Notes Basics

Notes are the core building block of Jade Note. Every note has a title and a Markdown body, and can optionally belong to a category.

Creating and editing a note

Click the composer bar at the top of the Notes page (or the ”+” button) to start a new note. It opens in the currently selected category tab, or in “Inbox” if you’re viewing “All.” Opening an existing note reuses the same editor, either in a dialog or on its own page.

The editor renders Markdown as you type: click anywhere in the rendered text to jump into edit mode at that exact spot. It supports:

• [[Note title]] links to other notes, with an autocomplete popup
• Task-list checkboxes you can click directly, without entering edit mode
• A formatting toolbar (bold, italic, strikethrough, link, headings, lists, checklists)
• Importance and information status on the note
• Comments on the note, including ones written by event Triggers
• Tags you assign from the Tags section

View modes

Each category can display its notes in one of three ways, chosen from the view menu next to the composer:

• List — the default card feed, one note per card.
• Table — a spreadsheet-like grid of the category’s custom fields. Only available for categories with custom fields (see Categories).
• Kanban — notes shown as cards in columns. Only available once a category has an active field set as its Kanban status key. Drag a card within a column or onto another column to save its order. Drag a column header to change the order of the status boards, including Unassigned.

Jade Note remembers the view you picked for each category.

Pinning

Hover (or tap) the pin icon on a note card, or use the pin button in the note detail view, to pin or unpin it. Pinned notes float to their own section at the top of the list.

Archive and trash

The trash icon on a note card moves it to Trash. A snackbar appears at the bottom of the screen with an Undo button — use it within a few seconds to bring the note back. Notes stay in Trash for 7 days, then they are permanently deleted. Open Trash from the left panel (just above Settings) to restore a note or empty Trash immediately.

Archived notes live in a separate Archive area. They stay searchable and readable, but are read-only: you can’t edit them or add new notes there until they’re restored.

Search

The search box above the note list filters by title, content, custom field values, and tag names as you type. Clear it with the “x” icon.

The filter icon on the right side of the search box opens a dialog for Importance, Information status, Flag, and Tags:

• Importance, Information status, and Tags allow multiple selections. Selected values in the same kind are combined with OR.
• Flag is a single selection.
• Search, category, and each filter kind are combined with AND.
• While a category tab is selected, filters apply only within that category.
• Use Clear all, then Apply, to remove every filter.
• The Archive list does not include these filters. Archived notes still show their tags.