Tagging
Organize and find notes with keywords
Tags are keywords you attach to notes for quick filtering and discovery. They work across your entire workspace, making it easy to find related content no matter where it lives in your folder structure.
Creating Tags
Type # in the editor followed by your tag name. The tag command bar shows existing tags for quick selection, or just keep typing to create a new one.
Nested tags: Use / to create hierarchies:
#work#work/projects#work/projects/2024
When you create #work/projects/2024, Octarine automatically includes the parent tags #work and #work/projects—so you can filter by any level without creating separate tags.
Using Tags
Click any tag in the editor to search for it. This opens the search drawer with all notes containing that tag.
Tags View
Click the tag icon in the top-right corner to see all tags in your workspace. Each tag shows how many notes reference it. Filter the list by name, or click a tag to search for it across your workspace.
Renaming Tags Across a Workspace
Open the Tags View, hover over a tag, and click the pencil icon. Enter the new name, press Enter, then confirm the rename. You can also double-click a tag to edit it.
Renaming changes every matching inline tag and tags frontmatter value in the workspace's Markdown files, including templates. Nested tags move with their parent: renaming #work to #office also changes #work/projects to #office/projects.
When editing a nested tag, enter a single name to keep it under the same parent. Enter a complete path containing / to move that tag and its descendants to another branch. If a frontmatter list already contains the destination tag, Octarine removes the duplicate. Tags inside code blocks or Markdown links are left unchanged.
Quick Answers
How do I create a tag in Octarine?
Type # in the editor followed by the tag name. Octarine shows existing tags as suggestions, or you can keep typing to create a new one.
Does Octarine support nested tags?
Yes. Use / in a tag, such as #work/projects, to create nested tag hierarchies.
How do I find notes with a tag?
Click a tag in the editor or Tags View to search for notes that contain it.
Can I rename a tag everywhere at once?
Yes. Use the pencil beside a tag in Tags View. Octarine updates that tag and its nested tags across the workspace after you confirm.