In Bear, you can create links between notes and even link to specific sections of a note. This is great for all kinds of projects, from creating a personal wiki to a table of contents for a book. Here is how this feature works.

Note: As of Bear 1.7, note links will automatically update if the title of the linked note changes.

Link notes quickly with autocomplete

While editing a note:

• Type [[ anywhere to enter the Note Autocomplete tool (that’s two left brackets)
• Type a few letters of another note’s title
• Scroll the results to find the one you need
• Tap it or press Return, and Bear will insert the note link for you

If you are using a hardware keyboard, including on iPad and iPhone, you can use the arrow keys to navigate results, and Return to select.

Link note headings

You can link directly to a specific section in another note. These sections are created by using headings, like this:

• # is for Heading 1
• ## is for Heading 2
• ### is for Heading 3
• and so on

Bear’s note links support H1-H6. To link to a heading in a different note:

• Use the steps listed above to find a note
• Instead of pressing Return on a note, press / (forward slash) to display a list of headings from that note
• Scroll to the heading you want to link
• Press Return

To link to a heading in the note you are currently editing:

• Type [[ to enter the Note Autocomplete tool (that’s two left brackets)
• Follow those brackets with a forward slash, like this: [[/
• Scroll to the heading you want to link
• Press Return

You can also manually copy a link to a heading in a note

• Tap or click the H tag on the left side of the note
• In the options that appear, select Copy Link to Here
• In any note in Bear, select some text and use our link tool to paste the link

With a keyboard on any device, press Command + K to insert a link. Alternatively, on the Mac this command is under Format > Insert Link. On iOS, scroll our Shortcut Bar above the keyboard until you see a link button.

Manually copy a note’s link

You can copy a link to a note from the Note List. On Mac, right-click the note and choose Copy link to note. On iPad and iPhone, swipe left on a note, tap More, scroll the Actions menu, and tap Copy link to note.

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