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Changelog

v2.1.0-beta.1

August 13, 2026

Cited By Sidebar, filename author fields

Highlights

Cited By Sidebar

The Cited By Sidebar showing which notes in the vault cite the active Literature Note, with search-result-style excerpt cards grouped by source file

A new sidebar view shows which notes in the vault cite the active Literature Note. Open it from the command palette via 'Open cited by'. Results are grouped by source file, each with an occurrence count, and every occurrence displays an excerpt from the citing note styled as a search-result card. Click any occurrence to jump to its location in the editor.

The toolbar offers four controls, consistent with the Backlinks panel:

  • Show search filter opens a text field that narrows results by file path or excerpt content.
  • Show more context switches between a compact 100-character excerpt and the full enclosing block (a list item or a section).
  • Change sort order offers six modes: file name (A → Z, Z → A), modified time (new → old, old → new), and created time (new → old, old → new).
  • Collapse results folds or unfolds all source groups at once.

What's New

  • Filename templates can now include authors and authorsShort helper variables, consistent with the note template data.
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