Generate Dynamic Links to Sibling Notes in the Current Folder (Excludes Current Note)

[JasonToups]

What this does

It generates a list of links to the other files within the current folder, while excluding creating a link for the current file.

Consider it an Index of Links.

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Sibling Notes

Link to Gist

<%*
/** List links to other notes in this folder, excluding the current note by title. 
    Optionally also exclude by "stripped" title (removes a leading Zettel-style ID). */

const currentPath  = tp.file.path;
const folderPath   = tp.file.folder(true);
const currentTitle = tp.file.title;

// Toggle this: if true, also exclude notes whose title matches your title after stripping the ID
const EXCLUDE_BY_STRIPPED = true;

// Strip a leading Zettelkasten-like ID: "20250905 My Note" -> "My Note"
const stripZid = (s) => {
  // If your IDs are just "first token before the first space", use:
  // return s.split(" ").slice(1).join(" ").trim();
  // More robust: remove leading 6+ digits (optionally with -/_ digits), then spaces
  return s.replace(/^\s*\d{6,}([-_]\d+)?\s+/, "").trim();
};

const currentTitleStripped = stripZid(currentTitle);

if (!folderPath || !currentPath) {
  tR += "> ⚠️ Save this note into a folder before generating links.";
} else {
  const folder = app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(folderPath);
  if (!folder || !("children" in folder)) {
    tR += `> ⚠️ Couldn’t resolve folder: \`${folderPath}\`.`;
  } else {
    const links = folder.children 
      .filter(f => ("extension" in f) && f.extension === "md")
      .filter(f => {
        // Always exclude the exact same file by path (safety)
        if (f.path === currentPath) return false;

        // Exclude by exact title
        if (f.basename === currentTitle) return false;

        // Optionally exclude by stripped title
        if (EXCLUDE_BY_STRIPPED && stripZid(f.basename) === currentTitleStripped) return false;

        return true;
      })
      .sort((a, b) => a.basename.localeCompare(b.basename, undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: "base" }))
      .map(f => `- [[${f.basename}]]`)
      .join("\n");

    tR += links || "> _(No other Markdown files found in this folder.)_";
  }
}

// Debug (open DevTools with ⌘⌥I) or (View > Open Developer Tools): 
// console.log({ currentTitle, currentTitleStripped, folderPath, currentPath });
%>

If you copy the code from here, make sure you Paste As Plan Text in your template file.

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How this is helpful

I work with a ton of folders in my main Obsidian Vault, and I wanted to navigate them more easily.

Here's an example of the script in action.