Notely

History & Restore ​

Notely lets you browse the full commit history of any note and compare versions side-by-side.

1. Opening Revision History ​

  • Press Ctrl + Shift + H or click the History button in the note top bar.
  • The history sidebar will slide out, displaying a timeline of all commits touching the current note.

2. Comparing Diffs ​

Click on any commit in the history timeline to open the Diff Viewer:

  • Code View: Standard text-based differences, highlighting added and removed lines.
  • Markdown Preview Mode: Shows a visual, word-level comparison of the rendered document, marking insertions in green and deletions in red.

3. Restoring Notes ​

To restore the note to a previous revision:

  1. Select the target commit in the history timeline.
  2. Verify the content in the diff viewer.
  3. Click the Restore button.
  4. Notely will replace the active note contents with the selected version, placing a new restoration commit in your history.