workflow
daily notes
Daily notes give quick open one reliable command for today’s markdown file. Pick a folder and a naming structure once; after that, Noute opens or creates the right file for the local date.
Open quick open and run open daily note, or open Settings and use Context folders.
Choose the folder where your daily notes should live.
Pick a structure, or use the detected structure if Noute finds existing daily notes.
Run open daily note again to open today’s file.
If today’s file does not exist, Noute creates it and opens it immediately.
Noute supports three daily-note structures:
- year / month / day.md
- 2026/06/11.md
- year / month / dated day.md
- 2026/06/2026-06-11-Thursday.md
- flat daily files
- 2026-06-11.md
When you choose a folder, Noute scans markdown files in that folder and looks for one of the supported structures. If one structure is clearly strongest, quick open offers it as the detected structure.
If the folder is empty or ambiguous, choose the structure you want. The choice is saved with the folder and can be changed later from Context folders settings.
The quick open command is named open daily note. It is also searchable with words like journal, today, and note.
Opening today never overwrites an existing note. If the target file already exists, Noute opens it as-is. If it does not exist, Noute creates parent folders if needed, writes a single heading like # 2026-06-11, then opens the file.
Daily notes live in Settings under Context folders. From there you can choose a different folder, clear the folder, or change the structure.
Choosing a daily-notes folder also pins that folder for quick open, so its notes stay easy to find from the keyboard.