Getting started

Install

Download Znote for macOS, Windows or Linux from znote.io.

First launch

On first launch, Znote creates a vault — a plain folder of markdown files — at ~/Documents/Znote, seeded with a few starter notes. If you're upgrading from an older Znote, your existing notes are migrated automatically.

You can open any other folder as a vault at any time — including an existing Obsidian vault — from the vault switcher at the bottom of the left sidebar: Open folder as vault…

Write notes

• The filename is the title: edit it directly in the inline title displayed above the note content, or rename from the tree.
• Sub-folders on disk are your folder tree — create folders and drag notes freely.
• Type [[ to link to another note with a wikilink, and paste images directly: they land in the vault's attachments folder as ![[embeds]].
• Use Cmd/Ctrl+T for quick find, Cmd/Ctrl+Y for the list of notes.

See Vaults and Obsidian compatibility for details.

Run code

Enable Allow to Run code on a note (code icon in the action bar), then press Cmd/Ctrl+Enter in any code block:

console.log("Hello World! 👋");

Node.js, bash and browser JS are supported, with Plotly, Danfo.js, Mermaid and more pre-installed. Results are saved right into the note. Start with Running code and Persisted results.

Ask the AI

Press Cmd/Ctrl+H to open the AI overlay: ask anything about the current note, or type / to discover commands like /brainstorm, /summarize or /rewrite. Configure your LLM provider (OpenAI, Ollama, OpenRouter…) in Settings → AI.

Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Cmd/Ctrl+N	New note
Cmd/Ctrl+O	Open a file
Cmd/Ctrl+T	Quick find
Cmd/Ctrl+Y	List of notes
Cmd/Ctrl+L	Editor mode (Live edit ↔ Source)
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+L	Focus mode
Cmd/Ctrl + +/-/0	Zoom
Cmd/Ctrl+Alt+←/→	Switch tabs
Ctrl+Space	Code completion
Cmd/Ctrl+Enter	Run the current code block
Cmd/Ctrl+H	AI overlay (on selection)
Cmd/Ctrl+F	Search in note
Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+C	Copy as formatted text
Cmd/Ctrl+B/I/U/K/E	Bold / Italic / Underline / Link / Code