diff --git a/lua/zk/commands/builtin.lua b/lua/zk/commands/builtin.lua
index 675a359..a92145d 100644
--- a/lua/zk/commands/builtin.lua
+++ b/lua/zk/commands/builtin.lua
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ local function insert_link(selected, opts)
     end
   end
 
-  zk.pick_notes(opts, { multi_select = false }, function(note)
+  zk.pick_notes(opts, { title = "Zk Insert link", multi_select = false }, function(note)
     assert(note ~= nil, "Picker failed before link insertion: note is nil")
 
     local link_opts = {}
diff --git a/lua/zk/pickers/fzf_lua.lua b/lua/zk/pickers/fzf_lua.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cabd89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/zk/pickers/fzf_lua.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+local exec = require("fzf-lua").fzf_exec
+local builtin_previewer = require("fzf-lua.previewer.builtin")
+local ansi_codes = require("fzf-lua").utils.ansi_codes
+local actions = require("fzf-lua").actions
+
+local M = {}
+
+local delimiter = "\x01"
+
+local fzf_lua_previewer = builtin_previewer.buffer_or_file:extend()
+
+function fzf_lua_previewer:new(o, opts, fzf_win)
+    fzf_lua_previewer.super.new(self, o, opts, fzf_win)
+    setmetatable(self, fzf_lua_previewer)
+    return self
+end
+
+function fzf_lua_previewer:parse_entry(entry)
+    local path = entry:match("([^" .. delimiter .. "]+)")
+    return { path = path, }
+end
+
+local function path_from_selected(selected)
+    return vim.tbl_map(function(line)
+        return string.match(line, "([^" .. delimiter .. "]+)")
+    end, selected)
+end
+
+M.note_picker_list_api_selection = { "title", "absPath", "path" }
+
+function M.show_note_picker(notes, options, cb)
+    options = options or {}
+    local notes_by_path = {}
+    local fzf_opts = vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", {
+        prompt = options.title .. " ❯ ",
+        previewer = fzf_lua_previewer,
+        fzf_opts = {
+            ["--delimiter"] = delimiter,
+            ["--tiebreak"] = "index",
+            ["--with-nth"] = 2,
+            ["--tabstop"] = 4,
+        },
+        -- we rely on `fzf-lua` to open notes in any other case than the default (pressing enter) 
+        -- to take advantage of the plugin builtin actions like opening in a split
+        actions = {
+            ["default"] = function(selected, opts)
+                local selected_notes = vim.tbl_map(function(line)
+                    local path = string.match(line, "([^" .. delimiter .. "]+)")
+                    return notes_by_path[path]
+                end, selected)
+                if options.multi_select then
+                    cb(selected_notes)
+                else
+                    cb(selected_notes[1])
+                end
+            end,
+            ["ctrl-s"] = function(selected, opts)
+                local entries = path_from_selected(selected)
+                actions.file_split(entries, opts)
+            end,
+            ["ctrl-v"] = function(selected, opts)
+                local entries = path_from_selected(selected)
+                actions.file_vsplit(entries, opts)
+            end,
+            ["ctrl-t"] = function(selected, opts)
+                local entries = path_from_selected(selected)
+                actions.file_tabedit(entries, opts)
+            end,
+        },
+    }, options.fzf_lua or {})
+
+    exec(function(fzf_cb)
+        for _, note in ipairs(notes) do
+            local title = note.title or note.path
+            local entry = table.concat({ note.absPath, title }, delimiter)
+            notes_by_path[note.absPath] = note
+            fzf_cb(entry)
+        end
+        fzf_cb() --EOF
+    end, fzf_opts)
+end
+
+function M.show_tag_picker(tags, options, cb)
+    options = options or {}
+    local tags_by_name = {}
+    local fzf_opts = vim.tbl_extend("force", {
+        prompt = options.title .. "> ",
+        fzf_opts = {
+            ["--delimiter"] = delimiter,
+            ["--tiebreak"] = "index",
+            ["--nth"] = 2,
+            ["--exact"] = "",
+            ["--tabstop"] = 4,
+        },
+        fn_selected = function(selected, _)
+            -- for some reason, fzf lua returns an empty string as the first selected line. this was
+            -- causing the tbl_map to generate a result zk-nvim can't resolve to open notes
+            table.remove(selected, 1)
+            local selected_tags = vim.tbl_map(function(line)
+                local name = string.match(line, "%d+%s+" .. delimiter .. "(.+)")
+                return tags_by_name[name]
+            end, selected)
+            if options.multi_select then
+                cb(selected_tags)
+            else
+                cb(selected_tags[1])
+            end
+        end
+    }, options.fzf_lua or {})
+
+    exec(function(fzf_cb)
+        for _, tag in ipairs(tags) do
+            -- formatting the note count to have some color, and adding a bit of space
+            local note_count = ansi_codes.bold(
+                ansi_codes.magenta(
+                    string.format("%-4d", tag.note_count)
+                )
+            )
+            local entry = table.concat({
+                note_count,
+                tag.name
+            }, delimiter)
+            tags_by_name[tag.name] = tag
+            fzf_cb(entry)
+        end
+        fzf_cb() --EOF
+    end, fzf_opts)
+end
+
+return M