Zk

Zk is a plain text note-taking assistant that helps manage and create notes with linking capabilities.

Note Types

Zettel: Atomic notes stored in the "archive" directory. These use ID-based filenames (e.g., a1b2c3d4.md) for unique identification and are designed to be linked together in a Zettelkasten system. Template: note.md.
Journal Entry: Daily journal notes in the "journal" directory. These use date-time based filenames (e.g., 2023-10-01_12-00-00.md) for chronological organization. Template: journal.md.

The Zk configuration is defined in home/private_dot_config/zk/config.toml.

Key configuration sections:

[note]: Default settings for all notes (title, filename format, extension, template, ID generation).
[group.archive.note]: Specific settings for archive/zettel notes (ID filename, note.md template).
[group.journal.note]: Specific settings for journal notes (date-time filename, journal.md template).
[format.markdown]: Markdown-specific formatting (link format [[filename|title]], hashtag support).

Templates are located in home/private_dot_config/zk/templates/ and use Handlebars syntax for dynamic content.

note.md: Basic note template with frontmatter for title and tags, followed by content placeholder.
journal.md: Journal template with frontmatter including date-based title, datetime, day of week, and tags, followed by content placeholder.

See the zk-nvim section in Neovim docs for custom commands and keymaps that integrate Zk with Neovim.