And iA Writer is far from the first app to do this.
“For me, wiki links are so useful because they reduce friction during note-taking.
I can fully concentrate on taking notes without needing to think about how to sort and organize these notes.
iA Writer
iA Writer uses a now-standard way to link.
When you see a match, you hit return, and it becomes a link.
If the file doesn’t exist yet, the app will create it.
iA Writer
In the future, you could tap these links to navigate your own web.
Some apps, likeCraftandObsidian, let you link to individual paragraphs in the same way.
To include a quote from one of these sources, I can “transclude” it by linking.
iA Writer
“Why did it take so long for wiki-style links to take off?
Or at least saw the usefulness in it.”
This interlinking also needs something to link to before it becomes useful.
Getting started can be daunting, which is fine for early-adopting nerds but less appealing for most other people.
You’ve got your knowledge in there, and you’ve got the links built out.
It’s your mini-brain,” says Mueller.
But it might be time for interlinked notes to go mainstream.
We’re already used to @-linking people on Instagram, Twitter, and in iMessage, and more.
The link is right there, where and when you need it.
And that might be the killer feature that gets us all on board.
