FoldNotes Documentation#
FoldNotes is a Markdown Outliner. A native note-taking app for macOS and iOS 1 with folding headings, wiki-links, tasks, and iCloud sync. Your notes are plain .md files stored in iCloud Drive — you always own your data.
What brings you to FoldNotes?#
- I'm a writer — focus modes, parts of speech, version history (macOS), flexible export
- I manage knowledge — wiki-links, backlinks, graph view, tasks, daily notes, CLI (macOS)
Getting Started#
New to FoldNotes? Start here:
- Installation & First Launch — set up FoldNotes and create your first note
- Creating Notes — creating, naming, and deleting notes
- Your Collection — how FoldNotes stores your files
- Daily Notes — automatic daily journaling
- iOS Companion App — FoldNotes on iPhone and iPad
Writing#
Learn the Markdown features FoldNotes supports:
- Headings & Folding — structure your notes and collapse sections
- Tasks — track to-dos with due dates, priorities and notifications
- Links & Tags — connect your notes with wiki-links and tags
- Tables — create and edit GFM tables
- Code Blocks — fenced code with syntax highlighting
- Formatting — bold, italic, lists, block quotes, and more
- Rearranging Content — drag and drop to move ideas, not just text
- Structural Safety — how FoldNotes protects folded content and structure
Features#
- Inspector — outline, word count, properties, and tasks
- Focus Mode — typewriter scrolling and focus dimming
- Gallery View — visual card-based browsing (macOS)
- Themes — 12 editor themes including Solarized, Nord, Dracula, and more
- Preview & Export — preview and export to PDF, HTML, DOCX, and more
- Search — full-text search and command palette
- Version History — snapshots and version browser (macOS)
- Collection Graph — visualise connections between notes
- Database Views — saved views and smart filters
- Templates — reusable note templates
- Task Notifications — due date reminders
- Multiple Collections — separate collections with Obsidian/Logseq compatibility (macOS)
Reference#
- Keyboard Shortcuts — complete shortcut reference
- Command Line Tool — automate FoldNotes from the terminal (macOS)
- URL Schemes — deep-link into notes and tasks
- Front Matter — YAML metadata in your notes
- AI & Automation — MCP server and Ollama integration
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FoldNotes iOS is a companion app to the Mac version. Platform differences are noted throughout the documentation. ↩