Adding a new Note

Notes are Markdown files in your Space. Glyph creates them as .md files on disk.

New Note

Create a note in any of these ways:

• New Note (Cmd+N)
• The New Note control in the sidebar
• Add file from a folder’s context menu in the file tree

Glyph creates Untitled.md (or the next free Untitled name) in the target folder and opens it in the editor.

Where the note lands

Set a default new-note folder under Settings → Space when you want new notes to land in one place. A configured default takes precedence over the current folder selection. Without that default, Glyph uses the current folder context, or the active file’s parent folder when appropriate. New Canvas uses the same destination choice.

Use Open Daily Note when you want today’s dated file.

New Folder

Use New Folder to add a folder in the tree. Name it, then put notes inside with New Note, Add file, or drag and drop.

Folders are ordinary directories on disk. Glyph shows them in the Notes tree.

Rename, Duplicate, Move, Delete

Right-click a note in the file tree for common actions:

• Rename: change the file name. Prefer renaming in Glyph when other notes link to it.
• Duplicate file: make a copy. You can also run Duplicate Current Note from the command palette for the open note.
• Move Active File: move the open note to another folder in the Space.
• Delete file: send the file to the Trash. You can recover it from Trash until you empty it.

The same ideas apply to folders with Delete folder and related menu items.

Create From Template

Use Create From Template (Cmd+Shift+M) to start from a template in your Templates folder.

1. Set a Templates folder under Settings → Space if you have not already.
2. Run Create From Template.
3. Pick a template in the dialog.
4. Glyph creates a new note from that template in the target folder.

Templates are Markdown files. Placeholders such as {{title}} expand when Glyph creates the note (see Templates and Placeholders).

Save

Press Save Note (Cmd+S) to save. Glyph also autosaves as you work, so short edits land on disk without a manual save every time.

Check Save status in the note info sidebar if you want to see whether the open note is saved.

Copy Note as Markdown

Use Copy Note as Markdown (Cmd+Shift+C by default) to copy the current note’s Markdown to the clipboard. Paste it into another app, an email, or a different note.

Import, export, and canvases

Use Import Files or Import Folder to copy existing notes into your Space. To share the current note, run Export Note as PDF… or Export Note as Word….

Use New Canvas to create an Excalidraw drawing alongside your Markdown notes.

Tips

• Rename Untitled.md soon so the file name matches the topic.
• Use folders for projects; set a default new-note folder if you want a consistent capture location.
• Shortcuts (Cmd+N, Cmd+Shift+M, Cmd+S, and others) are remappable in Settings → Shortcuts.