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Creating Notes#

New Note#

Press Cmd+N or click New Note in the toolbar. FoldNotes creates a new file in your collection and opens it in the editor. The file gets a temporary internal name (a unique identifier) and shows as "Untitled" in the note list until you give it a real name.

A naming banner appears at the top of the editor (macOS) or you can tap the title in the toolbar (iPhone/iPad) to name it. FoldNotes pre-fills a suggestion based on your content:

  • If you type a heading (# My Note), it suggests that heading text
  • If you type regular text, it suggests the first line (up to 60 characters)

Type a name and press Enter to confirm. The internal placeholder is replaced with your chosen name on disk.

Naming the note#

A naming banner appears at the top of the editor with a suggestion already filled in from your content — the first heading if you've typed one, otherwise the first line. Type a name and press Enter to confirm.

Until you name it deliberately, the note's name follows its first heading and changes with it; once you name it, that name sticks. Naming Notes covers the whole system — what locks a name, what doesn't, collisions, reserved characters, and why a note might rename itself.

Deleting Notes#

To delete a note, right-click it in the sidebar and choose Move to Trash. Deleted notes move to a .trash/ folder inside your collection. They remain there until you empty the trash.

To permanently delete, right-click a trashed note and choose Delete Permanently, or use Empty Trash to remove all trashed notes.

Importing Notes#

FoldNotes can import Markdown files from other apps:

  • File → Import Files… (Cmd+Shift+I) — import .md files from disk
  • File → Import from Bear… — import from Bear's export format
  • File → Import from Capacities… — import from Capacities export

When importing, FoldNotes strips any foreign front matter and adds its own metadata header.

Opening in a New Window (macOS)#

Right-click a note in the sidebar and choose Open in New Window to view it in a separate editor window. Both windows share the same document — edits in one appear instantly in the other. This feature is not available on iOS.