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Groups (Folders)

Groups are folders that help you organize notes within a workspace. They can be nested for deeper hierarchies.

Creating Groups

Section titled “Creating Groups”

From the Sidebar

Section titled “From the Sidebar”
  1. Open the context menu in an empty area of the sidebar
  2. Select New Group
  3. Enter a name
  4. Press Enter

Groups can be nested multiple levels deep.

Managing Groups

Section titled “Managing Groups”

Renaming

Section titled “Renaming”
  1. Open the group’s context menu
  2. Select Rename
  3. Type the new name
  4. Press Enter

Moving

Section titled “Moving”

Drag and drop a group onto another group to nest it, or drag it to an empty area to move it to the root level.

Deleting

Section titled “Deleting”
  1. Open the group’s context menu
  2. Select Delete

Group Icons

Section titled “Group Icons”

Give groups visual identity:

  1. Open the group’s context menu
  2. Select Change Icon
  3. Pick an emoji or icon

Icons appear in the sidebar next to the group name.

Moving Notes to Groups

Section titled “Moving Notes to Groups”

Drag and Drop

Section titled “Drag and Drop”

Simply drag a note from the sidebar onto a group.

Context Menu

Section titled “Context Menu”
  1. Open the note’s context menu
  2. Select Move to…
  3. Choose the destination group

From Note Header

Section titled “From Note Header”
  1. Open the note
  2. Click the group indicator in the header
  3. Select a new group

Group Overview

Section titled “Group Overview”

Click a group to see an overview showing:

  • All notes in the group
  • Subgroups
  • Quick actions

This is useful for getting a bird’s eye view of a group’s contents.

Note Card Actions

Section titled “Note Card Actions”

Each note card in the group overview has a context menu with quick actions:

On Desktop: Hover over a note card to reveal the menu icon (three dots) in the top-right corner.

On Mobile: Long press on a note card to open the context menu. You’ll feel a haptic vibration when the menu activates.

Available Actions:

  • Rename - Change the note’s title
  • Move to… - Move the note to a different group
  • Delete - Move the note to trash
  • Share - Copy a shareable link to the note
  • Export Markdown - Download the note as a .md file
  • Copy Markdown - Copy note content as Markdown
  • Export HTML - Download the note as an .html file
  • Copy HTML - Copy note content as HTML

Collapsing and Expanding

Section titled “Collapsing and Expanding”

Click the arrow next to a group to collapse or expand it. This helps manage large sidebars.

The collapse state is remembered across sessions.

Ungrouped Notes

Section titled “Ungrouped Notes”

Notes not in any group appear at the root level of the workspace. You can think of this as a default “inbox” for new notes.

Best Practices

Section titled “Best Practices”

Keep Hierarchy Shallow

Section titled “Keep Hierarchy Shallow”

2-3 levels of nesting is usually enough. Deeper hierarchies become hard to navigate.

Use Meaningful Names

Section titled “Use Meaningful Names”

Name groups by topic, project, or category rather than generic names like “Folder 1”.

Combine with Tags

Section titled “Combine with Tags”

Groups are great for primary organization, but tags can provide cross-cutting categorization without moving notes.