diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c1dcc7..7ee7893 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ note:
 
 > You can still check the deprecated alpha version README.md [here](./README.alpha.md).
 
+**Attention: Breaking updates coming soon. Please check [this GitHub issue](https://github.com/0xGG/crossnote/issues/129) for more information.**
+
 https://crossnote.app
 
 <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/posts/crossnote?utm_source=badge-featured&utm_medium=badge&utm_souce=badge-crossnote" target="_blank"><img src="https://api.producthunt.com/widgets/embed-image/v1/featured.svg?post_id=197331&theme=dark" alt="Crossnote - An interesting markdown note taking progressive web app | Product Hunt Embed" style="width: 250px; height: 54px;" width="250px" height="54px" /></a>  
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9d4c4af..e6b4e9d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "automerge": "^0.14.0",
     "chinese-conv": "^1.0.1",
     "clsx": "^1.1.0",
-    "codemirror": "^5.54.0",
+    "codemirror": "^5.55.0",
     "crypto-js": "^4.0.0",
     "date-fns": "^2.12.0",
     "diff3": "^0.0.3",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     "unstated-next": "^1.1.0",
     "urql": "^1.9.7",
     "uuid": "^7.0.3",
-    "vickymd": "^0.2.3"
+    "vickymd": "^0.2.4"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "git-info": "echo export default \"{\\\"logMessage\\\": \\\"$(git log -1 --oneline)\\\",\\\"hash\\\":\\\"$(git rev-parse HEAD)\\\"}\"  > src/_git_commit.js",
diff --git a/src/components/Editor.tsx b/src/components/Editor.tsx
index ce10e4d..692dce0 100644
--- a/src/components/Editor.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Editor.tsx
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ import { formatDistance } from "date-fns";
 import { getHeaderFromMarkdown } from "../utilities/note";
 import {
   printPreview,
-  openURL,
   postprocessPreview as previewPostprocessPreview,
+  openURL,
 } from "../utilities/preview";
 import ChangeFilePathDialog from "./ChangeFilePathDialog";
 import { SettingsContainer } from "../containers/settings";
@@ -644,7 +644,6 @@ export default function Editor(props: Props) {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (textAreaElement && !editor && note) {
-      // console.log("textarea element mounted");
       const editor: CodeMirrorEditor = VickyMD.fromTextArea(textAreaElement, {
         mode: {
           name: "hypermd",
@@ -655,6 +654,17 @@ export default function Editor(props: Props) {
         keyMap: settingsContainer.keyMap,
         showCursorWhenSelecting: true,
         inputStyle: "contenteditable",
+        hmdClick: (info: any, cm: CodeMirrorEditor) => {
+          let { text, url } = info;
+          if (info.type === "link" || info.type === "url") {
+            const footnoteRef = text.match(/\[[^[\]]+\](?:\[\])?$/); // bare link, footref or [foot][] . assume no escaping char inside
+            if (!footnoteRef && (info.ctrlKey || info.altKey) && url) {
+              // just open URL
+              openURL(url, note);
+              return false; // Prevent default click event
+            }
+          }
+        },
       });
       editor.setOption("lineNumbers", false);
       editor.setOption("foldGutter", false);
diff --git a/src/containers/crossnote.ts b/src/containers/crossnote.ts
index 78c84d1..424f646 100644
--- a/src/containers/crossnote.ts
+++ b/src/containers/crossnote.ts
@@ -438,7 +438,6 @@ function useCrossnoteContainer(initialState: InitialState) {
       }
 
       const noteConfig: NoteConfig = {
-        id: "",
         tags: tags,
         modifiedAt: new Date(),
         createdAt: new Date(),
@@ -447,7 +446,7 @@ function useCrossnoteContainer(initialState: InitialState) {
       const note: Note = {
         notebook: notebook,
         filePath: filePath,
-        markdown: "",
+        markdown,
         config: noteConfig,
       };
       setNotebookNotes((notes) => [note, ...notes]);
@@ -748,12 +747,29 @@ function useCrossnoteContainer(initialState: InitialState) {
   const openNoteAtPath = useCallback(
     (filePath: string) => {
       if (!crossnote) return;
+
+      if (!filePath.endsWith(".md")) {
+        filePath += ".md";
+      }
+
       const note = notebookNotes.find((n) => n.filePath === filePath);
       if (note) {
         _setSelectedNote(note);
+      } else {
+        createNewNote(
+          selectedNotebook,
+          filePath,
+          "# " + path.basename(filePath).replace(/\.md$/, ""),
+        );
       }
     },
-    [crossnote, notebookNotes, _setSelectedNote],
+    [
+      crossnote,
+      notebookNotes,
+      selectedNotebook,
+      _setSelectedNote,
+      createNewNote,
+    ],
   );
 
   const loadAttachments = useCallback(async () => {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a242074..4328173 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4485,10 +4485,10 @@ code-point-at@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/code-point-at/download/code-point-at-1.1.0.tgz#0d070b4d043a5bea33a2f1a40e2edb3d9a4ccf77"
   integrity sha1-DQcLTQQ6W+ozovGkDi7bPZpMz3c=
 
-codemirror@^5.54.0:
-  version "5.54.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/codemirror/download/codemirror-5.54.0.tgz?cache=0&sync_timestamp=1589962970992&other_urls=https%3A%2F%2Fregistry.npm.taobao.org%2Fcodemirror%2Fdownload%2Fcodemirror-5.54.0.tgz#82b6adf662b29eeb7b867fe7839d49e25e4a0b38"
-  integrity sha1-grat9mKynut7hn/ng51J4l5KCzg=
+codemirror@^5.55.0:
+  version "5.55.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/codemirror/download/codemirror-5.55.0.tgz?cache=0&sync_timestamp=1592745461049&other_urls=https%3A%2F%2Fregistry.npm.taobao.org%2Fcodemirror%2Fdownload%2Fcodemirror-5.55.0.tgz#23731f641288f202a6858fdc878f3149e0e04363"
+  integrity sha1-I3MfZBKI8gKmhY/ch48xSeDgQ2M=
 
 collection-map@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
@@ -16531,10 +16531,10 @@ verror@1.10.0:
     core-util-is "1.0.2"
     extsprintf "^1.2.0"
 
-vickymd@^0.2.3:
-  version "0.2.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/vickymd/download/vickymd-0.2.3.tgz#91deaa0632c190309f521a68570cf506bacdc7fc"
-  integrity sha1-kd6qBjLBkDCfUhpoVwz1BrrNx/w=
+vickymd@^0.2.4:
+  version "0.2.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.npm.taobao.org/vickymd/download/vickymd-0.2.4.tgz#c011e0c2f74e0f7906b52834460b6f7f68fb7427"
+  integrity sha1-wBHgwvdOD3kGtSg0Rgtvf2j7dCc=
   optionalDependencies:
     echarts "^4.7.0"
     emojione "^4.5.0"