Import Zettelkasten notes

If you've been using the Zettelkasten method to name and link your notes, you may need to convert links from [[UID]] to [[UID My note title]].

For example, if you have a note with the name 202301011230 My note title and link to it from another note using only the UID, [[202301011230]]. Since Obsidian uses the full name of the note to resolve internal links, links like these will break.

To update all [[UID]] links in your vault to use the full name of the note instead, use the Format converter.

  1. Open Settings.
  2. Under Core plugins, enable Format converter and close the Settings window.
  3. In the ribbon, on the left side of the app window, select Open format convert ( lucide-binary.svg > icon ).
  4. Enable Zettelkasten link fixer.
  5. Select Start conversion. This will convert all the notes in your entire vault.
Zettelkasten link beautifier

Format converter can also beautify your links by removing the UID from the display name. For example, [[UID]] converts to [[UID My note title|My note title]].

To beautify your Zettelkasten links, enable Zettelkasten link beautifier in the format converter window.

You can also use the Unique note creator to create Zettelkasten notes in Obsidian.