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Link Markdown Files to Each Other on Mac

The quick answer

Save both files, then put a standard Markdown link in the first file. Its path starts from that file’s folder. In Zizeg, click the rendered link in Preview to open the target.

Link to a file and a heading

[Meeting notes](notes.md)
[Action items](notes.md#action-items)
[Checklist](project/checklist.md)

The first two links expect notes.md beside the current file. The second jumps to a heading named Action items. The third expects checklist.md inside the project folder.

  • Choose where the link opens. In Zizeg, go to Preferences → General → Open linked Markdown files to set the default. Hold Command as you click to use the other tab behavior.
  • Keep the relative paths intact. If a target moves, update its link. macOS may ask you to grant access to the containing folder. Zizeg asks for confirmation before opening runnable files such as scripts.

Try it with your Markdown.

Open a familiar file and see both views in Zizeg.

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