Writing notes

Type as you would anywhere. Nifty saves as you go, and Markdown turns into formatting as you type it.

The editor

• Untitled at the top is the title. It's optional; press ↵ to go on to the text.
• Add category files the note. See Categories and pins.
• Beside it, the word count and whether your changes are saved.
• Done (⌘↵) closes the editor and shows the note.
• Along the bottom, the people, tags and projects in the note.

Type @, # or ^ to link a person, tag or project. See Mentions and tags.

Format as you type

Start a line with:

Type	For
# to ######	A heading (1 to 6)
- or *	A bulleted list
1.	A numbered list
[ ]	A checklist
>	A quote
```	A code block
---	A dividing line

Inside a line: **bold**, *italic*, ~~strikethrough~~, ==highlight==, `code` and [text](https://…) for a link.

On a phone, a bar above the keyboard has buttons for mentions, tags, checklists, lists, headings, bold and italic.

Formatting keys

Keys	Does
⌘B / ⌘I	Bold / italic
⌘E	Code
⇧⌘S / ⇧⌘H	Strikethrough / highlight
⌘⌥1 to 6	Heading 1 to 6
⌘⌥0	Back to plain text
⇧⌘7 / 8 / 9	Numbered list / bulleted list / checklist
⇧⌘B	Quote
⌘⌥C	Code block
⇧↵	New line in the same paragraph
Tab / ⇧Tab	Nest or unnest a list item

On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl for ⌘ and Alt for ⌥. Press ? when you're not typing to see these keys in Nifty, or read Keyboard shortcuts.

Checklists

Start a line with [ ] (or press ⇧⌘9). Each ↵ adds the next item. You can tick items while reading the note too, without opening the editor.

Code

Type ``` and a space to start a code block. For highlighting, pick its language from the menu above it, or type the language before the space: ```python.

Images and PDFs

Paste or drop an image into the text. JPEG, PNG, WebP and GIF work, up to 20 MB each.

Drop a PDF on the editor to link it to the note. It's listed under the text, and in the note's Documents once you're done. A new note needs some text first. See Documents.

Saving and backups

The status beside Done says how saving is going: Saves as you type, Saving…, then Saved. If you're offline or a save fails, it says so, and your text stays on screen. Choose Try again when it offers it.

Nifty also keeps a backup of unsaved text in your browser for 7 days. Open the note again and it's put back, with Restored your unsaved text. Signing out clears these backups.

Nifty doesn't keep older versions of a note.