Navigating the App
Move between screens using the bottom nav bar and More menu
Octarine uses a bottom navigation bar as the main way to move between screens. The app is locked to portrait orientation.
Bottom Navigation Bar
The navigation bar sits at the bottom of the screen and contains five elements inside a rounded pill:
| Button | Icon | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Notes | Folder icon | Opens the file tree browser |
| Daily | Calendar icon | Opens the Daily Desk calendar |
| Search | Magnifying glass | Opens the full-text search overlay |
| More | Three dots (···) | Expands the More menu |
A floating + button sits to the right of the pill. Tapping it creates a new note.
The active tab is highlighted with a filled icon. The nav bar hides automatically when you're inside the editor to give you full-screen writing space.
The More Menu
Tapping the More button (···) slides open a menu with six additional destinations:
| Item | What it opens |
|---|---|
| Home | The dashboard with pinned notes, recent notes, tasks, and a random note |
| Pinned | Your pinned notes list |
| Tags | The tag hierarchy browser |
| Properties | The frontmatter properties browser |
| Attachments | The media grid (images and videos) |
| Settings | Preferences, editor config, themes, and account |
Tap outside the menu or select an item to close it. When a More menu page is active, the ··· icon in the nav bar changes to show the icon of the current page.
Gestures
- Swipe back — swipe from the left edge to go back from the editor or any detail screen.
- Pull down — pull down from the top of any screen to open the Command Bar (covered in the next section).
Portrait Only
Octarine is locked to portrait orientation. Rotating your device has no effect on the layout.