# Plugin that allows links to folders

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/plugin-that-allows-links-to-folders/95718>\
**Category:** Plugins\
**Tags:** plugin-release\
**Created:** [January 30, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/plugin-that-allows-links-to-folders/95718 "2025-01-30T21:44:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![SteveOC](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@SteveOC](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/SteveOC)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/plugin-that-allows-links-to-folders/95718/1 "2025-01-30T21:44:59Z")

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Hi there,

I recently released v1 of a plugin that enables links to folders (like `[[folder/or/subfolder/]]`

> **[GitHub - SteveOverSea/obsidian-folder-links: Obsidian Plugin that enables using links to...](https://github.com/SteveOverSea/obsidian-folder-links)**
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> Obsidian Plugin that enables using links to folders.

There is already a lot of discussion about a feature like this at [https://forum.obsidian.md/t/allow-links-to-folders/](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/allow-links-to-folders/) - and I certainly see myself adding some suggestions and ideas from there in future.

For now the plugin works in reading and editor mode and adjust its link color (exactly like the regular links) based on the existence or non-existence of that linked folder.

On click the folder link reveals the folder in the file-explorer.

I’m happy for feedback or further suggestions, that I will introduce over time.

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**Author:** ![PaulDickson](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/pauldickson/32/68414_2.png) [@PaulDickson](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/PaulDickson)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2025, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/plugin-that-allows-links-to-folders/95718/2 "2025-02-01T12:35:36Z")

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Thanks for sharing Steve

I have been using Meta Bind Buttons with Open commands, will check your plugin out tomorrow 😉

Paul

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**Author:** ![crap123577](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a183cd/32.png) [@crap123577](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/crap123577)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/plugin-that-allows-links-to-folders/95718/3 "2025-05-05T14:39:34Z")

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Great new extension thanks! Would it be possible to have the backlinks either list all of the files in the linked folder or highlight the folder in the tree like clicking the actual link does? Currently, this extension doesn’t appear to affect the backlink functionality at all so obsidian adds a backlink to a file that doesn’t exist instead of to the folder or the files within it

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**Author:** ![SteveOC](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@SteveOC](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/SteveOC)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2025, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/plugin-that-allows-links-to-folders/95718/4 "2025-05-10T09:52:13Z")

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Thanks for your response!

It is true that I haven’t considered the effect of backlinks yet in this plugin. I’ll have a look soon and think about a proper way to handle this!

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**Author:** ![SteveOC](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@SteveOC](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/SteveOC)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/plugin-that-allows-links-to-folders/95718/5 "2025-05-25T12:52:26Z")

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I just updated my plugin which now supports also the outgoing links tab!

Backlinks itself won’t make sense, cause currently you cannot open a folder (as a tab) in obsidian, so you could never see the folder itself with its list of other files linking to it.

But I guess the “Outgoing Links” Tab was anyway what you meant 😉