diff --git a/src/public/app/entities/note_short.js b/src/public/app/entities/note_short.js
index 39c0c712e..f7ca88c1d 100644
--- a/src/public/app/entities/note_short.js
+++ b/src/public/app/entities/note_short.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ const NOTE_TYPE_ICONS = {
     "render": "bx bx-extension",
     "search": "bx bx-file-find",
     "relation-map": "bx bx-map-alt",
-    "book": "bx bx-book"
+    "book": "bx bx-book",
+    "note-map": "bx bx-map-alt"
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js b/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js
index 02cba8895..bbb7db954 100644
--- a/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js
+++ b/src/public/app/layouts/desktop_layout.js
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ export default class DesktopLayout {
                     .command("jumpToNote"))
                 .child(new OpenNoteButtonWidget()
                     .icon("bx-map-alt")
-                    .title("Global link map")
-                    .targetNote('globallinkmap'))
+                    .title("Global note map")
+                    .targetNote('globalnotemap'))
                 .child(new ButtonWidget()
                     .icon("bx-history")
                     .title("Show recent changes")
diff --git a/src/public/app/services/tree_context_menu.js b/src/public/app/services/tree_context_menu.js
index 456b636c3..05ef111b3 100644
--- a/src/public/app/services/tree_context_menu.js
+++ b/src/public/app/services/tree_context_menu.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class TreeContextMenu {
             { title: "Code", command: command, type: "code", uiIcon: "code" },
             { title: "Saved search", command: command, type: "search", uiIcon: "file-find" },
             { title: "Relation Map", command: command, type: "relation-map", uiIcon: "map-alt" },
+            { title: "Note Map", command: command, type: "note-map", uiIcon: "map-alt" },
             { title: "Render HTML note", command: command, type: "render", uiIcon: "extension" },
             { title: "Book", command: command, type: "book", uiIcon: "book" }
         ];
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/note_detail.js b/src/public/app/widgets/note_detail.js
index a0e5019d3..3e50dd4ab 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/note_detail.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/note_detail.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import ReadOnlyTextTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/read_only_text.js";
 import ReadOnlyCodeTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/read_only_code.js";
 import NoneTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/none.js";
 import attributeService from "../services/attributes.js";
-import GlobalLinkMapTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/global_link_map.js";
+import NoteMapTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/note_map.js";
 
 const TPL = `
 <div class="note-detail">
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const typeWidgetClasses = {
     'relation-map': RelationMapTypeWidget,
     'protected-session': ProtectedSessionTypeWidget,
     'book': BookTypeWidget,
-    'globallinkmap': GlobalLinkMapTypeWidget
+    'note-map': NoteMapTypeWidget
 };
 
 export default class NoteDetailWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
@@ -173,10 +173,6 @@ export default class NoteDetailWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
             type = 'editable-code';
         }
 
-        if (type === 'special') {
-            type = note.noteId;
-        }
-
         if (note.isProtected && !protectedSessionHolder.isProtectedSessionAvailable()) {
             type = 'protected-session';
         }
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/global_link_map.js b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/note_map.js
similarity index 90%
rename from src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/global_link_map.js
rename to src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/note_map.js
index 39b0adbb7..a746d0d7e 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/global_link_map.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/note_map.js
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ import libraryLoader from "../../services/library_loader.js";
 import server from "../../services/server.js";
 import attributeService from "../../services/attributes.js";
 
-const TPL = `<div class="note-detail-global-link-map note-detail-printable" style="position: relative;">
+const TPL = `<div class="note-detail-note-map note-detail-printable" style="position: relative;">
     <style>
-        .type-special .note-detail, .note-detail-global-link-map {
+        .type-special .note-detail, .note-detail-note-map {
             height: 100%;
         }
         
-        .map-switcher {
+        .map-type-switcher {
             position: absolute; 
             top: 10px; 
             right: 10px; 
@@ -17,30 +17,30 @@ const TPL = `<div class="note-detail-global-link-map note-detail-printable" styl
             z-index: 1000;
         }
         
-        .map-switcher .bx {
+        .map-type-switcher .bx {
             font-size: x-large;
         }
     </style>
     
-    <div class="btn-group btn-group-sm map-switcher" role="group">
+    <div class="btn-group btn-group-sm map-type-switcher" role="group">
       <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" title="Link Map" data-type="link"><span class="bx bx-network-chart"></span></button>
       <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" title="Tree map" data-type="tree"><span class="bx bx-sitemap"></span></button>
     </div>
 
-    <div class="link-map-container"></div>
+    <div class="note-map-container"></div>
 </div>`;
 
-export default class GlobalLinkMapTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
-    static getType() { return "globallinkmap"; }
+export default class NoteMapTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
+    static getType() { return "note-map"; }
 
     doRender() {
         this.$widget = $(TPL);
 
-        this.$container = this.$widget.find(".link-map-container");
+        this.$container = this.$widget.find(".note-map-container");
 
         window.addEventListener('resize', () => this.setFullHeight(), false);
 
-        this.$widget.find(".map-switcher button").on("click",  async e => {
+        this.$widget.find(".map-type-switcher button").on("click",  async e => {
             const type = $(e.target).closest("button").attr("data-type");
 
             await attributeService.setLabel(this.noteId, 'mapType', type);
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default class GlobalLinkMapTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
         const height = $(window).height() - top;
         const width = this.$widget.width();
 
-        this.$widget.find('.link-map-container')
+        this.$widget.find('.note-map-container')
             .css("height", height)
             .css("width", this.$widget.width());
 
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ export default class GlobalLinkMapTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
             .onZoom(zoom => this.setZoomLevel(zoom.k))
             .d3AlphaDecay(0.01)
             .d3VelocityDecay(0.08)
-            .nodeRelSize(node => this.noteIdToSizeMap[node.id])
             .nodeCanvasObject((node, ctx) => this.paintNode(node, this.stringToColor(node.type), ctx))
             .nodePointerAreaPaint((node, ctx) => this.paintNode(node, this.stringToColor(node.type), ctx))
             .nodeLabel(node => node.name)
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ export default class GlobalLinkMapTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
             .nodePointerAreaPaint((node, color, ctx) => {
                 ctx.fillStyle = color;
                 ctx.beginPath();
-                ctx.arc(node.x, node.y, 5, 0, 2 * Math.PI, false);
+                ctx.arc(node.x, node.y, this.noteIdToSizeMap[node.id], 0, 2 * Math.PI, false);
                 ctx.fill();
             })
             .linkLabel(l => `${l.source.name} - <strong>${l.name}</strong> - ${l.target.name}`)
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ export default class GlobalLinkMapTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
 //            .dagMode("radialout")
             .onNodeClick(node => this.nodeClicked(node));
 
-        this.graph.d3Force('link').distance(5);
+        this.graph.d3Force('link').distance(40);
         //
         this.graph.d3Force('center').strength(0.01);
         //
@@ -115,7 +114,9 @@ export default class GlobalLinkMapTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
 
         this.graph.d3Force('charge').distanceMax(1000);
 
-        this.renderData(await this.loadNotesAndRelations());
+        const data = await this.loadNotesAndRelations();
+
+        this.renderData(data);
     }
 
     stringToColor(str) {
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ export default class GlobalLinkMapTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
         ctx.restore();
     }
 
-    async loadNotesAndRelations(noteId, maxDepth) {
+    async loadNotesAndRelations() {
         this.linkIdToLinkMap = {};
         this.noteIdToLinkCountMap = {};
 
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ export default class GlobalLinkMapTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
         this.graph.graphData(data);
 
         if (zoomToFit && data.nodes.length > 1) {
-            setTimeout(() => this.graph.zoomToFit(400, zoomPadding), 3000);
+            setTimeout(() => this.graph.zoomToFit(400, zoomPadding), 1000);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/routes/api/link_map.js b/src/routes/api/link_map.js
index 183b5e284..9352a1499 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/link_map.js
+++ b/src/routes/api/link_map.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ function getGlobalTreeMap() {
     const noteIds = new Set();
 
     const notes = Object.values(becca.notes)
-        .filter(note => !note.isArchived)
+        .filter(note => !note.isArchived && !note.hasLabel('excludeFromTreeMap'))
         .map(note => [
             note.noteId,
             note.isContentAvailable() ? note.title : '[protected]',
diff --git a/src/services/consistency_checks.js b/src/services/consistency_checks.js
index a6ddffa02..a409cd6f6 100644
--- a/src/services/consistency_checks.js
+++ b/src/services/consistency_checks.js
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class ConsistencyChecks {
                     SELECT noteId, type
                     FROM notes
                     WHERE isDeleted = 0
-                      AND type NOT IN ('text', 'code', 'render', 'file', 'image', 'search', 'relation-map', 'book', 'special')`,
+                      AND type NOT IN ('text', 'code', 'render', 'file', 'image', 'search', 'relation-map', 'book', 'note-map')`,
             ({noteId, type}) => {
                 if (this.autoFix) {
                     const note = becca.getNote(noteId);
diff --git a/src/services/special_notes.js b/src/services/special_notes.js
index 5887539f0..ef69d813a 100644
--- a/src/services/special_notes.js
+++ b/src/services/special_notes.js
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ function getSinglesNoteRoot() {
 }
 
 function getGlobalLinkMapNote() {
-    let globalLinkMapNote = becca.getNote('globallinkmap');
+    let globalLinkMapNote = becca.getNote('globalnotemap');
 
     if (!globalLinkMapNote) {
         globalLinkMapNote = noteService.createNewNote({
-            noteId: 'globallinkmap',
-            title: 'Global Link Map',
-            type: 'special',
+            noteId: 'globalnotemap',
+            title: 'Global Note Map',
+            type: 'note-map',
             content: '',
             parentNoteId: getSinglesNoteRoot().noteId
         }).note;