Folio mode

Folio Mode gives you a three-column workspace: navigation, note list, and editor. Use it when you want to scan many notes without living only in the file tree.

Turn it on

1. Open Settings → Appearance.
2. Under Layout, turn on Folio Mode.

Description in settings: “Show navigation, notes, and editor in a three-column workspace.”

Folio Mode is a layout preference. It does not change how files are stored on disk. Turn it off anytime to return to the classic layout.

Three columns

With Folio Mode on:

1. Left: sidebar navigation. The tree shows folders only.
2. Middle: a list of notes for the current scope.
3. Right: the editor for the open note.

Pick a folder on the left to fill the middle list. Click a note in the middle to open it on the right. Resize the middle column if your window is wide enough to need more list space.

Scope

The middle list follows a scope:

• All Notes: every note in the Space
• A folder: notes under that folder
• A tag: notes that carry that tag
• A person: notes that mention that person

Click All Notes, a folder, a tag, or a person in the sidebar to change scope. The middle column updates to match.

In Folio Mode the left tree hides individual note rows on purpose. Notes belong in the middle list so the left column stays a map of folders and scopes.

Filter notes

In the middle column header, use the Filter notes field to narrow the list by typing part of a title or path. Clear the field to show the full scope again.

Filter works inside the current scope. If you scoped to a folder, filter searches within that folder’s notes. Switch scope first when you need a different set.

Sort

Use Sort notes in the Folio list header:

• Alphabetically
• Edited
• Created

Sort applies to the current Folio list. It does not rewrite files. Glyph remembers your Folio sort choice as a UI preference on this machine.

Layout only

Turning Folio Mode on or off changes how Glyph presents the Space. Notes, folders, pins, and links stay the same. Collections, Daily Notes, and search keep working.

If you pin notes, open them from Pinned as usual. Folio Mode changes browsing layout; it does not replace pins or All Notes.

Typical workflow

1. Enable Folio Mode.
2. Click a project folder on the left.
3. Sort the middle list by Edited.
4. Filter if the list is long.
5. Open a note on the right and write.

Tips

• Use Folio Mode when you browse many notes in one folder or tag.
• Keep the left column for folders and scopes; use the middle list to scan titles.
• Pair Folio Mode with tags when you want a list of related notes without opening Connections.
• Appearance layout toggles live under Settings → Appearance; Keyboard Shortcuts are under Settings → Shortcuts.