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Notes

A note is where you write. Notes are plain text, so anything you type stays readable and portable, and you can organize them into folders however you like. Beyond ordinary prose, a note can hold links to other notes, formatting, images, tables, math, charts, and more — plus an optional block of properties at the top that records structured details like tags or a status.

Creating and managing notes

You can work with notes from the left sidebar, the command palette, or the File menu:

Create

File → New Note (⌘N), or "New Note" from the command palette. You'll be asked for a name and can optionally start from a template. Pick a name that isn't already in use.

Rename

Right-click the note in the sidebar and choose Rename. Minerva also updates every link elsewhere that pointed at the old name, so nothing breaks.

Move

Drag the note to a different folder in the sidebar.

Delete

Right-click the note in the sidebar and choose Delete. You'll get a simple confirmation, with a "don't ask again" option. Deleting a note is a normal, everyday action.

What you can put in a note

Beyond prose, a note can hold any of the following. Each has its own page showing how to add it and how it looks:

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Notes

Creating and managing notes

What you can put in a note

Links

Properties

Highlights

Task lists

Callouts

Images

Tables & CSV

Footnotes

Flashcards

Media

Math

Diagrams

Charts

Code & compute cells

Query cells

Search cells

Turtle / RDF