

V2 isn't a massive upgrade by any means, and is more of a quality of life update. Version 2 is still based on Electron and as such quite big in size. It may look ugly in the note editor, but once you disable the preview mode from the toolbar, it looks like a normal link.Īutomattic, the developer of Simplenote, has mentioned in the release notes that some parts of the program were completely rewritten. The program uses the Markdown linking format. Hit the copy button next to the "internal link", switch to the note you want to paste the link in. To do this, open any note and click the i button in the top right corner. Say you have two or more notes, and want to access them from within another note, you can add a link for the note. MD documents directly as a note.Īnother important feature in Simplenote version 2.0, is support for internal note linking. Click on the File menu and select Import Notes, choose the "Plain Text Files" option and you can use it to add the contents of. But v2 of the program allows you to import Markdown files directly. Simplenote already supported Markdown formatting, you had to enable this option from the side panel. In addition to the last modified timestamp (which was available in v1), the application now displays the last sync date and time. If you edit an existing note using the web app or from a different device, the program will display a notification in the action center to indicate that the note's content has been modified.Ĭlick on the i button in the top right corner of the Simplenote interface to view the right sidebar. The Preferences > Tools menu has a new toggle that is labeled "Notify on remote changes", and this setting is pre-enabled by default. There are new options for finding a specific word/phrase and to find it again. This is essentially the same as using the search bar above the left pane, except now you can use the shortcut Ctrl + Shift + S to jump to it. Head to the Edit menu and you will find an option to "Search in note". Unfortunately, there is no way to customize the shortcuts. Click on Keyboard Shortcuts in the sidebar and a pop-up window appears that lists all supported hotkeys.
#Simplenote support update#
The update also adds a shortcut for the program's Settings. The Wi-Fi symbol indicates whether your computer is connected to the Simplenote server. The sidebar on the left has a couple of new options at the bottom.
