This macro turns the headings of your active note into separate linked notes. For each heading of the level you choose, it creates a new note named after the heading text and links back to that heading - a fast way to break a big note into atomic, connected notes.
Imported the package above? The script and the Zettelize headings macro are already in place; skip the download and check the two settings below before you run it.
Get the .js file for this user script here, then add it to a Macro choice. To install it, follow how to add a script to a macro, and see the Macro choice docs for a full walkthrough of creating a macro.
The script has two settings. In Settings → QuickAdd, open your macro and click the cog on the script’s step to change them:
- Folder for new notes - where the new notes go. Defaults to
Zettels, which is created if it does not exist; leave it empty to use the vault root. - Heading level - which headings become notes. Defaults to
3, meaning headings with three pound symbols, like### header.
The script looks for headers in your active file with the desired level. If such a header is found, it will ignore the first ‘word’ (any sequence of characters - i.e., letters, numbers, symbols, etc - followed by a space). Then, it will create a file with a name containing the remaining text in the heading.
In that file, it will link to the heading it created the file from.