Experimental writing options
Open Settings → Experimental under Labs to try Note peek, Vim mode, Live Markdown in RAW mode, Zen mode, Focus mode, and the format-bar option.
Note peek Experimental
Turn on Note peek to read linked notes without replacing your current tab.
Wiki links and notes opened from All Notes can appear in a read-only Peek over the current tab. Expand or open the Peek to navigate to that note. Close it to return to where you were.
The file tree and command palette still open notes in tabs. Note peek does not turn every navigation action into a preview.
Use it when you want to check a reference and continue writing in the original note.
Zen mode
Turn on Zen mode to hide the sidebars, tabs, editor controls, and formatting ribbon. Your note gets the available writing space.
To leave Zen mode, open Settings through the app menu and turn it off. Controls hidden by Zen mode become available again, including the daily-note rollover controls when the note is eligible.
Focus mode
Focus mode dims inactive text in the main Rich editor. Choose:
| Mode | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Off | Show the text without focus dimming. |
| Paragraph | Keep the current paragraph clear and dim surrounding text. |
| Sentence | Keep the current sentence clear and dim surrounding text. |
Use Paragraph for drafting a section at a time. Use Sentence when you want to pay attention to the line you are writing.
Focus mode applies to the main Rich editor. It does not change the Markdown file or the appearance of exported documents.
Format bar
The Formatting bar toggle shows the format bar in Rich mode. Hide it when you prefer writing with keyboard commands and slash inserts.
The bar is grouped by job: a heading menu (Body text, H1 to H3), checklist, a list menu, bold, italic, a one-click yellow highlighter, link, table, and image. Everything else is in the ⋮ menu: underline, strikethrough, inline code, quote, code block, divider, Text color, Highlight colors, and Extract to note. Closing a menu returns focus to the note.
Zen mode also hides editor controls, so turn Zen mode off before checking whether the format-bar toggle is taking effect.
Vim mode
Vim mode is also in Experimental settings. It applies to the Raw Markdown editor. Enable it here, then switch the note to Raw.
See the Vim mode guide for motions, operators, search, and the limits of the supported command set.
Live Markdown in RAW mode Experimental
Turn on Live Markdown in RAW mode to hide Markdown punctuation in Raw Markdown outside the construct you are editing. Symbols for headings, emphasis, code, links, and highlights stay hidden until the cursor reaches them.
Click to edit. Command-click a link to follow it. It works with Vim mode.