Markdown File Linker for Nova editor

Markdown File Linker is an extension for the Nova editor that allows you to insert links to local files as Markdown links, perfect for linking between articles in your Jekyll blog!

Usage

To run Markdown File Linker:

• Select the Editor → Insert File Link menu item; or
• Open the command palette and type Insert File Link

You might also choose to set a keyboard shortcut using Nova → Settings… → Key Bindings, such as having Cmd+Shift+L invoke the Insert File Link function.

Results

You choose a local file, such as:

• /Users/matt/Projects/blog/_posts/2023/2023-11-21-yoyozo-how-i-made-a-playdate-game-in-39kb.md

And it will be inserted as:

• /2023/11/21/yoyozo-how-i-made-a-playdate-game-in-39kb/

If you’ve selected some text before invoking the extension, you’ll get:

• [YOYOZO](/2023/11/21/yoyozo-how-i-made-a-playdate-game-in-39kb/)

Configuration

To configure global preferences, open Extensions → Extension Library… then select Markdown File Linker’s Settings tab.

You can customise the following:

• Root Folder Name
  • default: _posts
• Path Transformation Regex
  • default: ^/?(\d{4})/(\d{2})-(\d{2})-(.+)$
• Path Replacement Pattern
  • default: /$1/$2/$3/$4/
• File Extension to Remove (comma separated)
  • default: .md,.markdown

Defaults match those used by Jekyll static site generator and other blogging software.

Download

Grab it from the Nova Extensions website, or from the Extension Library inside the app.