--- title: Daily Desk description: A focused calendar-based journaling and note-taking tool for daily and weekly entries. --- Daily Desk The Daily Desk is Octarine's dedicated journaling and daily note-taking system, providing a streamlined calendar-based interface for creating date-specific notes. Unlike general note organization, the Daily Desk focuses solely on daily/weekly entries, offering a clean separation between your regular notes and time-based content. ### The Basics The Daily Desk uses a dedicated calendar interface in the left sidebar that handles only daily notes, keeping them distinct from your general note collection. Each day automatically generates a markdown file named with the date, creating a chronological record of your thoughts, tasks, and activities. - Daily notes are stored in the `Daily` folder of your workspace. - Each note follows a `YYYY-MM-DD.md` format. Eg — `2025-02-09.md` - Weekly notes are stored in the `Daily/Weekly` folder of your workspace. - Each weekly note follows the `YYYY-W.md` format — Eg: `2025-W3.md` If a daily note has been created, it’ll be indicated with a small `dot` below the number. **Hover** over any such date to quickly preview the note’s content. ### Calendar Navigation Navigate through your daily notes using multiple methods: - **Click** any date in the calendar to open or create that day's note - **Keyboard shortcuts**: Use the shortcuts listed below the calendar for rapid navigation - **Smart Dates**: Press `Cmd/Ctrl + K` and use "Go to Date" with natural language like "yesterday", "next Friday", or "March 15th" - **Arrow keys**: Navigate through dates when the calendar is focused. #### Task Tally Counter The Daily Desk includes a task tally counter that displays the total number of tasks in your daily notes, providing at-a-glance visibility into your daily workload and completion progress. #### Quick Answers ### What is Daily Desk in Octarine? Daily Desk is Octarine's calendar-based system for daily and weekly notes. ### Where are daily notes stored? Daily notes are stored in the `Daily` folder using the `YYYY-MM-DD.md` filename format. ### Where are weekly notes stored? Weekly notes are stored in `Daily/Weekly` using filenames such as `2025-W3.md`.