Wiki Links & Backlinks

Connect notes with [[wiki links]]. memrynote tracks links bidirectionally, so every note knows what points to it.

Creating a Link

Type [[ and start typing the title. An autocomplete dropdown appears with matching notes.

• Match found: press Enter or click to insert a link to that note.
• No match: pressing Enter creates a new note with that title and links it.
• Audio file found: pick Link for a normal reference or Embed for an inline audio block.

The link displays the target's current title, but the underlying reference uses a stable ID — renaming the target doesn't break the link.

Following a Link

Click any wiki link to open the target in a new tab. ⌘+click to open in the background; ⌥+click to open in a split pane.

Backlinks Panel

The collapsible Backlinks section at the bottom of every note lists every other note that links to it.

Each entry shows:

• The source note's title
• A snippet of the surrounding text
• A timestamp
• A click target to open the source note

Graph View

The sidebar Graph entry opens a force-directed map of your notes and the links between them. Useful for finding orphan notes or unexpectedly large clusters.

• Nodes are notes; edges are wiki links.
• Click a node to open the note in a tab.
• Hover to highlight neighbors.

Renaming Targets

Renaming a note:

• Updates the display text in inbound links
• Preserves the link target (stable ID)
• Updates search and the backlinks panel immediately

You don't need to find-and-replace [[Old title]] references — memrynote rewires display text everywhere.

Deleting a Linked Note

Deleting a target leaves "broken" wiki links rendered with a strikethrough. Recreating a note with the same title doesn't automatically restore the link — wiki links bind to IDs, not titles.

If you need to repair broken links, use the inline link menu: it lets you re-target to an existing note or create a new one with the displayed title.

Practical Patterns

• Index notes — a note titled "Inbox" or "Daily" that links to many others. Backlinks make navigation trivial.
• Tag-as-link — type [[topic]] once at the bottom of any note. Click it later to see everything that mentions the topic.
• MOCs (Maps of Content) — short curated notes that link out to a topic's key references.

Power Tip

Wiki link autocomplete also matches on tags and audio files. Typing [[#topic]] searches notes that carry that tag. (Tags themselves are tracked separately — see Properties & Tags.)