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mzettel

mzettel

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mzettel README

mzettel (Markdown zettelkasten) is an extension to facilitate the creation of your own zettelkasten using customizable markdown files.

There is a sister repo and extension but this one is the regularly maintained.

Usage

Create a new note using the command palette (CMD/CTRL + Shift + P).

CMD + Shift + P -> mzettel note

It will prompt you to enter the title of the note and will build and open a preformatted note in the current workspace.

Toggle Marp preview

CMD + Shift + P -> mzettel note link to clipboard

Prepare a markdown link for the current note and put it to the clipboard.

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Use alt + z to create a new note.
  • Use alt + l to send the current note link to the clipboard.

Configurations

  • mzettel.notesPath: Give the path were to put the zettelkasten notes. If not set will put the note in the current folder.
  • mzettel.notesTemplate: The template to use for the notes. You can use ${date} and ${title} parameters.
  • mzettel.filenameTemplate: The template to use for the note file name. You can use ${date}, ${time} and ${title} parameters. It's an array of string. A new line is created for each element of the array.
  • mzettel.titleSeparator: Character(s) used to replace the spaces the in title for the filename.
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