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Lucas Santoro Lucas Santoro Feb 25, 2026
Posted Wed, Feb 25, 2026 4:24 PM

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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