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Command Bar

Quick-access palette for jumping to notes, running actions, and navigating the app

The Command Bar is a quick-access palette for jumping to notes, running actions, and navigating the app — all from one place.

Opening the Command Bar

Pull down from the top of any screen. As you pull, a pill labeled "Search for anything" appears and follows your finger. Once you've pulled far enough (you'll feel a haptic tap), release to open the Command Bar.

The gesture won't trigger if you're scrolled down in a list, or if you're actively typing inside the editor with a text selection.

Searching

The Command Bar opens with a text field — "Search notes, actions...". Start typing to filter results instantly.

It searches across three categories simultaneously:

  • Notes — fuzzy-matches against your note names. When the bar is empty, it shows your recently viewed files.
  • Dates — understands natural language like "tomorrow", "next friday", "jan 2024", or "3 days ago". Matched dates appear at the top as a quick way to open or create that day's daily note.
  • Actions — fuzzy-matches against all available commands (see below).

Available Actions

Actions are grouped into sections. Some are always available; others only appear in certain contexts.

Notes

These actions only appear when you have a note open in the editor:

ActionWhat it does
Delete NoteDeletes the current note
Duplicate NoteCreates a copy of the current note
Pin NotePins the note (hidden if already pinned)
Unpin NoteUnpins the note (hidden if not pinned)
Make note read-onlyLocks the note from editing
Make note editableUnlocks a read-only note
Copy ContentCopies the note's markdown to clipboard
Move to FolderOpens a submenu of folders to move the note into

Create

ActionWhat it does
New NoteCreates a new note
New Note in This FolderCreates a note in the current folder (only visible when inside a subfolder)
New FolderCreates a new folder
ActionWhat it does
Go to HomeOpens the Home dashboard
Go to DailyOpens the Daily Desk
Go to NotesOpens the file tree
Search in NotesOpens the Search overlay
Go to TagsOpens the Tags browser
Go to PropertiesOpens the Properties browser
Go to AttachmentsOpens the Attachments grid
Go to SettingsOpens Settings

Workspace

ActionWhat it does
Switch WorkspaceOpens a submenu listing your other workspaces

This action only appears if you have more than one workspace.

App

ActionWhat it does
Send FeedbackOpens a feedback link
Report BugOpens a bug report link
AboutNavigates to the About page

Some actions (like Move to Folder and Switch Workspace) open a submenu. A back arrow appears at the top of the submenu to return to the main list.