Getting started

Welcome to noteser. This is a browser-first markdown note-taking app inspired by Obsidian — your notes live in localStorage by default and optionally sync to a GitHub repo or a local folder on disk.

Your first note

  • Press Alt+N to create a new note, or click the New note button in the file tree toolbar.
  • Type a title at the top, then markdown content below.
  • Notes save automatically — there's no Save button.

The layout

  • Left ribbon — quick actions (New note, Today's daily note, Command palette, Templates) + Settings.
  • Left sidebar — a tab strip with Files / Calendar / Outline / Source Control / Search / Bookmarks / Related notes. Drag a tab up to pin it permanently.
  • Editor — the main writing area. Each tab is one note.
  • Right sidebar — Properties panel for the active note (title, tags, pinned, file path, timestamps). Click the toggle on the far-right edge to expand.

Markdown basics

Noteser renders standard markdown plus a few extensions:

  • Wikilinks — [[Note title]] links to another note in your vault.
  • Tags — #projects #urgent anywhere in the body. The right sidebar surfaces them.
  • Task lines — - [ ] something becomes a clickable checkbox.
  • Fenced tasks — \``tasks ... ```` queries tasks across notes.

Keyboard shortcuts

A few essentials — full list under Settings → Shortcuts:

  • Ctrl+K — open search
  • Ctrl+F — find in current note (Ctrl+H for find-and-replace)
  • Ctrl+Alt+T — insert a markdown table at the cursor
  • Alt+N — new note
  • Ctrl+Shift+N — new folder
  • Ctrl+E — toggle preview mode
  • Ctrl+B — toggle sidebar
  • Ctrl+, — open settings
  • Alt+W — close current tab

Press Ctrl+/ any time to see the shortcuts modal. For deeper dives on each editor power feature see Editor power features.

Getting started — Noteser help