Shady Notes docs

Your notes live just above the screen, a scroll away. No windows cluttering the desktop — pull the shade down, write, let it roll back up.

Start here

Install Shady Notes Download the Mac app and get it into your menu bar.

Take the tour Find your way around the shade, sidebar and editor.

Every note is a plain .md file in a folder you choose — readable by Obsidian, VS Code, or anything else. How the vault works.

A global hotkey opens the shade from any app, and every editor action can be remapped. Keyboard shortcuts.

Sixteen themes, a plugin platform, and settings for nearly everything. Make it yours.

Getting started

InstallFirst runTour

Core concepts

The shadeVault and filesWorkspaces

Writing

The editorMarkdown referenceCheckboxesTablesCalloutsImagesSlash commandsFind and replace

Organising

The sidebarTabsStarred notesNavigatorSticky notes

History

Revision historyThe git backendConflicts

Plugins

OverviewDaily NotesKanbanTasksInstalling pluginsWriting a plugin

Customising

ThemesAppearanceEditor settingsShortcuts

Reference

Keyboard shortcutsSettingsMenusFile formats

Account

LicensingSigning inUpdates

Help

TroubleshootingFAQPrivacy and dataChangelog