# Can I link between notes?

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/can-i-link-between-notes/49>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [4 May 2018 07:16 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/can-i-link-between-notes/49 "2018-05-04T07:16:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 16\
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**Author:** ![zblesk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/zblesk/32/11_2.png) [@zblesk](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/zblesk)\
**Post date:** [4 May 2018 07:16 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/can-i-link-between-notes/49/1 "2018-05-04T07:16:30Z")

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Is it possible to link from one note to another? How?

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**Author:** ![foxmask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c68b51/32.png) [@foxmask](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/foxmask)\
**Post date:** [4 May 2018 07:58 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/can-i-link-between-notes/49/2 "2018-05-04T07:58:48Z")

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ues [it's is](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/134), since a few days 🙂

> You can create a link to a note by specifying its ID in the URL. For example:  
> ` [Link to my note](:/0b0d62d15e60409dac34f354b6e9e839)`  
> Since getting the ID of a note is not straightforward, each app provides a way to create such link.  
> In the desktop app, right click on a note an select "Copy Markdown link".  
> In the mobile app, open a note and, in the top right menu, select "Copy Markdown link".  
> You can then paste this link anywhere in another note.

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**Author:** ![zblesk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/zblesk/32/11_2.png) [@zblesk](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/zblesk)\
**Post date:** [4 May 2018 11:51 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/can-i-link-between-notes/49/3 "2018-05-04T11:51:10Z")

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I _thought_ I saw something like that in the change log, but I couldn't find it today 😅 and I still can't find it in the app, even now.

When I right click a note in the note list, I get this:

![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/1X/959b0086065c97348e2264faeec11a403b2f821e.png)

This is the desktop app on Windows. I have the latest version, the About dialog says 1.0.85 (prod, win32).

Is it a bug? Or am I being blind again? 😃

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**Author:** ![foxmask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c68b51/32.png) [@foxmask](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/foxmask)\
**Post date:** [4 May 2018 11:56 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/can-i-link-between-notes/49/4 "2018-05-04T11:56:08Z")

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The fix was done 2 days ago and the release made 2 days ago is 1.0.86  
Can you try it?

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**Author:** ![laurent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/laurent)\
**Post date:** [4 May 2018 12:30 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/can-i-link-between-notes/49/5 "2018-05-04T12:30:11Z")

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Yes it's done but not released yet 🙂

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**Author:** ![zblesk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/zblesk/32/11_2.png) [@zblesk](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/zblesk)\
**Post date:** [4 May 2018 13:04 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/can-i-link-between-notes/49/6 "2018-05-04T13:04:32Z")

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🤦‍♀️ well that explains why I couldn't find it in the release notes today. Sorry. 😃

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**Author:** ![foxmask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c68b51/32.png) [@foxmask](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/foxmask)\
**Post date:** [4 May 2018 13:29 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/can-i-link-between-notes/49/7 "2018-05-04T13:29:07Z")

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No problem  
Enjoy

\*\<:o)

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**Author:** ![OndroMih](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/ondromih/32/14693_2.png) [@OndroMih](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/OndroMih)\
**Post date:** [18 August 2022 14:23 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/can-i-link-between-notes/49/8 "2022-08-18T14:23:22Z")

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In the desktop app, it's also possible to drag & drop a note from the sidebar into another note. This is the same as "Copy Markdown link" and paste it into another note.

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**Author:** ![lrkwz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/lrkwz/32/15136_2.png) [@lrkwz](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/lrkwz)\
**Post date:** [5 October 2022 13:26 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/can-i-link-between-notes/49/9 "2022-10-05T13:26:12Z")

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Not for me ☹

Joplin 2.8.8 (prod, linux)

Client ID: 8658637f808941cca847105af4625d2b  
Sync Version: 3  
Profile Version: 41  
Keychain Supported: No

Revision: c2a6a13eb

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**Author:** ![lrkwz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/lrkwz/32/15136_2.png) [@lrkwz](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/lrkwz)\
**Post date:** [5 October 2022 14:30 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/can-i-link-between-notes/49/10 "2022-10-05T14:30:24Z")

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Sorry, I've just understood that it works between notes **in the same notebook** ☺

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**Author:** ![chevdor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/chevdor/32/7965_2.png) [@chevdor](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/chevdor)\
**Post date:** [13 January 2023 16:10 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/can-i-link-between-notes/49/11 "2023-01-13T16:10:07Z")

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I thought I would add an option that I find useful here.

Since I am importing from evernote, I have plenty of broken link looking like:

```auto
 [Some Title](evernote:///view/1234567/some_guids)

```

This is also valid out of the Evenote context if you want to lazily create a link to the note(s) titled `Some Title`.

You may (ab)use the great "Embed Search":

> [@Embed any search - with content!](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/embed-any-search-with-content/14328):
>
> Hi everybody! This is new plugin that allows to embed links returned for any search! It includes searches for tags and notebooks (tag:"some tag" etc) and plain notes To use it type in editor: ```search your search query ``` [Peek 2021-01-26 19-22] As a bonus if note is Todo it can be ticked on/off right from the list. It works for Joplin v.1.7.4 or higher Additional features you can paste sort:asc or sort:desc to sort notes by title ascending or descending A shorthand notebook:this, th…

```auto
``search
"Some Title"
``

```

The plugin allows much more and doing a search to find (what you assume leads to...) one single note is overkill but it works and this is rather convenient.

Unlike the direct link to a note however, it will break if you rename the target note whereas the direct link, that uses the guid, will still work.

The cool think with Joplin is that users have several options and can decide... this is refreshing coming from Evernote 🙂

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**Author:** ![uiop\_on](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9d8465/32.png) [@uiop\_on](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/uiop_on)\
**Post date:** [18 March 2023 02:49 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/can-i-link-between-notes/49/12 "2023-03-18T02:49:46Z")

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You can also install a plugin like Quick Links (Tools \> Options \> Plugins \> Search for plugins: type 'quick links') which lets you link to another note just by typing @@ in the markdown editor.

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**Author:** ![chevdor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/chevdor/32/7965_2.png) [@chevdor](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/chevdor)\
**Post date:** [22 April 2023 17:37 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/can-i-link-between-notes/49/13 "2023-04-22T17:37:42Z")

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I was not using Quick Links for no reason until now, it makes things definitely way easier/faster.  
👍

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**Author:** ![sepremento](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/sepremento/32/13413_2.png) [@sepremento](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/sepremento)\
**Post date:** [16 December 2023 17:28 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/can-i-link-between-notes/49/14 "2023-12-16T17:28:44Z")

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Hesitant to create another topic. How can I create a link to another note with an `<a href="">` tag? I want to create a relatively complex table with clickable links in one of my notes, so I do this:

```html
<table>
	<tr>
		<th colspan="2"></th>
		<th colspan="2">Real Class</th>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td colspan="2"></td>
		<th>True</th>
		<th>False</th>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<th rowspan="2">Predicted Class</th>
		<th>True</th>
		<td>TP</td>
		<td><a href="">FP</a></td> <!-- what should I put here? -->
	</tr>
    ...
</table>

```

Markdown links don't work here, so I went with anchor tags, but don't seem to work either. What do I do?

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**Author:** ![roman\_r\_m](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/roman_r_m/32/3297_2.png) [@roman\_r\_m](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/roman_r_m)\
**Post date:** [16 December 2023 21:34 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/can-i-link-between-notes/49/15 "2023-12-16T21:34:50Z")

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try `<a href=":/123">` where 123 is note id

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**Author:** ![sepremento](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/sepremento/32/13413_2.png) [@sepremento](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/sepremento)\
**Post date:** [17 December 2023 08:48 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/can-i-link-between-notes/49/16 "2023-12-17T08:48:39Z")

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Thank you! I tried this initially but for some reason it was not working. Then after reading your post I decided to try further and then updated the app... long story short this method works.