Relations: Links, the Mindmap and the GlobeMap

Notes link to each other: by Markdown links, and by their frontmatter (supersedes, sources, related…). The Relations menu shows those links three ways.

flowchart LR
  B[Notes linking here] --> N((Your note))
  N --> O[Notes it links to]
  N -.->|frontmatter| R[Supersedes, sources, related]

Links (SPC l). A panel of the open note's connections: what it links to, its backlinks, and its frontmatter relations, each under its own heading. Links that name no document are listed too. Enter opens a note, and the panel closes; d also lists the notes two links away. Every terminal and window has it.

The Mindmap (in the GUI). Your note at the centre, the notes one link away around it; d reaches two. Click a note to open it, and the map centres on it.

The GlobeMap (in the GUI). The whole workspace at once: every note and every link, settling into place as you watch.

• drag to pan, the mouse wheel or + and - to zoom, 0 to fit it all again;
• f chooses which links show: every link, the body's links, or the frontmatter's relations;
• l shows or hides the legend;
• click a note to open it.

Colours come from groups, seeded from your schema's types and your folders, so a workspace's shape shows at a glance; the legend names them. Relations › GlobeMap settings… and Mindmap settings… choose how each draws: its theme, its colours, the names, and more.

More: Reference, Chapter 8: Knowledge Graphs and the ADR Lifecycle.