> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.cherryai.com.cn/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.cherryai.com.cn/docs/en-us/cherry-studio/preview/notes.md).

# Notes

Notes is the built-in Markdown editor in Cherry Studio, convenient for organizing ideas outside of AI conversations, saving interim outputs, and further processing with AI and knowledge base capabilities.

### Open Notes

Click \[Notes] in the top tab bar, or click the \[Notes] app icon in the \[Launcher].

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### Create your first note

1. Click the first \[New Note] icon in the upper-left corner
2. Enter the main text in the editor on the right; Markdown syntax and rich-text shortcut toolbar are supported
3. Right-click a note in the note list to name it

### Import existing Markdown files

* Directly drag `.md` files or a folder containing `.md` files **Drag and drop** into the notes area to import them as new notes or a new folder
* You can also click the second \[New Folder] icon in the upper-left corner to create the directory first, then drag items into it

### Editor features

The top toolbar of the note editor provides common rich-text capabilities:

* **Formatting**: Bold (<kbd>B</kbd>), Italic (<kbd>I</kbd>), Underline (<kbd>U</kbd>), Strikethrough
* **Structure**: inline code / H1–H3 headings / unordered list / ordered list / code block / blockquote / task list / formula
* **Embed**: table, hyperlink

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The bottom status bar shows the current **character count**, the **A✓** icon in the lower-left corner can toggle spell check, and the lower-right dropdown switches **Live Preview**,**Source Mode** or **Reading Mode**.

### Directory management

At the top of the left sidebar are, in order: \[New Note] / \[New Folder] / \[Sort] / \[Favorites] / \[Search].

* **Sort**: 6 options—file name `A→Z` / `Z→A`, update time from newest to oldest / oldest to newest, creation time from newest to oldest / oldest to newest
* **Favorites**: switch to the "Favorited" view with the star button
* **Search**: magnifying-glass button; type in the search box to search.**Search matches both title and body**, entries matching the body will show a "content" or "name + content" tag next to the title to indicate the source

### Right-click menu (AI integration + export)

In the left directory tree **right-click** any note to pop up the action menu—this is the entry for AI integration and multi-format export:

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* **Generate note name** ✨: Let AI automatically generate a title based on the body text (only available for files)
* **Rename** / **Open externally**(Show in Finder / File Explorer)
* **Favorite note** / **Remove from favorites**
* **Export note to knowledge base**: Send to the specified [Knowledge base](/docs/en-us/knowledge-base/knowledge-base.md)
* **Export ›** submenu: Markdown / Word (.docx) / Notion / Yuque / Obsidian / Joplin / Siyuan, and "Copy as Image / Export as Image"—the display of each item can be individually toggled in \[Settings] → \[Data Settings] → \[Export Menu Settings]
* **Delete**

> The folder right-click menu is more streamlined, with only: New Note / New Folder / Rename / Open externally / Delete.

### Top-right \[⋯] menu (quick access to view and export)

The \[⋯] in the upper-right corner of the note title is the **current note** view / export quick entry; don't confuse it with the right-click menu:

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* **Copy content**: copy as plain text
* **Export as Word**: quickly generate `.docx`(if you need more formats, use the "Export ›" in the right-click menu)
* **Export as PDF**: export the current note as a PDF file
* **Print**: invoke the system print dialog for the current note
* **Reduce column width**: Limit the maximum number of characters per line
* **Show directory outline**: Show the current note's heading tree on the right
* **Font settings ›**: Default / serif font, three font sizes (small / medium / large)
* **More settings**: Open the note settings panel (three groups of settings: Data / Editor / Display)

### Working directory and backups

Note content is stored as local files.**Working directory** View and modify it in \[Data Settings] of the note settings panel (opened from top-right \[⋯] → \[More settings]).

* By default stored in the Cherry Studio application data directory
* First \[Choose] a custom path, then click \[Apply] to switch (the change will not automatically migrate existing files; copy them manually); click \[Reset to Default] to restore the default directory
* Backups are recommended to be used together with [WebDAV](/docs/en-us/pre-basic/settings/data-settings/webdav.md) / [S3-compatible storage](/docs/en-us/pre-basic/settings/data-settings/s3-compatible.md)

### Editor and display settings

Open the note settings panel from top-right \[⋯] → \[More settings]; in addition to \[Data Settings], there are two more groups:

**Editor settings**

* **Default view**: Whether new notes enter \[Edit Mode] or \[Reading Mode] by default
* **Default edit view**: In edit mode, use \[Live Preview] or \[Source Mode] by default

**Display settings**

* **Font**: Default / serif font
* **Font size**: between 10–30 px
* **Reduce column width**: Limit the number of characters per line so long lines don't stretch across the whole screen
* **Show directory outline**: Show the current note's heading tree on the right to facilitate in-note navigation

> Font and size can be adjusted both in this display settings panel and quickly switched from top-right \[⋯] → \[Font settings].

### Tips and tricks

* Notes support task list `- [ ]` syntax, which can be used for daily to-dos
* Drag and drop `.md` Files (or folders containing `.md` ) can be dragged into the directory tree for batch import
* If after restoring configuration across devices you find the notes directory empty, manually copy the files to the path shown in the prompt

{% hint style="info" %}
If you want AI to **directly** answer questions based on note content, the easiest way is to export the target note **to the knowledge base**, then enable that knowledge base in the chat.
{% endhint %}

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### Get help and submit feedback

If you encounter any questions, bugs, or have suggestions for feature improvements during configuration or use, please refer to [Feedback and Suggestions](/docs/en-us/question-contact/suggestions.md) for the official channels provided.


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