Notes

New creates a note, a journal entry or a long-form piece (novel, comic); you can also create folders first and file things into them.

The sidebar groups notes by folder, searches titles and body text, and shows backlinks and a relationship graph.

The body is Markdown, and the toolbar covers bold, italic, headings, lists, links, code and images. About two seconds after you stop typing it saves itself — there is no save button to press.

Click Versions to snapshot the current note. You can restore any snapshot later from the version list. It is worth doing before you start on a long piece.

Notes stay on your device by default. For two devices to sync, all three of these have to hold:

1. Both devices are the same identity — that is, the same recovery phrase.
2. Both devices have unlocked the identity — see the Identity & Multiple Devices chapter.
3. Both devices can reach the P2P network.

Once all three hold, changes sync within seconds with nothing to trigger by hand. When both devices edit the same note, the later save wins.

• "Updated on another device" — the note was changed elsewhere and this copy has been refreshed to match.
• "This note was also updated on another device" — you are actively typing, so nothing was overwritten under your cursor; the version you save will replace theirs.
• "Deleted on another device" — the note was deleted elsewhere. If you were editing it, your local changes will not be saved.

Any note can be published directly as a deWeb page, and it will show up in Discover like any other site.

• Publish publicly — plaintext; anyone with the Hash can read it.
• Publish encrypted — encrypted with AES-256-GCM; a password is required to open it.

You can unpublish at any time without affecting the local note.

Sharing hands out a read-only copy of a note. The content is end-to-end encrypted and only whoever holds the link can read it — they cannot see any of your other notes.

The sharing key is derived from your identity, so you must unlock the identity before creating a share. The page will walk you through it if it is locked.