Toolbar Reference

The Markdown toolbar sits above the editor and provides quick-insert actions for common Markdown elements.

Formatting Buttons

Button	Inserts	Notes
H1 – H6	Heading at cursor level	Wraps selection in heading if text is selected
B	**bold**	Wraps selection
I	*italic*	Wraps selection
~~	~~strikethrough~~	Wraps selection
`	`inline code`	Wraps selection
"	> blockquote	Prepends to current line

Insert Buttons

Button	Action	Notes
Link	Insert [text](url) template	Cursor lands on url
Image	Open file picker → insert image	Uses workspace-relative path
Table	Insert 3×3 table skeleton	Opens inline table editor on click
Ordered list	Insert 1. list item
Unordered list	Insert - list item
Task	Insert - [ ] task
HR	Insert ---

Diagram Buttons

Button	Action
Mermaid	Insert fenced Mermaid block
Excalidraw	Insert Excalidraw diagram block

Validation and Quality

Button	Action
Validate	Run Markdown validation on the current note
Format	Auto-format the focused code block using Prettier

Capture Button (Windows)

Button	Action	Notes
📷 A	Capture screen area — Auto Insert mode	A = Auto Insert
📷 R	Capture screen area — Review Before Insert mode	R = Review mode

The mode badge (A or R) reflects the current setting from Settings → Screen Capture.

→ Screen Capture guide

View Mode Controls

The mode buttons in the editor header bar (not the toolbar) control which view is shown:

Button	Mode
Edit	Raw Markdown editor
Split	Editor + live preview
Preview	Rendered output only
Web	Website-style rendering

Tips

Keyboard Over Mouse

Most toolbar actions have keyboard alternatives. Open Help → Keyboard Shortcuts (Ctrl + /) for the full list.

Wrapping Selections

Most formatting buttons (bold, italic, link, code) wrap the current text selection if one exists. Select text first for faster formatting.