Your First Note

Press Ctrl+N or click the + button at the top of the note list. A new untitled note opens immediately in the editor.

Alternatively, open the command palette with Ctrl+P and type New Note.

Click the title field at the top of the editor (it reads Untitled by default) and type a name — for example, Meeting Notes — March 12.

The title is also used in the note list, search results, and exported file names.

Click in the content area below the title and start typing. You are in WYSIWYG mode by default: formatting is applied visually as you type.

Try these formatting shortcuts:

You can also click any button in the formatting toolbar at the top of the editor. See Formatting Reference for the full list.

Press Ctrl+Alt+S to toggle to Source mode and see the raw Markdown. Press it again to return to WYSIWYG.

Source mode is useful for pasting Markdown from another tool or writing complex tables and code blocks.

Right-click Notebooks in the sidebar and choose New Notebook. Give it a name, for example Work.

To move your note into it, right-click the note card in the note list, choose Move to Notebook, and select Work. Alternatively, drag the note card onto the notebook name in the sidebar.

With your note open, look for the tag field below the note title (or in the overflow ⋯ menu). Click Add tag, type a name such as meeting, and press Enter to create and assign it.

Tags appear in the sidebar under Tags, where you can click them to filter the note list.

NuvoPad saves your work automatically 750 ms after you stop typing. Watch the top-right of the editor for the All changes saved indicator.

You can also save manually with Ctrl+S at any time.