And using documentation) opens an iThoughtsX mind map called, you guessed it, “ExtraInfo documentation.”Ĭreated notes can also have backlinks to the place where you linked to them. Almost any application that stores its documents on your disk can be a note hub.ĮxtraInfo recognizes the original TaskPaper tag syntax, so documentation) will open your configured “note” app with a document called “ExtraInfo documentation.” In my setup (and the default configuration), this creates or opens an nvALT document. You can define different “types” for notes, so you can store your info in an OmniOutliner outline, an nvALT note, or even an iThoughts or MindNode mind map, and have different types of notes for different scenarios. Anywhere you can type text, you can link additional information in any format you need. You can expand on ideas inside mind map nodes, link notes to tasks in OmniFocus, link notes in nvALT to MindNode maps, and so on.

It runs as a macOS Service that you can run with a shortcut key on highlighted text containing an “info link” and a note will be opened (and created if needed).

The ExtraInfo service brings the features of the TaskPaper script ExtraInfo to any app you’re editing text in.

ExtraInfo FYI, this project is listed as 'retired.' It may no longer function or I may just not be updating it anymore.

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