@ Symbol Linking

Adds the ability to link using any symbol (e.g. @) in Obsidian. Can limit linking to specific folders, like People/, or map specific characters to open specific folders, like $ to open References/ and @ to open People/ for more information see release 2.0 notes.

Supports aliases (nicknames for a file) that you can set in the properties/metadata of a note via the alias or aliases field.

Settings

• Limit symbol links to only source links from specific directories, like your People/ directory.
• Create a new note from a template in a specified directory if no symbol link is found.
  • As of v2+ you can specify symbols to create notes from specific templates in given directories.
• Turn on compatibility mode to enable symbol linking when plugins that show suggestions like the Tasks plugin are enabled.
• Optionally include the linking symbol in the final link text, e.g. [@evan](./evan.md) as opposed to [evan](./evan.md)

Inferred settings

• Uses the link type specified by your Obsidian "Files & Links" -> "Use [[Wikilinks]]" setting.
• Uses the link format specified by your Obsidian "Files & Links" -> "New link format" setting.

Hotkeys

Supports up, down, enter, and escape keys for navigating the link search popup.

Installing

Search "@ symbol linking" via the built-in community plugin browser in Obsidian.

Contributing

Please open an issue with any suggestions or bug reports.

See developer docs if you'd like to open a PR.

Acknowledgements

The Obsidian team for creating a wonderful product :purple_heart:

The implementation borrows from:

• suggest.ts, file-suggest.ts, folder-suggest.ts, and extension-popup.ts are derived from copyrighted works by Liam Cain, obsidian-periodic-notes.
• obsidian-completr: For suggestion popup hotkey handling