>
 
diff --git a/src/components/modals.ts b/src/components/modals.ts
index 7b16729..17478ff 100644
--- a/src/components/modals.ts
+++ b/src/components/modals.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { App, Modal, TFile } from 'obsidian'
+import type { Modifier } from 'obsidian'
 import ModalVault from './ModalVault.svelte'
 import ModalInFile from './ModalInFile.svelte'
 import { eventBus, EventNames, isInputComposition } from '../globals'
+import { settings } from '../settings'
 
 abstract class OmnisearchModal extends Modal {
   protected constructor(app: App) {
@@ -61,8 +63,24 @@ abstract class OmnisearchModal extends Modal {
 
     // #endregion Up/Down navigation
 
+    let openInCurrentPaneKey: Modifier[]
+    let openInNewPaneKey: Modifier[]
+    let createInCurrentPaneKey: Modifier[]
+    let createInNewPaneKey: Modifier[]
+    if (settings.openInNewPane) {
+      openInCurrentPaneKey = ['Mod']
+      openInNewPaneKey = []
+      createInCurrentPaneKey = ['Ctrl', 'Shift']
+      createInNewPaneKey = ['Shift']
+    } else {
+      openInCurrentPaneKey = []
+      openInNewPaneKey = ['Mod']
+      createInCurrentPaneKey = ['Shift']
+      createInNewPaneKey = ['Ctrl', 'Shift']
+    }
+
     // Open in new pane
-    this.scope.register(['Mod'], 'Enter', e => {
+    this.scope.register(openInNewPaneKey, 'Enter', e => {
       e.preventDefault()
       eventBus.emit('open-in-new-pane')
     })
@@ -74,17 +92,17 @@ abstract class OmnisearchModal extends Modal {
     })
 
     // Create a new note
-    this.scope.register(['Shift'], 'Enter', e => {
+    this.scope.register(createInCurrentPaneKey, 'Enter', e => {
       e.preventDefault()
       eventBus.emit('create-note')
     })
-    this.scope.register(['Ctrl', 'Shift'], 'Enter', e => {
+    this.scope.register(createInNewPaneKey, 'Enter', e => {
       e.preventDefault()
       eventBus.emit('create-note', { newLeaf: true })
     })
 
     // Open in current pane
-    this.scope.register([], 'Enter', e => {
+    this.scope.register(openInCurrentPaneKey, 'Enter', e => {
       if (!isInputComposition()) {
         // Check if the user is still typing
         e.preventDefault()
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index 0d2548f..32d2485 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export interface OmnisearchSettings extends WeightingSettings {
   simpleSearch: boolean
   highlight: boolean
   splitCamelCase: boolean
+  openInNewPane: boolean
   verboseLogging: boolean
 }
 
@@ -246,6 +247,18 @@ export class SettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
         })
       )
 
+    new Setting(containerEl)
+      .setName('Open in new pane')
+      .setDesc(
+        'Open and create files in a new pane instead of the current pane.'
+      )
+      .addToggle(toggle =>
+        toggle.setValue(settings.openInNewPane).onChange(async v => {
+          settings.openInNewPane = v
+          await saveSettings(this.plugin)
+        })
+      )
+
     //#endregion Behavior
 
     //#region User Interface
@@ -445,6 +458,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: OmnisearchSettings = {
   PDFIndexing: false,
   imagesIndexing: false,
   splitCamelCase: false,
+  openInNewPane: false,
 
   ribbonIcon: true,
   showExcerpt: true,
diff --git a/versions.json b/versions.json
index 199be64..20bcba2 100644
--- a/versions.json
+++ b/versions.json
@@ -105,5 +105,7 @@
 	"1.13.0-beta.2": "1.0.0",
 	"1.13.0": "1.0.0",
 	"1.14.0-beta.1": "1.0.0",
-	"1.14.0": "1.0.0"
+	"1.14.0": "1.0.0",
+	"1.14.1-beta.1": "1.0.0",
+	"1.14.1-beta.2": "1.0.0"
 }
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