Symlink Manager 1.1.0

What's new in 1.1.0

This release substantially expands Symlink Manager beyond directory links.

Linked Obsidian vaults

Link another Obsidian vault into your current vault and work with its content effectively as part of the parent vault's file tree. Open and edit notes, manage files and folders, and move or copy files across what would normally be a vault boundary while keeping the linked vault physically separate.

When you want to work with the linked vault independently, right-click it and choose Open vault. Obsidian will open or focus the target vault while leaving the current vault open.

File symlinks

Symlink Manager can now create and manage symbolic links to individual files as well as directories. Symlinks to Markdown (.md) files work particularly well in Obsidian, allowing a note stored elsewhere on your computer to behave like a normal note inside the vault without creating another copy.

Other improvements

Create links to files or directories using the native picker or an absolute path.
Open linked files in their operating-system default application.
Improved symbolic-link detection and handling.
Improved vault refresh behaviour after creating links.
Expanded documentation covering linked-vault workflows and known Obsidian symlink behaviour.
Note about non-Markdown files

On Windows, Obsidian may recognise symlinks to PDFs, images and other non-Markdown files but fail to render their target content. The links themselves remain valid and can normally be opened using Open in default app. See the README for details.