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jon-vii6k downloadsCursor-style ghost text autocomplete for linking to notes.
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Ghost text autocomplete for wiki-links in Obsidian.
Type naturally. When you start typing a note name, ghost text appears inline. Press Tab to accept and create the link.
Features
- Ghost text, not popups — Non-intrusive inline suggestions that don't break your flow
- Tab to accept — Fast keyboard-driven workflow
- Smart context — Won't suggest inside existing links, code blocks, or frontmatter
- Frecency scoring — Ranks suggestions by frequency + recency of use
- Phrase matching — "mach learn" matches "Machine Learning"
- Alias support — Searches frontmatter aliases alongside note titles
- Auto-space — Optionally adds a space after accepting (configurable)
Installation
Using BRAT (recommended)
- Install BRAT from Community Plugins
- Open BRAT settings → Add Beta Plugin
- Enter:
Jon-Vii/obsidian-tab-link - Enable the plugin
Manual Installation
- Download the latest release from GitHub Releases
- Extract to
<vault>/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-tab-link/ - Enable in Settings → Community Plugins
Usage
- Start typing text that matches a note name (5+ characters by default)
- Ghost text appears showing the suggested completion
- Press Tab to accept → creates the link
- Press Escape or keep typing to dismiss
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Tab |
Accept suggestion |
Escape |
Dismiss suggestion |
Space |
Dismiss and continue typing |
| Arrow keys | Dismiss suggestion |
Settings
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enable ghost text | On | Toggle suggestions on/off |
| Auto-space after link | On | Add space after accepting a link |
| Minimum characters | 5 | Characters needed before suggestions appear (3-8) |
| Debounce delay | 150ms | Wait time after typing before showing suggestions |
| Excluded folders | — | Comma-separated folders to ignore |
How It Works
- Trie-based matching — O(k) prefix lookups where k = query length
- Frecency scoring — Recently and frequently linked notes rank higher
- Performance-conscious — Debounced updates, chunked indexing on startup
License
MIT
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Insert wiki-links with inline ghost-text autocompletion that shows note-name suggestions as you type. Press Tab to accept completions and create links; use context-aware matching that skips code, frontmatter and existing links, with frecency ranking, phrase matching and alias support.Details
Current version
1.2.5
Last updated
10 months ago
Created
10 months ago
Updates
22 releases
Downloads
6k
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.0.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT