--- title: "Editor" url: "https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/en/features/editor" language: "en" description: "The Snowfox Notes editor: checklists, tables, images, attachments and diagrams via “/”, templates, light and dark mode – and it saves on its own." published: "2026-11-06T11:15:45+01:00" updated: "2026-11-07T10:34:57+01:00" --- # Editor The Snowfox Notes editor: checklists, tables, images, attachments and diagrams via “/”, templates, light and dark mode – and it saves on its own. [← All features](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/en/features) Editor # An editor that stays out of the way. You write like in a word processor: what you format is what you see. No save button, no syntax to learn – and plain Markdown under the hood. The editor ## Write like in a word processor. Bold, lists, tables, images pasted from the clipboard – everything looks the way you meant it, instantly. Saving happens in the background, no button required. ![Der Editor im Fokus-Modus: nur noch die Notiz „Relaunch Website“ mit Aufgabenliste und Moodboard, ohne Seitenleiste und Liste.](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/media/33/conversions/fokus-large.webp) ![Der Editor im Fokus-Modus: nur noch die Notiz „Relaunch Website“ mit Aufgabenliste und Moodboard, ohne Seitenleiste und Liste.](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/media/34/conversions/fokus-large.webp) Focused writing: ⌘⇧F hides the sidebar and list, leaving just the text. - /Block types: table, checklist, diagram … - ⌘BBold – ⌘I italic, ⌘U underline - ⌘⇧KLink another note - ⌘/Every shortcut at a glance Formatting ## Toolbar or “/” – whichever you prefer. Type “/” at the start of a line and pick what you need – or use the toolbar. What you format is what you see. - A toolbar with everything you need: bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, highlighter and headings in three sizes - Select some text and a small bar with the most common formats appears right next to it - Keep typing after the “/” to filter: “/tab” finds the table straight away - It saves shortly after your last keystroke; if the server is briefly unreachable, your text is kept ![Ausschnitt: Das Menü nach „/“ mit Text, drei Überschriften, Aufzählung, nummerierter Liste und Aufgabenliste.](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/media/51/conversions/nah-slash-large.webp) ![Ausschnitt: Das Menü nach „/“ mit Text, drei Überschriften, Aufzählung, nummerierter Liste und Aufgabenliste.](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/media/52/conversions/nah-slash-large.webp) Building blocks ## Everything a note can hold. Checklists, tables, images, files and diagrams – plus templates for everything you create again and again. ![Ausschnitt: Der Dialog „Diagramm“ mit der Beschreibung in Mermaid links und der Vorschau rechts, dahinter das fertige Ablaufdiagramm.](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/media/55/conversions/nah-diagramm-large.webp) ![Ausschnitt: Der Dialog „Diagramm“ mit der Beschreibung in Mermaid links und der Vorschau rechts, dahinter das fertige Ablaufdiagramm.](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/media/56/conversions/nah-diagramm-large.webp) ### Diagrams Use “/” → Diagram to add a flowchart. You describe it in Mermaid, a simple text language – the app draws the picture. - Click the diagram to edit it - With a preview as you type ![Ausschnitt: eine Zutatentabelle mit Menge und Zutat im Editor.](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/media/53/conversions/nah-tabelle-large.webp) ![Ausschnitt: eine Zutatentabelle mit Menge und Zutat im Editor.](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/media/54/conversions/nah-tabelle-large.webp) ### Tables Via “/” or the toolbar. With the cursor inside, add or delete rows and columns, or toggle the header row. ![Ausschnitt: eine Aufgabenliste mit drei abgehakten und zwei offenen Punkten.](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/media/57/conversions/nah-aufgaben-large.webp) ![Ausschnitt: eine Aufgabenliste mit drei abgehakten und zwei offenen Punkten.](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/media/58/conversions/nah-aufgaben-large.webp) ### Checklists A box in front of every item, one click ticks it off – done items are struck through. Handy for packing lists, shopping lists or a project’s next steps. ![Ausschnitt: die Mediathek mit einem Bild und dem Hinweis, in welcher Notiz es steckt.](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/media/59/conversions/nah-mediathek-large.webp) ![Ausschnitt: die Mediathek mit einem Bild und dem Hinweis, in welcher Notiz es steckt.](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/media/60/conversions/nah-mediathek-large.webp) ### Images and attachments Paste images from the clipboard or drop them in. You can attach any other file too. The media library shows it all at a glance – with the note it belongs to. ![Ausschnitt: das Menü „Neu“ mit „Aus Vorlage“ und der Vorlage „Meeting-Protokoll“.](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/media/61/conversions/nah-vorlage-large.webp) ![Ausschnitt: das Menü „Neu“ mit „Aus Vorlage“ und der Vorlage „Meeting-Protokoll“.](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/media/62/conversions/nah-vorlage-large.webp) ### Templates For meeting notes, weekly plans or checklists: save any note as a template, even a whole folder. Placeholders like date and weekday fill themselves in. Templates ## 25 templates to start with. 25 templates come free with the app at launch – for work, journaling, learning and personal life, in German and English. More are added step by step through the app. A template can be a single note or a whole folder structure. - Placeholders fill in the date, weekday or calendar week – with days added or taken away, too - A template can put its notes straight in the right place, such as this year’s folder - With packages you pass on templates as a file – and import ready-made packs - Templates apply to the whole instance ![Die Vorlagen-Galerie mit 23 verfügbaren Vorlagen, die Kategorien Arbeit, Journaling, Lernen und Persönlich und Vorschauen wie Tagebuch und Meeting-Protokoll.](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/media/93/conversions/vorlagen-large.webp) Your format ## Under the hood: plain Markdown. So your notes belong to you, not to a format. Markdown is text with a few characters for headings and lists – readable in any other app, even twenty years from now. Tomato soup – as MarkdownServes 4 · 35 minutes ## Ingredients | Amount | Ingredient | | --- | --- | | 1 kg | ripe tomatoes | | 2 | onions | ## Method 1. Soften the onions and garlic. 2. Add the tomatoes, simmer for 20 minutes. Light and dark ## An appearance that suits you. Light and dark mode, your own accent colour, font and line width. Plus, for the whole instance, your own name, logo and CSS. - Follows your system, or always light or dark - Readable fonts such as Atkinson Hyperlegible, Lexend or OpenDyslexic – served by your own server - Font size, line spacing, higher contrast and reduced motion - Your own app icon and name on the home screen - For the whole instance: your own name, logo, colour, a welcome on the sign-in page and your own CSS ![Snowfox Notes im dunklen Erscheinungsbild.](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/media/27/conversions/dunkel-large.webp) ![Snowfox Notes in drei Spalten: Ordner und Labels, die Notizliste und die geöffnete Notiz „Relaunch Website“ mit Aufgabenliste.](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/media/1/conversions/uebersicht-large.webp) ![Die Einstellungen „Darstellung“: Vorschau einer Notiz und die Wahl der Schrift – System, Atkinson Hyperlegible, Lexend, OpenDyslexic und Literata.](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/media/39/conversions/einstellungen-darstellung-large.webp) ![Die Einstellungen „Darstellung“: Vorschau einer Notiz und die Wahl der Schrift – System, Atkinson Hyperlegible, Lexend, OpenDyslexic und Literata.](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/media/40/conversions/einstellungen-darstellung-large.webp) How to ## Three things to start with - ### Create a new note 1. Click **New**, then **Note** – or press ⌘N. 2. Type a title and press Enter. 3. Start writing. The note goes into the folder you have open and saves on its own. - ### Insert a table 1. Type a slash “/” at the start of a line. 2. Type “tab” – the list shows the table straight away. Press Enter to insert it. 3. With the cursor in the table, add rows and columns from the toolbar. - ### Save a note as a template 1. Open the note you want to use as a pattern. 2. Choose ⋯ → **Save as template**. 3. Create new notes from it under New → **From template**. Placeholders such as date and weekday fill themselves in. ### Keyboard shortcuts - ⌘N – new note - / – block types - ⌘B, ⌘I, ⌘U – bold, italic, underline - ⌘⇧K – link another note - ⌘F – find in the text - ⌘⇧F – show only the text - ⌘/ – all shortcuts On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl instead of ⌘. Questions ## Questions about the editor ### Do I have to press “Save” anywhere? No. Every change is saved to your server shortly after you type. If the server is briefly unreachable, your text stays in the editor and is sent again until it gets through. ### Do I need to know Markdown? No. You format with the toolbar or “/” and see the result straight away. Markdown is just the format Snowfox Notes saves in – so your notes stay readable in any other app. ### What happens if two people edit the same note at once? The text saved last wins. The overwritten version isn’t lost, though: it goes into the note’s version history. ## Curious? Give it a try. Snowfox Notes is free and open source. Download it and put it on your own web space – or let us host it for you from 1 December 2026. [Download for free](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/en/downloads) [How installation works](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/en/hosting/self-hosting) Runs on any web space with PHP 8.4. No SSH needed. Features ## More areas ### Organise & find Folders and labels, links between notes and a search that finds as you type – in PDFs too. [Learn more – Organise & find →](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/en/features/organise-find) ### Calendar & tasks Month, week, day and agenda. Give a note a date or a task a due date right in the text – plus daily notes and a reminder in the morning. [Learn more – Calendar & tasks →](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/en/features/calendar-tasks) ### Learning Reveal blocks work as flashcards. Learning templates put your next review in the calendar. [Learn more – Learning →](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/en/features/learning) ### PDFs Read PDFs, write and highlight on them, collect thoughts on every page – and search finds what’s inside. [Learn more – PDFs →](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/en/features/pdfs) ### On the go & offline On your phone you swipe between folders, list and note. As an app on your home screen – and offline for trains, planes and dead zones. [Learn more – On the go & offline →](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/en/features/on-the-go-offline) ### Data & sharing Folders for everyone, just for you or for chosen people. Move in from Obsidian, Notion and Evernote, up to 25 versions per note, two-factor sign-in and automatic backups. [Learn more – Data & sharing →](https://www.snowfoxnotes.com/en/features/data-sharing)