Tag Scope

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You do not need to remember the exact path to your notes or build a complex storage structure in advance. Add key tags at any nesting level to your notes, and Tag Scope will suggest relevant filters to help you find what you need, even in a large knowledge base. Get the most out of your tag system.

Tag Scope gradually narrows the set of notes using tags, then refines the search by note name, path, aliases, and a frontmatter title property (such as title).

Search supports fuzzy matching. The interface has a minimal, native Obsidian look, adapts to mobile devices, and supports keyboard use for the main actions.

Link insertion mode (Insert link) is an alternative to Obsidian's standard suggestions when entering a note link: find a note with Tag Scope and insert the link directly into the editor.

Features in detail

• Tag filtering. Narrow the results with multiple tags. A parent tag also matches notes with nested tags.
• Include and exclude filters. Add a tag to the result set or exclude notes that have it.
• Relevant tag suggestions. Suggestions update based on the current results and show how many notes have each tag and its nested tags.
• Fuzzy search. Search tags, note names and paths, aliases, and frontmatter titles.
• Exclude tags from search. Hide tags and nested tags while keeping the notes that contain them in the results.
• Exclude notes by tag. Remove notes with specified tags or their nested tags from the results.
• Obsidian settings. Files and folders excluded in Obsidian's settings are omitted from search.
• Result counters. See the number of matching notes and available tags.
• File actions. Open notes using the default or alternate behavior, or reveal them in Obsidian's File Explorer.
• Link insertion. Search for a note from the editor and insert a link to it in the current file. Selected text can be used as the link alias.

To start a search, run Open search from the command palette or select Open search by tags from the ribbon. To insert a link, place the cursor in the editor and run Insert link.

Example workflow

Suppose you are looking for a note containing the minutes of a work meeting. Notes on this topic use the work and meeting tags.

1. Run Open search, enter work in the tag field, and select the suggestion. The results will include notes with this tag and its nested tags.
2. Suggestions update to reflect the remaining notes. Enter meeting and select the suggestion to keep notes that have both tags.
3. To exclude canceled meetings, for example, enter !status/canceled in the tag field and select the suggestion. Notes with this tag will be removed from the current result set.
4. Enter part of a note name, path, alias, or title property value in the note search field to refine the results.
5. Select a result with the arrow keys and press Enter to open the note using the default behavior.

Keyboard shortcuts and interactions

Selected tags, search results, and their tags have context menus.

Settings

• Tag suggestion sort order. Choose how equally relevant tag suggestions are sorted: by name or by usage count in the current result set.
• Default note opening behavior. Choose whether to open notes in the current tab or a new tab. The alternate action uses the other behavior.
• Note title property. Enter a frontmatter property name, such as title, to use its string value as the note title. Leave it empty to use the filename.
• Exclude tags from search. These tags and their nested tags are excluded from search and suggestions, but notes containing them remain visible.
• Exclude notes from search by tag. Notes with these tags or their nested tags are excluded from search results.