Reference Note

Create new notes by cloning properties from any existing note.

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What it does

Reference Note lets you use any note as a template. It copies the properties you choose into a new note. Useful for creating notes that share a same set of properties. So you will not have to manually re-type them every time.

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How to use

Three ways to trigger it:

Trigger	How
Ribbon icon	Click the icon in the left sidebar (works on the currently open note)
Command palette	Run "Reference Note: Use this note as reference"
Right-click menu	Right-click any .md note in the file explorer → "Use as reference"

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The modal

After triggering, a modal appears:

• Note name — pre-filled with {source note name} Copy. Edit it freely.
• Properties to carry over — checklist of all properties keys. All checked by default (except keys listed in your "Default excluded keys" setting).
• Target folder — searchable input, defaults to the source note's folder.
• Link back to source — when enabled, adds a source: "[[Note Name]]" property to the new note.

Click Create (or press Enter) to create and open the new note. If a note with the same name already exists, a number suffix is appended automatically (Note Copy 2, Note Copy 3, …).

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Result

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Settings

Go to Settings → Community Plugins → Reference Note.

Setting	Default	Description
Excluded keys	(empty)	Keys unchecked by default in the modal
Source link property	source	The property name used for the "Link back to source" feature

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Author

Rafael Mehdiyev

License

MIT