Backlinks

A link goes one way when you write it. Backlinks show you the other way: every note that points at the note you are reading. They are how a note collects context over time without you filing anything.

The backlinks panel

Open the right sidebar and choose Backlinks. For the active note it lists:

• Linked mentions: each note that links here, with the line around the link so you can read it in context.
• Unlinked mentions: notes that contain this note’s title (or one of its aliases) as plain text, without a link. They are candidates for new links you did not make yet.

The panel updates as you edit; there is nothing to refresh. The status bar shows the backlink count for the open note.

Outgoing links

The Outgoing links panel lists the notes the current note links to, and links that do not resolve to any note yet. Unresolved links are a useful to-do list: each one is a note you meant to write.

Outline

The Outline panel is a clickable table of contents built from the headings of the current note.

Tips

• Give a note aliases in its properties so mentions using another name are found too.
• Backlinks include links through headings and blocks, such as [[Note#Heading]].
• Turn the module off in settings if you do not use it. Backlinks, outline and the other optional features are individual modules, and editing and saving are always on.

See also Linking notes and the graph.