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title: Pinning Items
description: Keep frequently used workspace items in a collapsible sidebar section
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Pin frequently used notes, folders, and Views to keep them near the top of the workspace sidebar.

Pinned items now appear in a dedicated, collapsible **Pinned** section. They do not replace the normal Notes, Daily Desk, or Views trees, and there is no separate pinned-tree toggle.

Individual notes can be pinned on any license. Pinning folders and Views requires an active Pro or trial license.

## Pin an Item

### Notes

Right-click a normal workspace note and choose **Pin Note**. You can also open the note and run **Pin** from the Command Bar or the note actions menu.

A pinned note stores `pinned: true` in its YAML frontmatter. The file tree does not offer **Pin Note** for Daily Desk notes, Templates, or Inbox captures.

### Folders

Right-click a folder and choose **Pin Folder**. A pinned folder appears as an expandable tree in the Pinned section, so you can reach any of its descendants without pinning each note.

Folder pinning is a shortcut to the real folder, not a copy. Renaming, moving, or deleting content from the pinned tree changes the original workspace item.

### Views

Right-click a View in the Views tree and choose **Pin view**. Pinned Views appear above pinned folders and notes and keep their configured icon and color.

## Use the Pinned Section

Choose the **Pinned** heading to collapse or expand the section. Octarine remembers that state for the workspace.

- Select a pinned note or View to open it.
- Expand a pinned folder to browse its descendants.
- Right-click an item for the same file and folder actions available in its normal tree.
- Right-click a pinned View to open it in a new tab or unpin it.

Pinned folders appear before individually pinned notes. Files and folders follow the workspace's current file sorting method; pinned Views follow their order in the Views tree. The Pinned section is not a separate manually reordered list.

You can drop a note or folder from the normal file tree onto a pinned folder. This moves the original item into that folder. Dropping external Markdown files imports them into the target folder.

## Unpin an Item

Right-click an item in either the Pinned section or its normal tree and choose **Unpin Note**, **Unpin Folder**, or **Unpin view**. For the focused note, you can also run **Unpin** from the Command Bar or note actions menu.

Unpinning removes only the shortcut. It does not delete or move the note, folder, or View.

#### Quick Answers

### Where do pinned items appear?

They appear in the collapsible **Pinned** section of the workspace sidebar.

### Can I pin a folder?

Yes, with an active Pro or trial license. Right-click the folder and choose **Pin Folder**.

### Can I manually reorder pinned notes?

No. Pinned folders and notes follow the workspace file sorting method, while pinned Views follow their order in the Views tree.

### Does unpinning delete the item?

No. It removes the item from the Pinned section without moving or deleting the original.