Editor Overview

The Notely editor is the primary workspace for writing and reviewing Markdown notes. It supports four view modes, a rich toolbar, real-time validation, and statistics.

View Modes

Switch modes using the mode buttons in the editor header bar.

Mode	Description
Edit	Raw Markdown source editor with syntax highlighting and completions
Split	Editor on the left, live rendered preview on the right
Preview	Full-width read-only rendered output
Web	Website-style rendering — higher-fidelity preview with full media support

Split Mode for Writing

Split mode is the most productive mode for writing. You can edit Markdown on the left while watching the formatted output update in real time on the right.

Status Bar

The status bar at the bottom of the editor shows live document statistics:

Stat	Description
Word count	Live count of words in the current content
Line count	Total lines in the document
Reading time	Estimated reading time (calculated at 200 wpm)

Statistics update independently when switching between Edit and other modes.

Breadcrumbs

The breadcrumb trail in the editor header shows the full folder path to the current note.

• Click any breadcrumb segment to navigate to that folder.
• Updates automatically when you switch notes.
• Useful when working in deeply nested folder structures.

Copy and Export Actions

From the editor toolbar you can export note content without leaving the app:

Action	Output
Copy as HTML	Formatted HTML — paste into email clients, Notion, or CMS systems
Copy as Plain Text	Plain text without Markdown syntax

Both actions show a success notification and copy to the clipboard.

Copy Link Path

Right-click any note tab or document list item to select Copy Link Path. This copies a workspace-relative reference link to your clipboard, making it easy to link documents together.

Link Hover Preview

When viewing notes in Preview or Split modes, hovering over any note link displays a transient popup with two actions:

• Copy: Copy the link target path to your clipboard.
• Navigate: Open and jump to the linked note.

To prevent accidental navigation jumps, clicking a link directly in the preview pane is disabled.

Validation Indicators

Notely checks your Markdown as you write:

• Markdown validation — flags structural issues (unclosed tables, bad heading levels, etc.)
• Typo checking — underlines suspected spelling errors in prose (skips code blocks). Right-click any flagged word to ignore it or add it to your custom spelling dictionary.
• Custom spelling dictionary — manage custom spelling dictionary words via the settings menu or the command palette (under "Manage Spelling Dictionary").

When issues are found, a badge appears in the editor header. Click it to jump to the first problem.

→ Typo and Validation Settings

Tab Context Menu

Right-click any note tab at the top of the editor pane to access tab actions:

• Close Actions: Close Tab, Close Other Tabs, Close Tabs to the Right, Close Saved Tabs, Close All Tabs.
• Reload from Disk: Force-reload the selected note from disk, discarding unsaved memory buffers.
• System Actions: Open in VS Code, Reveal in File Explorer.
• Personalization & Linking: Set Icon & Color, Copy Link Path.

External Disk Change Detection

If an open note is modified externally on disk by another tool, Notely automatically:

1. Detects the external file change.
2. Temporarily disables autosave to prevent overwriting external updates.
3. Displays a warning banner with a Reload content from disk button.

Click Reload content from disk, press Ctrl + Shift + R, or right-click the tab and choose Reload from Disk to load the updated content.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
New Note	Ctrl + N
Reload Current Note from Disk	Ctrl + Shift + R
Reload Workspace from Disk	Ctrl + Alt + R
Find in note	Ctrl + F
Find and Replace	Ctrl + H
Show Outline	Ctrl + Alt + L
Focus Mode	Ctrl + Alt + F
Version History	Ctrl + Shift + H
Screen Capture	Ctrl + Shift + S
Switch to Next Tab	Ctrl + Tab
Switch to Previous Tab	Ctrl + Shift + Tab

→ Full Keyboard Shortcuts