Anki Note Linker

You can easily connect your Anki notes together by this add-on, forming a web of interconnected information. By establishing links between relevant notes, you can create a comprehensive and organized knowledge base that reflects the relationships between various concepts, ideas, and topics.

Link Format

[Link Title|nidxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

The link title is the content displayed in the card. If the title contains[, it needs to be escaped with\[

x is the ID of the note, consisting of 13 digits

Usage

In the editor:

Copy note ID

Copy the ID of the current note in the editor by using the right-click menu or pressing Alt+Shift+C

Copy note link

Copy the link of the current note in the editor by using the right-click menu or pressing Alt+Shift+L

Insert link with copied note ID

Generate a link from the note ID in the clipboard and the currently selected text by either using the right-click menu or pressing Alt+Shift+V

Insert new link

Generate a new link from the currently selected text by either using the right-click menu or pressing Alt+Shift+N

Double-clicking the generated link allows adding a corresponding new note

Insert link template

Generate a link template from the currently selected text by either using the right-click menu or pressing Alt+Shift+T

The generated link template looks like this: [selected text|nid], you need to manually complete it

Note: If no text is selected, using the above actions will generate a link without a title

Open current note in new window

Open current note in new window by using the right-click menu or pressing Alt+Shift+W

Open the note corresponding to the link

Double click link to open the corresponding note in a new window

In the links panel / graph panel:

Left click link to open the corresponding note in the current window

Right click link to open the corresponding note in a new window

Middle click link to open the corresponding note in the browser (unsupported in graph view)

In the previewer / reviewer / global graph:

Left click link to open the corresponding note in an editor window

Right click link to open the corresponding note in a previewer window

Global relationship graph (Experimental)

Entrance: Menu -> Anki Note Linker -> Global Relationship Graph (Experimental)

Please set the video driver in Anki preference to an option other than Software, as it can significantly decrease graphic performance

Customize shortcut keys

You can customize the shortcut keys according to your preferences in add-on configuration

If there is no response when using the shortcut key, it may be due to a shortcut key conflict. Please try changing the shortcut key

How to display notes properly without this add-on (such as in AnkiDroid、AnkiMobile)

This add-on automatically renders note links as corresponding content. However, without the add-on, the links will not be rendered, such as on mobile devices

If you have generated note links and need to use them without the add-on, you can follow the steps below to operate:

In the card template, add a class attribute "linkRender" to each note field, you can also customize its name

<div class="linkRender">{{Front}}</div>
<div class="linkRender">{{Back}}</div>
<!-- If the field already has a class attribute, 
you can use a space to separate the new attribute from the original one -->
<div class="otherClassName linkRender">{{Addition}}</div>

Copy the following code to the end of the card template

<script>
    function renderLinks(_) {
        for (const element of document.getElementsByClassName("linkRender")) {
            element.innerHTML = element.innerHTML.replace(
                /\[((?:[^\[]|\\\[)*)\|nid\d{13}\]/g,
                (match, title) => title.replace(/\\\[/g, '[')
            )
        }
    }
    try { AnkiNoteLinkerIsActive } catch (err) {
        if (document.readyState !== "loading") renderLinks(null)
        else document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", renderLinks, { once: true })
    }
</script>

After completing these operations, Anki will automatically display the correct note content without this add-on

This add-on is inspired by Obsidian

The following projects were used in this project:

The implementation of this add-on is inspired by the following add-ons:

Add-on code：1077002392

gugutu/Anki-Note-Linker