Feature Request: Support drag-and-drop files/folders to insert clickable file:// hyperlinks

[fireflysss]

Describe feature

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

I'm a long-time user of MyBase Desktop and recently migrated to Trilium Notes (which is amazing, thank you for your great work!).

One key feature I miss from MyBase is:

• Dragging a file from file explorer → insert a clickable file:// hyperlink (instead of importing it as an attachment/File note)
• Dragging a folder from file explorer → insert a clickable file:// hyperlink to open the folder directly

Currently, Trilium:

1. Only supports dragging files (imports as attachment, not a hyperlink)
2. Ignores dragged folders completely

This makes it inconvenient to link to external files/folders without manually copying paths, especially for users who rely on Trilium as a local knowledge hub.

Describe the solution you'd like

1. For files:

   • Add an option (e.g., hold Alt/Cmd while dragging) to insert a file:// hyperlink (instead of importing as attachment)
   • Default behavior can remain importing as attachment (to avoid breaking existing usage)

2. For folders:

   • Support dragging folders directly to insert a file:// hyperlink (folder name as link text)
   • Clicking the link opens the folder in the system file explorer

Additional context

• Use case: I manage project documentation in Trilium and need to link to external design files, data folders, etc., without duplicating files into Trilium.
• System: Windows 10 (also tested on macOS Ventura)
• Trilium version: 0.65.14 (latest stable)

Thank you again for developing Trilium — it's the best open-source local note-taking tool I've used!

[eliandoran]

Hi,

We'll take your use case into consideration. The biggest issue with local links is sync, since the path on two devices can be different then the links are broken.

Trilium version: 0.65.14 (latest stable)

You are using a really old version of Trilium, latest is v0.102.1.

[fireflysss]

@eliandoran
Thank you so much for your reply and explanation!
I’ve already updated to the latest version (v0.102.1), but drag-and-drop to create local file/folder hyperlinks still doesn’t work natively.
I’ve also tried Obsidian, but I find its features too scattered and it requires too much manual setup. I really prefer Trilium because it’s out-of-the-box and saves me a lot of time.
Not everyone needs sync. Many users only use Trilium on one single computer.
Even though I have multiple computers, I use the same drive letters/paths across all of them. If links break occasionally, I can easily fix them by copy-pasting paths. It’s not a big issue for local users.
I truly love Trilium and hope native drag-and-drop for file/folder links can be supported in the future. It would make it perfect for local knowledge management!
Thank you again for your hard work.