> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.glyphformac.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Notes

> Create, edit, and organize markdown notes in Glyph

Glyph stores all your notes as plain markdown files on your local filesystem, giving you complete ownership and portability of your data.

## Creating Notes

You can create new notes in several ways:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Via File Tree">
    Right-click any folder in the file tree and select **New Note**. A file dialog will appear where you can name your note.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Via Keyboard Shortcut">
    Press `Cmd+N` (macOS) or `Ctrl+N` (Windows/Linux) to create a new note in the current folder.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Via Command Palette">
    Open the command palette and search for "New Note".
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  All notes are automatically saved as `.md` files. If you don't include the extension, Glyph adds it for you.
</Note>

## Note Structure

Each note can contain:

* **Title**: Generated from the filename (without `.md` extension)
* **Frontmatter**: YAML metadata block at the top (optional)
* **Body**: Your markdown content

### Frontmatter

Add structured metadata to your notes using YAML frontmatter:

```markdown theme={null}
---
tags: [project, draft]
status: in-progress
created: 2024-01-15
---

# Your Note Content
```

Frontmatter supports:

* **Text properties**: `status: draft`
* **Boolean properties**: `published: true`
* **List properties**: `tags: [work, important]`
* **Date properties**: `created: 2024-01-15`

<Tip>
  You can click links inside frontmatter - both wikilinks `[[Note]]` and markdown links `[text](url)` work.
</Tip>

## Managing Notes

### Renaming Notes

<Steps>
  <Step title="Right-click the note">
    Find the note in your file tree.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select Rename">
    Choose **Rename** from the context menu.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter new name">
    Type the new name and press Enter. Links to this note are updated automatically.
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Moving Notes

Drag and drop notes between folders in the file tree. All wikilinks pointing to the note are updated to reflect the new location.

### Deleting Notes

Right-click a note and select **Delete**. A confirmation dialog will appear before permanent deletion.

<Warning>
  Deleted notes cannot be recovered unless you have a backup. Consider using version control or regular backups for important notes.
</Warning>

## Note Properties Panel

When editing a note with frontmatter in rich mode, Glyph displays a properties panel above your content. You can:

* Edit property values inline
* Add new properties
* Remove existing properties
* Toggle between structured view and raw YAML editor

The properties panel automatically syncs with your frontmatter YAML.

## File Storage

Notes are stored as plain text markdown files in your space folder:

* **Location**: Wherever you created your Glyph space
* **Format**: Standard markdown (`.md` files)
* **Encoding**: UTF-8
* **Newlines**: Preserved as-is

You can edit these files in any text editor, use git for version control, or sync them with any file sync service.

## Backlinks

When viewing a note, Glyph automatically displays all other notes that link to it at the bottom of the editor. This creates a bidirectional link graph without requiring manual maintenance.

See [Wikilinks](/features/wikilinks) for more details on linking between notes.