File Explorer
The File Explorer provides a Finder-like column view for navigating your workspace.
Opening the Explorer
Press ⌘B to toggle the file explorer sidebar.
Navigation
Column View
The explorer uses a column-based navigation similar to macOS Finder:
- Click a folder to open it in the next column
- Navigate horizontally through your folder structure
- Each column shows the contents of the selected folder
Keyboard Navigation
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ↑ ↓ | Navigate within column |
| ← → | Navigate between columns |
| Enter | Open selected item |
| Space | Quick Look preview |
| ⌘A | Select all items |
| Escape | Clear selection |
Selection
Single Selection
Click an item to select it.
Multi-Selection
- Shift+Click - Select a range of items
- ⌘+Click - Toggle individual items in selection
Quick Look
Press Space to preview the selected note without opening it. This shows a modal preview that can be dismissed with Space or Escape.
Creating Items
- New Note - Right-click context menu or ⌘N
- New Folder - Right-click context menu
Drag and Drop
Organize selected files together without opening a context menu:
- Drag between rows to reorder items within a folder.
- Drop on the center of a folder row, or into another column, to move the selection there.
- Hold Option while dragging to copy instead of move.
- Pause near a scrollable column’s edge to scroll while dragging.
- With a file row focused, press Shift+Space to pick it up, use the arrow keys to move, and press Space or Enter to drop. Press Escape to cancel.
- In Favorites, press Space to pick up a favorite, use the arrow keys to reorder it, and press Space to drop. Enter still opens it.
View Modes
Toggle between fixed and floating modes using the command palette: type >toggle floating to find the command.