External Folder Sync for Joplin

Bidirectional synchronization between Joplin notebooks and external directories of markdown files.

⚠️ Caution: Backups recommended. Always maintain independent backups of your Joplin notebooks and directory files. This plugin modifies, synchronizes, and moves deleted files to trash automatically. Use at your own risk.

Features

• Link an entire Joplin notebook to an external directory on disk.
• Automatically synchronizes notes as individual .md files with YAML frontmatter.
• Creates new Joplin notes when new markdown files are added to the directory.
• Updates existing notes or files based on 3-way hash tracking and modification timestamps.
• Moves deleted files to a .trash folder inside the directory to prevent accidental data loss.
• Visual indicator: Appends 🔗 to the notebook title when linked.
• Notebook context menu: Right-click any notebook to access the External Folder Sync... dialog.

Usage

1. Right-click any notebook in the sidebar and select External Folder Sync....
2. Choose an external directory to link to the notebook.
3. Notes in the notebook and markdown files in the folder will synchronize automatically.