Keyboard shortcuts
The default global shortcut to open/dismiss Type is CTRL ⌘ ,. You change it in the Settings.
Navigation
You can navigate through the app via keyboard shortcuts.
- ↵ will add a note if there's some texts, otherwise will open the note detail view
- Option ↵ will add a new line when writing a note
- ↑ or ↓ can be used to navigate between notes
- ESC will dismiss the window or go back to the note list
- ⌘ W will dismiss the window
- ⌘ ⌥ T will toggle the "Stay on top" option
- ⌘ , will open the Settings
Note creation
You can create a new note or import an existing one.
- ⌘ N will open the new note dropdown menu
- ⇧ ⌘ N will create a new note
- ⇧ ⌘ I will import an existing note
- ⇧ ⌘ O will connect an Obsidian vault
Note actions
You can apply a wide range of actions to a note.
- ⌘ K will open the more actions dropdown menu
- ↵ will open the note detail view
- ⌘ O will open the current note text file with your preferred text editor
- ⌘ R will reveal the note in the Finder
- ⌘ ⌥ C will copy the content of the note
- ⇧ ⌘ C will clear the content of the note
- ⌘ U will unlink the note from the app (without putting it to the trash)
- ⌘ ⌫ will move the note to the trash
Obsidian Daily Notes
Type can list and write to your Obsidian daily notes. Connect a vault once and today's daily note is created automatically when Type opens, no need to launch Obsidian first. Daily notes appear in the note list with an Obsidian icon.
Connect your vault
Press ⇧ ⌘ O or pick "Connect Obsidian Vault" from the new note dropdown menu, then select your vault folder. You can also connect from the Obsidian tab in the Settings, or during onboarding.
Automatic setup
Type reads your daily notes folder, filename date format, and template from the Periodic Notes plugin, or from the core Daily Notes plugin if Periodic Notes is not installed. Templates are applied when creating the note, with support for {{date}}, {{time}}, {{title}}, and {{date:FORMAT}} using Moment.js formats.
Obsidian settings
From the Obsidian tab in the Settings, you can change or disconnect the vault, override the detected folder and date format, choose how many days of daily notes appear in the list (1 to 30, 7 by default), and show daily notes on top or sorted by last edited. Daily notes cannot be unlinked.
Note formatting
Markdown rendering
The note view and card previews render basic Markdown: - or * for bullets, [ ] or [x] for checkboxes, and headings shown in bold. Nest bullets with a tab or two spaces, up to four levels.
Note prefix
Set a prefix in the Format settings and Type adds it, followed by a space, before every line of a new note. Use - for bullets or [] for checkboxes. The date line is left untouched.
Date format
Choose Date and Time, Date only, Time only, a custom format, or None in the Format settings. With None, notes are written without a timestamp: the note renders as a plain document, previews show the latest content lines, and the note list falls back to the file's modification date.
Note files
File format
When you create a note, choose between a text file and a Markdown file. Your choice is remembered as the default for the next note.
Where new notes are inserted
New notes are added at the bottom of the file by default. In the Format settings you can insert them at the top instead, or right after a headline of your choice. Headline matching is case insensitive, works with any heading level, with or without #, and falls back to the bottom of the file if the headline is not found. You can also choose whether the note lands at the top or the bottom of that section, and toggle an empty line between notes (on by default).
Settings
Open the Settings with ⌘ ,. Options are grouped into General, Format, and Obsidian tabs. From the General tab, you can configure:
- Launching Type at login and showing it in the menu bar
- The global shortcut to open Type
- What happens after submitting a note: dismiss the window or keep it visible
- The app used to open note files
- How many entries are shown per note in the list (1 to 5)