Formatting

FoldNotes supports standard Markdown formatting with live rendering in the editor.

Text Styles

Syntax	Result	Shortcut
**bold**	bold	Cmd+B
*italic*	italic	Cmd+I
~~strikethrough~~	~~strikethrough~~	Cmd+Option+S
==highlight==	highlighted text	Cmd+Shift+H
`inline code`	inline code	Cmd+Shift+E

To clear formatting on selected text, press Cmd+Shift+C.

Lists

Unordered Lists

Use - or * at the start of a line:

- First item
- Second item
- Third item

FoldNotes preserves your choice of marker (- or *) when continuing lists.

Ordered Lists

Use numbers followed by a period:

1. First step
2. Second step
3. Third step

Indented Lists

Press Tab to indent a list item (creating a sub-item) and Shift+Tab to outdent. FoldNotes uses tabs for indentation.

- Parent item
    - Child item
    - Another child
        - Grandchild

Block Quotes

Start a line with > and a space:

> This is a block quote.
> It can span multiple lines.

Block quotes are rendered with a left border and muted styling.

Horizontal Rules

Three or more hyphens on a line create a horizontal divider:

---

Headings

See Headings & Folding for full details. Quick reference:

Shortcut	Level
Cmd+1	Heading 1
Cmd+2	Heading 2
Cmd+3	Heading 3
Cmd+4	Heading 4
Cmd+5	Heading 5
Cmd+0	Plain text

Images

Drag an image into the editor to embed it, or use the image browser to pick from your existing image library. See Images for full details on importing, managing, and inserting images. On iPhone and iPad you can also scan printed text straight into a note with the camera.

Admonitions

FoldNotes supports GitHub-style admonition callouts in block quotes:

> [!NOTE]
> This is an informational note.

> [!TIP]
> A helpful suggestion.

> [!WARNING]
> Something to watch out for.

These render with coloured borders and icons in the preview window.