# AnyType for Zettlekasten **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [May 30, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/anytype-for-zettlekasten/6242 "2022-05-30T01:50:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tisay](https://community.anytype.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/34f0e0/32.png) [@tisay](https://community.anytype.io/u/tisay)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 1:50am UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/anytype-for-zettlekasten/6242/1 "2022-05-30T01:50:11Z")
Hi y’all. I want to use AnyType for the [Zettlekasten](https://zettelkasten.de/introduction/) method. Here is how I have managed so far based on this [YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziE6UExsOrs): - Created a custom object type for fleeting notes (initial annotations) with custom note templates for notes - Created a custom object type for literature notes (summary/key points) with custom note templates for notes - Created a custom object type for permanent notes (organizing for an article to write) with custom map content template - this is where you link to the fleeting/lit notes and create the knowledge graph. Here are my questions: - Is there a more efficient way to manage the custom object types/templates? - I am stuck on the permanent notes bit. I need to be able to setup bi-directional linking (i.e. in each of the notes, I need to be able to link to other notes). Then I need the knowledge graph to show the relations between fleeting, literature, and permanent notes. This is trivial in Obsidian using the [[Link]] notation, is there an equivalent? I know this is vague, so I will try to clarify if folks have questions. Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![Konstantin](https://community.anytype.io/user_avatar/community.anytype.io/konstantin/32/18415_2.png) [@Konstantin](https://community.anytype.io/u/Konstantin)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/anytype-for-zettlekasten/6242/2 "2022-05-30T13:41:35Z")
Oh, that’s interesting. I would like to visually see how you did it. ---
**Author:** ![sambouwer](https://community.anytype.io/user_avatar/community.anytype.io/sambouwer/32/12157_2.png) [@sambouwer](https://community.anytype.io/u/sambouwer)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/anytype-for-zettlekasten/6242/3 "2022-08-14T21:41:38Z")
Hi @tisay, thanks for sharing your setup with us! > [@tisay](#): > > Is there a more efficient way to manage the custom object types/templates Not yet, unfortunately. There is a feature request for allowing updated/changed templates to be applied to existing Objects (in bulk). > [@Option to apply template to an existing object](https://community.anytype.io/t/option-to-apply-template-to-an-existing-object/2096): > > Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. I find myself too often making changes to a template. With this change, I would like to apply these template changes to existing objects. I have to do it manually for all my objects. Describe the solution you’d like Would be great to have a feature to apply changes to a template to existing objects. This option could be optional - depends on the end user if he/she wants to apply changes to the template to existing objects. > [@tisay](#): > > This is trivial in Obsidian using the [[Link]] notation, is there an equivalent? There are feature requests for that, too! > [@Automatic Bi-directional linking + Rollups](https://community.anytype.io/t/automatic-bi-directional-linking-rollups/1600): > > Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. In Notion there is a way to make two-way/synced relations. In Anytype there is currently no way to reflect a two-way relation directly in sets expect for having a normal-relation and then looking into the navigation dialog of an object to find out which relation is linking to this object of the same type. But I think this can be a bit clunky if you want to use some sort of two-way relation. Describe the solution you’d like I can t… > [@Support \[\[double brackets for linking (in addition to "at" symbol)](https://community.anytype.io/t/support-double-brackets-for-linking-in-addition-to-at-symbol/2134): > > Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. While I’m aware of and use the @ symbol to link to pages/objects, it is more often a convention used for “mentioning” people. Some apps, like Notion or ClickUp, do use @ for all kinds of linking, but more broadly it is definitely associated with “people”. And an increasing number of tools are making heavy use of [[ double bracket linking, both in the actual writing process (invoke search-to-link inline), as well as in export/import … You probably guessed by now that there are no built in solutions apart from doing this manually for now.