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Graph

Visualise your notes and their connections in a 2d graph

The graph view provides a visual representation of your notes and their interconnections, allowing you to see the relationships between ideas at a glance. It transforms your workspace into an interactive knowledge graph where each note appears as a node connected by links.

The Basics

The graph view displays all notes in your workspace as nodes, with links between them shown as connecting lines. Each node represents a markdown file, and connections form when notes reference each other through internal links.

  • Interactive visualization: Nodes can be dragged to reorganize the graph layout, with physics simulation keeping connected notes clustered together
  • Visual indicators: Nodes are made up from 3 types of entities. Notes, Daily/Weekly entries and Tags.

Navigate and interact with your knowledge graph using these methods:

  • Click any node to open the corresponding note in the editor (opens as a new tab)
  • Drag nodes to manually arrange the graph layout to your preference (this is just for the session and not stored)
  • Zoom in and out using scroll gestures or zoom controls to focus on specific clusters or view the entire network
  • Hover over nodes to preview note titles and see immediate connections highlighted
  • The graph uses force-directed layout algorithms to automatically position related notes near each other

Understanding Connections

The graph view reveals different types of relationships:

  • Direct links: Solid lines connect notes that directly reference each other through [[internal links]]
  • Tag connections: Notes sharing common tags cluster together, with tags being the origin for the links.
  • Orphan notes: Unconnected notes appear as isolated nodes, helping identify content that might need linking
  • Link strength: More references between notes can create stronger visual connections in the graph