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Virtual Note (Alias) Creator

by Keith Pieper
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Description

Create a lightweight virtual note from a note in Obsidian's File Explorer. The generated note contains only an embed of the source, so the same content can appear in another folder without duplicating it.

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Latest Version

1.5.2
a month ago

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Virtual Note (Alias) Creator

Create a lightweight virtual note from a note in Obsidian's File Explorer. The generated note contains only an embed of the source, so the same content can appear in another folder without duplicating it.

Illustrative virtual-note workflow

The image is an illustrative example of the workflow, not a screenshot of the plugin.

Install

  1. Copy this folder to /.obsidian/plugins/virtual-note-alias/.
  2. Open Settings → Community plugins.
  3. Enable Virtual Note (Alias) Creator.

This is a prebuilt plugin; no npm or build step is required.

Usage

  1. In the File Explorer, right-click a Markdown note.
  2. Choose Create Virtual Note.
  3. Pick the destination folder.
  4. Obsidian creates a file named Source Basename (virtual).md containing an embed of the source.

If that filename exists, a numeric suffix is added. Existing virtual notes cannot be virtualized again, which prevents recursive chains.

Limitations

  • The plugin creates a normal Markdown file and adds no frontmatter.
  • The source must be a Markdown file.
  • The embed follows the source, so edits remain centralized in the original.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.

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