Links
Summary
Create links to various locations using basic and extended syntax.
Dendron provides many ways to create links between notes and assets. This range from regular markdown links to extended syntax such as wikilinks, file links, and much more.
Features
Link to anything
Whether the resource you're linking to is on your hard drive or on the internet, Dendron lets you quickly create a link to it.
Links in Context
See at a glance all notes that link to the current note with backlinks.
Link Previews
Hover over links to get rich previews to get the context before opening navigating to the link.
Quick Link Creation
Use autocomplete or the Dendron: Insert Note Link command to create a link to an existing note. You can also use Dendron: Copy Note Link to create a link from an open note or file.
Quick Link Traversal
Navigate through links without leaving the keyboard using Dendron: Go to. If the link is a website or a custom file format, Dendron will use your system default program to open the link
Visualize links
Connect the docts using the Graph View
Getting Started
Here is a list of resource that will help you start using links in your notes:
- Using wikilinks
- Linking to specific part of a note
- Linking to files that are not notes
- Changing how links are rendered in preview and publishing
- Viewing all notes that have links to this note
- Linking to notes in a different vault
- Linking to files using regular Markdown links
Components
Wiki Links
Wiki links are links surrounded by the two pairs of opening and closing brackets (eg. [[hello]]
)
Block Links
A block link is a Wiki Link that links to Block Anchors.
File Links
A file link is a Wiki Link that links to files in your workspace that are not Dendron notes, or not in a Dendron vault.
Child Links
A child link is a link to a child note created at the end of the note when you view your notes using note preview, or in a published site.
Backlinks
Backlinks are links that point to the current note
Cross Vault Links
Wikilinks that specify which vault it belongs to in a multi vault workspace.
Markdown links
Markdown links are the default way to create links using Markdown.
Children
Backlinks
- Changelog
- FAQ
- 0.2.X
- 0.3.X
- 0.5.X
- 0.04
- 0.31
- 0.73
- 0.74
- 0.82
- 0.83
- Cookbook
- Troubleshooting
- Commands
- Configuration
- Topics
- Multi Vault Setup
- Navigation
- Note Reference
- Tags
- Tasks
- User Notes
- Linking Notes
- Basics
- Editing
- Backlinks
- Links
- Wikilinks
- Academics
- Workspace
- Backlink
- Configuration
- Navigation
- Backlinks Panel
- API
- Topic
- Dendron: Copy Note Link
- Dendron: Go to Note
- Dendron: Rename Note
- Skip Levels