Collections and Views

A collection is a saved view over your notes. Each row is a note. The notes stay as Markdown files on disk. The collection stores how you look at them.

Create a collection

1. Open Open Collections, or use Create Collection from the command palette.
2. In the New collection dialog, pick a Project folder and a Name.
3. Confirm.

Glyph creates the collection with defaults:

• Source: the project folder, including subfolders
• One view named View 1, shown as a Board grouped by Tags
• Columns: Title, Tags, Updated

You need a project folder. Without one, you cannot finish the dialog.

Open and switch collections

When a collection is open, the top bar shows:

• Collection name
• Folder breadcrumb for the project folder
• Switch collection
• Delete collection
• New Note

Delete collection removes the saved view. It does not delete your notes.

Table vs Board

Each collection can have more than one view.

• Table — rows and columns. Good when you want to scan titles, tags, and dates side by side.
• Board — cards in columns. Good when you group by tags, status, or similar fields.

Use the view switcher to pick Table or Board. Use Add view for another layout of the same notes. Rename or delete a view from the view menu.

View toolbar

Inside a view you get:

• Search this view — narrow what the current view shows
• Grouped by — board grouping (for example Tags)
• View settings — source, columns, filters, sort, and card fields

View settings

Open View settings to control what the view includes.

Source

Choose one:

Glyph scans up to 2000 notes for a source. If a folder is huge, trim the source or split work across collections.

Columns

Built-in columns include Title, Tags, Updated, Folder, Path, Linked Notes, and Created. You can edit Title, Tags, and other note properties from cells where the UI allows it.

Filter by and Sort by

Use the preset filters and sort options to keep the view focused. Prefer a tight source first, then filter.

Card fields (Board)

On a board, pick which fields show on each card:

• Date
• Task progress
• Status
• Priority
• Tags

Restore defaults

Restore defaults resets the view settings to Glyph’s starting layout for that view.

New notes from a collection

Use New Note in the collection top bar. Set Save new notes in to the folder where fresh notes should land. New notes from this collection go there so they stay inside the project folder you chose.

Organization tips

• Make one collection per project folder. The collection mirrors that folder’s notes.
• Add extra views when you need another layout of the same set (table for scanning, board for status).
• Prefer a second view over a duplicate collection unless you need a different source.
• Keep filters light. Source choice does most of the work.

Notes stay on disk

Your Markdown files remain the content. Deleting the collection leaves those files in place. Closing the collection hides the view until you open it again.