Note Bridge

Your Obsidian vault,
inside Word

Note Bridge connects your Word documents and Obsidian vaults, allowing you to highlight text in Word and reference back to your Obsidian notes without ever leaving your document.

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Tag Assignment

Highlight text and assign
Obsidian tags, right from Word

Right-click any highlighted text to assign tags from your Obsidian vault. Your tag taxonomy becomes a living layer on top of your documents.

Assigning Obsidian tags to highlighted text in Word via the right-click context menu
Note Viewing

Browse linked notes without
leaving your document

Preview your Obsidian notes in a side panel. Stay in flow while referencing your research — no app switching needed.

Viewing Obsidian notes linked to highlighted text in the Word side panel
Canvas Support

Navigate Obsidian canvases
from your Word document

Link text to Obsidian canvas files and explore them visually. Visual thinking meets structured writing.

Viewing an Obsidian canvas linked to text in the Word side panel

Up and running in minutes

Install the companion app

Download the free Note Bridge app. It runs quietly in your menu bar and indexes your Obsidian vault.

Open the add-in in Word

Find Note Bridge on the Home tab in Microsoft Word. The task pane connects to your local vault automatically.

Start tagging and viewing

Highlight text, assign tags, and browse your notes. Everything stays in sync with your vault.

Bridge the gap between writing and research.

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