EasyLink

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by isitwho

Select text in your editor to find the most similar content from other notes and easily create links.

★ 9 stars↓ 1,381 downloadsUpdated 16d agoMIT
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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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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For plugin developers

Search results and similarity scores are powered by semantic analysis of your plugin's README. If your plugin isn't appearing for searches you'd expect, try updating your README to clearly describe your plugin's purpose, features, and use cases.