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What I’m trying to do

I am trying to find a plug-in which can match or improve on a TheBrain function in notes which automatically underlines with dots any word or phrase that matches an existing Thought (the term for an individual note). This match will also

How it works in TheBrain

This is how a match appears in the note pane of TheBrain

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The user can either ignore or it access a set of options in a popup menu:
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  • Activate will open that thought/note
  • Link will convert the word(s) to a link to that thought/note
  • Insert Thought or Web Link will allow a user to add a link to a different thought/note or URL


Meanwhile the thought/note itself, in this case Bearly, will add an unlinked mention which the user can confirm or leave unlinked

This last part is already well matched within Obsidian, but I’ve yet to find a solution with any of the core or community plugins for the first use, where it’s extremely useful to be able to see at a glance, without any input or delay, any existing files that match that name. (TheBrain allows you to filter out common words, and the process doesn’t seem to add much in the way of overhead.)

I’m sure I’m missing something in Obsidian which can do this, but so far I’ve not been successful.

Plugins I’ve tried

  • Content Linker
  • Virtual Linker/Glossary
  • Note Linker with Previewer
  • Backlinks
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Thanks, @harr. It sort of does it, but it’s not as elegant and doesn’t seem to be configurable. Thanks anyway

not really the answer you’re looking for (and i admit i never used theBrain and only skimmed the requirements)

i’m using dynamic highlights to alert me to certain things, usually to do with proofing my texts

the regex functionality of it i especially like

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thanks @Yurcee much appreciated