⚡️ Ideas
Lucas Santoro Lucas Santoro Feb 25, 2026

Backlinks in right side bar (similar to Obsidian's)

Explain the problem as you see it

Comming from Obsidian, bidirectional linking is very important. While possible in Tana, I only see the backlinks ("references") at the bottom of the page.

Why is this a problem for you?

I end up not using them as much because with no easy navigation back and forth between pages, there is no much benefit to networked thought. It ends up working as a collection of independent documents (every node is a paragraph inside a title node. Title nodes can be grouped by date or hashtag)

Suggest a solution

Please make a right side bar (similar to Obsidian's) for backlinks.

  • Mentions with links (#count)

node text with highlighted mention (#count)
> child node (#count)
highlighted mention in another node (#count)

  • Mentions without links (#count)

bla, bla, bla, highlighted mention (#count)

Just copy their side bar

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