EasyLink for Obsidian

Find and create links to similar notes, effortlessly.

EasyLink supercharges your note-linking workflow. Instead of manually searching for related ideas, simply select a phrase, run the command, and get an instant, ranked list of the most relevant content from your entire vault, complete with rich previews.

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✨ What's New in the Latest Version

• Completely Redesigned Result Modal: Search results now display a beautiful, theme-aware preview of the content, not just plain text.
• Keyword Highlighting: Your search terms are now highlighted within the preview, making it easy to see why a result is relevant.
• Powerful Keyboard Workflow: Use Enter to insert a link and Ctrl/Cmd + Enter to open the note in a new tab, all without leaving your keyboard.
• Right-Click Menu: Access EasyLink directly from the editor's context menu for an even faster workflow.

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Core Features

• Intelligent, Contextual Search: Finds similar content based on shared keywords.
• Relevance Scoring: Ranks results with a similarity score (%) to show the most relevant content first.
• Precise Linking: Creates wiki-links directly to specific headings or blocks.
• Highly Customizable:
  • Exclude specific folders from search.
  • Include the current file in search results.
  • Adjust the maximum number of results.
  • Set a minimum similarity score to filter out noise.

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How to Use

1. Select Text: Highlight a word, phrase, or sentence in your note.
2. Run Command:
   • Click the link icon in the left ribbon.
   • Right-click on the selection and choose "EasyLink: Find similar content".
   • OR, open the Command Palette (Ctrl/Cmd + P) and run the command EasyLink: Find similar content for selection.
3. Review Previews: A pop-up modal will appear, showing rich previews of similar content, sorted by the highest relevance score.
4. Choose an Action:
   • Press Enter: Inserts a perfectly formatted link ([[Note#^blockId|Your Selected Text]]) at your cursor's position.
   • Press Ctrl + Enter (or Cmd + Enter on macOS): Opens the source note in a new tab for quick reference.

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Installation

From the Community Plugins Store

1. In Obsidian, go to Settings -> Community plugins.
2. Make sure "Restricted mode" is off.
3. Click Browse and search for "EasyLink".
4. Click Install, and then, once it's finished, click Enable.

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Support

If you find this plugin helpful, your support would be greatly appreciated! It helps me dedicate more time to creating and improving tools for the Obsidian community. Thank you!