diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8098ac4a3..5eed89d9e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12215,6 +12215,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strict-uri-encode/-/strict-uri-encode-1.1.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-J5siXfHVgrH1TmWt3UNS4Y+qBxM="
     },
+    "string-similarity": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-similarity/-/string-similarity-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7kS7LyTp56OqOI2BDWQNVnLX/rCxIQn+/5M0op1WV6P8Xx6TZNdajpuqQdiJ7Xx+p1C5CsWMvdiBp9ApMhxzEQ=="
+    },
     "string-width": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-width/-/string-width-1.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 678d0e73d..052af115f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
     "simple-node-logger": "18.12.23",
     "sqlite": "3.0.3",
     "sqlite3": "4.1.0",
+    "string-similarity": "^3.0.0",
     "tar-stream": "2.1.0",
     "turndown": "5.0.3",
     "unescape": "1.0.1",
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/similar_notes.js b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/similar_notes.js
index 2492f9f4a..dae891045 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/similar_notes.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/similar_notes.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import StandardWidget from "./standard_widget.js";
 import linkService from "../services/link.js";
 import server from "../services/server.js";
 import treeCache from "../services/tree_cache.js";
+import treeUtils from "../services/tree_utils.js";
 
 class SimilarNotesWidget extends StandardWidget {
     getWidgetTitle() { return "Similar notes"; }
@@ -9,20 +10,23 @@ class SimilarNotesWidget extends StandardWidget {
     getMaxHeight() { return "200px"; }
 
     async doRenderBody() {
-        const similarNoteIds = await server.get('similar_notes/' + this.ctx.note.noteId);
+        const similarNotes = await server.get('similar_notes/' + this.ctx.note.noteId);
 
-        if (similarNoteIds.length === 0) {
+        if (similarNotes.length === 0) {
             this.$body.text("No similar notes found ...");
             return;
         }
 
-        await treeCache.getNotes(similarNoteIds); // preload all at once
+        await treeCache.getNotes(similarNotes.map(note => note.noteId)); // preload all at once
 
-        const $list = $("<ul>");
+        const $list = $('<ul style="padding-left: 20px;">');
+
+        for (const similarNote of similarNotes) {
+            similarNote.notePath.pop(); // remove last noteId since it's already in the link
 
-        for (const similarNoteId of similarNoteIds) {
             const $item = $("<li>")
-                .append(await linkService.createNoteLink(similarNoteId));
+                .append(await linkService.createNoteLink(similarNote.noteId))
+                .append($("<small>").text(" (" + await treeUtils.getNotePathTitle(similarNote.notePath.join("/")) + ")"));
 
             $list.append($item);
         }
diff --git a/src/routes/api/similar_notes.js b/src/routes/api/similar_notes.js
index dd072cf98..b84589e6f 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/similar_notes.js
+++ b/src/routes/api/similar_notes.js
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@ async function getSimilarNotes(req) {
         return [404, `Note ${noteId} not found.`];
     }
 
-    const results = await noteCacheService.findNotes(note.title);
+    const start = new Date();
+
+    const results = await noteCacheService.findSimilarNotes(note.title);
+
+    console.log("Similar note took: " + (Date.now() - start.getTime()) + "ms");
 
     return results
-        .map(r => r.noteId)
-        .filter(similarNoteId => similarNoteId !== noteId);
+        .filter(note => note.noteId !== noteId);
 }
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/src/services/note_cache.js b/src/services/note_cache.js
index 59f249f41..ba088e33c 100644
--- a/src/services/note_cache.js
+++ b/src/services/note_cache.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const repository = require('./repository');
 const protectedSessionService = require('./protected_session');
 const utils = require('./utils');
 const hoistedNoteService = require('./hoisted_note');
+const stringSimilarity = require('string-similarity');
 
 let loaded = false;
 let noteTitles = {};
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ async function load() {
         await loadProtectedNotes();
     }
 
+    for (const noteId in childToParent) {
+        resortChildToParent(noteId);
+    }
+
     loaded = true;
 }
 
@@ -161,11 +166,27 @@ async function findNotes(query) {
     return apiResults;
 }
 
+function isArchived(notePath) {
+    // if the note is archived directly
+    if (archived[notePath[notePath.length - 1]] !== undefined) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < notePath.length - 1; i++) {
+        // this is going through parents so archived must be inheritable
+        if (archived[notePath[i]] === 1) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 function search(noteId, tokens, path, results) {
     if (tokens.length === 0) {
         const retPath = getSomePath(noteId, path);
 
-        if (retPath) {
+        if (retPath && !isArchived(retPath)) {
             const thisNoteId = retPath[retPath.length - 1];
             const thisParentNoteId = retPath[retPath.length - 2];
 
@@ -262,7 +283,13 @@ function getNoteTitleForPath(path) {
     return titles.join(' / ');
 }
 
-function getSomePath(noteId, path) {
+/**
+ * Returns notePath for noteId from cache. Note hoisting is respected.
+ * Archived notes are also returned, but non-archived paths are preferred if available
+ * - this means that archived paths is returned only if there's no non-archived path
+ * - you can check whether returned path is archived using isArchived()
+ */
+function getSomePath(noteId, path = []) {
     if (noteId === 'root') {
         path.push(noteId);
         path.reverse();
@@ -280,11 +307,6 @@ function getSomePath(noteId, path) {
     }
 
     for (const parentNoteId of parents) {
-        // archived applies here only if inheritable
-        if (archived[parentNoteId] === 1) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
         const retPath = getSomePath(parentNoteId, path.concat([noteId]));
 
         if (retPath) {
@@ -296,9 +318,9 @@ function getSomePath(noteId, path) {
 }
 
 function getNotePath(noteId) {
-    const retPath = getSomePath(noteId, []);
+    const retPath = getSomePath(noteId);
 
-    if (retPath) {
+    if (retPath && !isArchived(retPath)) {
         const noteTitle = getNoteTitleForPath(retPath);
         const parentNoteId = childToParent[noteId][0];
 
@@ -311,6 +333,43 @@ function getNotePath(noteId) {
     }
 }
 
+function evaluateSimilarity(text1, text2, noteId, results) {
+    let coeff = stringSimilarity.compareTwoStrings(text1, text2);
+
+    if (coeff > 0.4) {
+        const notePath = getSomePath(noteId);
+
+        // this takes care of note hoisting
+        if (!notePath) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (isArchived(notePath)) {
+            coeff -= 0.2; // archived penalization
+        }
+
+        results.push({coeff, notePath, noteId});
+    }
+}
+
+function findSimilarNotes(title) {
+    const results = [];
+
+    for (const noteId in noteTitles) {
+        evaluateSimilarity(title, noteTitles[noteId], noteId, results);
+    }
+
+    if (protectedSessionService.isProtectedSessionAvailable()) {
+        for (const noteId in protectedNoteTitles) {
+            evaluateSimilarity(title, protectedNoteTitles[noteId], noteId, results);
+        }
+    }
+
+    results.sort((a, b) => a.coeff > b.coeff ? -1 : 1);
+
+    return results.length > 50 ? results.slice(0, 50) : results;
+}
+
 eventService.subscribe([eventService.ENTITY_CHANGED, eventService.ENTITY_DELETED, eventService.ENTITY_SYNCED], async ({entityName, entity}) => {
     // note that entity can also be just POJO without methods if coming from sync
 
@@ -355,6 +414,8 @@ eventService.subscribe([eventService.ENTITY_CHANGED, eventService.ENTITY_DELETED
             }
 
             childToParent[branch.noteId].push(branch.parentNoteId);
+            resortChildToParent(branch.noteId);
+
             childParentToBranchId[branch.noteId + '-' + branch.parentNoteId] = branch.branchId;
         }
     }
@@ -376,6 +437,16 @@ eventService.subscribe([eventService.ENTITY_CHANGED, eventService.ENTITY_DELETED
     }
 });
 
+// will sort the childs so that non-archived are first and archived at the end
+// this is done so that non-archived paths are always explored as first when searching for note path
+function resortChildToParent(noteId) {
+    if (!childToParent[noteId]) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    childToParent[noteId].sort((a, b) => archived[a] === 1 ? 1 : -1);
+}
+
 /**
  * @param noteId
  * @returns {boolean} - true if note exists (is not deleted) and is not archived.
@@ -399,5 +470,6 @@ module.exports = {
     getNotePath,
     getNoteTitleForPath,
     isAvailable,
-    load
+    load,
+    findSimilarNotes
 };
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