{"repo":"mnaoumov/obsidian-backlink-cache","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/mnaoumov/obsidian-backlink-cache","clone":"git clone https://github.com/mnaoumov/obsidian-backlink-cache.git","description":"Obsidian plugin that stores backlink cache to speed up app.metadataCache.getBacklinksForFile().","language":"TypeScript","stars":52,"topics":["obsidian","obsidian-md","obsidian-plugin"],"license":"MIT","category":"productivity","readme_excerpt":"Backlink Cache Asking Obsidian which notes link to this one means scanning every note in the vault. On a large vault that is slow enough to be felt — the Backlinks pane lags, and every plugin that needs backlinks pays the same cost, repeatedly. This plugin keeps a backlink index and answers from it instead. The Backlinks pane gets faster, and so does anything else that asks. On a small vault you will not notice; that is the point at which you do not need it. More screenshots Demo vault The documentation is an interactive demo vault. Every feature has a note that explains what it does and why you would want it, with buttons that measure the difference for real. Start reading here — it is plain markdown, so it works on GitHub with nothing installed. A copy of the vault ships with every release. You can access it via any of the following: 1. Running the Backlink Cache: Open demo vault command. 2. Downloading backlink-cache-demo-vault- .zip ( is the release version) from the Releases. 3. Browsing its source in demo-vault/ in this repository. What it does - A backlink index that keeps itself current , so the Backlinks pane and every plugin that asks for backlinks stop rescanning the vault. 01 Backlink cache - Three ways to ask — fast from the cache, safe after pending changes settle, or the original built-in implementation for comparison. 02 Fast, safe, and original backlinks - Canvas files are indexed too , and their links are exposed through getCache() , which Obsidian leaves em","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/mnaoumov","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/mnaoumov/obsidian-backlink-cache/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}