diff --git a/src/components/ModalVault.svelte b/src/components/ModalVault.svelte
index dd6f4b9..c0cab8a 100644
--- a/src/components/ModalVault.svelte
+++ b/src/components/ModalVault.svelte
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
     searchQuery = searchHistory[historySearchIndex]
     eventBus.enable('vault')
     eventBus.on('vault', 'enter', openNoteAndCloseModal)
-    eventBus.on('vault', 'shift-enter', createNoteAndCloseModal)
-    eventBus.on('vault', 'ctrl-enter', openNoteInNewPane)
-    eventBus.on('vault', 'alt-enter', insertLink)
+    eventBus.on('vault', 'create-note', createNoteAndCloseModal)
+    eventBus.on('vault', 'open-in-new-pane', openNoteInNewPane)
+    eventBus.on('vault', 'insert-link', insertLink)
     eventBus.on('vault', 'tab', switchToInFileModal)
     eventBus.on('vault', 'arrow-up', () => moveIndex(-1))
     eventBus.on('vault', 'arrow-down', () => moveIndex(1))
@@ -105,9 +105,12 @@
     openNote(note, newPane)
   }
 
-  async function createNoteAndCloseModal(): Promise<void> {
+  async function createNoteAndCloseModal(opt?: {
+    newLeaf: boolean
+  }): Promise<void> {
+    console.log(opt)
     try {
-      await createNote(searchQuery)
+      await createNote(searchQuery, opt?.newLeaf)
     } catch (e) {
       new Notice((e as Error).message)
       return
@@ -208,6 +211,7 @@
     <span class="prompt-instruction-command">↹</span>
     <span>to switch to In-File Search</span>
   </div>
+
   <br />
 
   <div class="prompt-instruction">
@@ -218,17 +222,22 @@
     <span class="prompt-instruction-command">shift ↵</span>
     <span>to create</span>
   </div>
+  <div class="prompt-instruction">
+    <span class="prompt-instruction-command">ctrl shift ↵</span>
+    <span>to create in a new pane</span>
+  </div>
+
+  <br />
+
   <div class="prompt-instruction">
     <span class="prompt-instruction-command">alt ↵</span>
     <span>to insert a link</span>
   </div>
-  <div class="prompt-instruction">
-    <span class="prompt-instruction-command">esc</span><span>to close</span>
-  </div>
-  <br />
-
   <div class="prompt-instruction">
     <span class="prompt-instruction-command">ctrl+h</span><span
       >to toggle context</span>
   </div>
+  <div class="prompt-instruction">
+    <span class="prompt-instruction-command">esc</span><span>to close</span>
+  </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index bcc56e2..2371b92 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { eventBus } from './globals'
 import { registerAPI } from '@vanakat/plugin-api'
 import api from './api'
 import { loadSearchHistory } from './search-history'
+import { get } from 'svelte/store'
 
 // let mainWindow: { on: any; off: any } | null = null
 // try {
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ export default class OmnisearchPlugin extends Plugin {
 
     _registerAPI(this)
 
-    if (settings.ribbonIcon) {
+    if (get(settings).ribbonIcon) {
       this.addRibbonButton()
     }
 
diff --git a/src/modals.ts b/src/modals.ts
index a393d4e..91ee5e7 100644
--- a/src/modals.ts
+++ b/src/modals.ts
@@ -62,26 +62,35 @@ abstract class OmnisearchModal extends Modal {
     }
 
     // #endregion Up/Down navigation
+
+    // Open in new pane
     this.scope.register(['Mod'], 'Enter', e => {
       e.preventDefault()
-      eventBus.emit('ctrl-enter') // Open in new pane
+      eventBus.emit('open-in-new-pane')
     })
 
+    // Insert link
     this.scope.register(['Alt'], 'Enter', e => {
       e.preventDefault()
-      eventBus.emit('alt-enter') // Insert link
+      eventBus.emit('insert-link')
     })
 
+    // Create a new note
     this.scope.register(['Shift'], 'Enter', e => {
       e.preventDefault()
-      eventBus.emit('shift-enter') // Create a new note
+      eventBus.emit('create-note')
+    })
+    this.scope.register(['Ctrl', 'Shift'], 'Enter', e => {
+      e.preventDefault()
+      eventBus.emit('create-note', { newLeaf: true })
     })
 
+    // Open in current pane
     this.scope.register([], 'Enter', e => {
       if (!isInputComposition()) {
         // Check if the user is still typing
         e.preventDefault()
-        eventBus.emit('enter') // Open in current pane
+        eventBus.emit('enter')
       }
     })
 
diff --git a/src/notes.ts b/src/notes.ts
index 77d168b..e194bee 100644
--- a/src/notes.ts
+++ b/src/notes.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
-import { MarkdownView, TFile, type CachedMetadata } from 'obsidian'
+import {
+  MarkdownView,
+  TFile,
+  WorkspaceLeaf,
+  type CachedMetadata,
+} from 'obsidian'
 import {
   notesCacheFilePath,
   type IndexedNote,
   type ResultNote,
 } from './globals'
-import { stringsToRegex } from './utils'
+import { stringsToRegex, wait } from './utils'
 import { settings } from './settings'
+import { get } from 'svelte/store'
 
 /**
  * This is an in-memory cache of the notes, with all their computed fields
@@ -20,7 +26,7 @@ export function resetNotesCache(): void {
 
 export async function loadNotesCache(): Promise<void> {
   if (
-    settings.storeIndexInFile &&
+    get(settings).storeIndexInFile &&
     (await app.vault.adapter.exists(notesCacheFilePath))
   ) {
     try {
@@ -93,7 +99,7 @@ export async function openNote(
   })
 }
 
-export async function createNote(name: string): Promise<void> {
+export async function createNote(name: string, newLeaf = false): Promise<void> {
   try {
     let pathPrefix = ''
     switch (app.vault.getConfig('newFileLocation')) {
@@ -107,14 +113,7 @@ export async function createNote(name: string): Promise<void> {
         pathPrefix = ''
         break
     }
-    const file = await app.vault.create(`${pathPrefix}${name}.md`, '')
-    await app.workspace.openLinkText(file.path, '')
-    const view = app.workspace.getActiveViewOfType(MarkdownView)
-    if (!view) {
-      throw new Error('OmniSearch - No active MarkdownView')
-    }
-    const pos = view.editor.offsetToPos(name.length + 5)
-    pos.ch = 0
+    app.workspace.openLinkText(`${pathPrefix}${name}.md`, '', newLeaf)
   } catch (e) {
     ;(e as any).message =
       'OmniSearch - Could not create note: ' + (e as any).message
diff --git a/src/query.ts b/src/query.ts
index 1bb8d2a..a88c6e2 100644
--- a/src/query.ts
+++ b/src/query.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { get } from 'svelte/store'
 import { settings } from './settings'
 import { removeDiacritics, stripSurroundingQuotes } from './utils'
 import { parseQuery } from './vendor/parse-query'
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ export class Query {
   public exclusions: QueryToken[] = []
 
   constructor(text = '') {
-    if (settings.ignoreDiacritics) text = removeDiacritics(text)
+    if (get(settings).ignoreDiacritics) text = removeDiacritics(text)
     const tokens = parseQuery(text.toLowerCase(), { tokenize: true })
     this.exclusions = tokens.exclude.text
       .map(this.formatToken)
diff --git a/src/search.ts b/src/search.ts
index 02d1fdb..fb6ff39 100644
--- a/src/search.ts
+++ b/src/search.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
   wait,
 } from './utils'
 import type { Query } from './query'
-import { settings } from './settings'
+import { settings as storeSettings } from './settings'
 import {
   removeNoteFromCache,
   getNoteFromCache,
@@ -31,10 +31,13 @@ import {
   saveNotesCacheToFile,
   isCacheOutdated,
 } from './notes'
+import { get } from 'svelte/store'
 
 let minisearchInstance: MiniSearch<IndexedNote>
 let isIndexChanged: boolean
 
+const settings = get(storeSettings)
+
 const tokenize = (text: string): string[] => {
   const tokens = text.split(SPACE_OR_PUNCTUATION)
   const chsSegmenter = (app as any).plugins.plugins['cm-chs-patch']
@@ -140,6 +143,7 @@ export async function initGlobalSearchIndex(): Promise<void> {
  */
 async function search(query: Query): Promise<SearchResult[]> {
   if (!query.segmentsToStr()) return []
+  
   let results = minisearchInstance.search(query.segmentsToStr(), {
     prefix: true,
     fuzzy: term => (term.length > 4 ? 0.2 : false),