Introduction

Welcome to braindump! This guide will walk you through the key features and how to use them effectively.

Creating Notes

  1. Click on the + button in the lower left corner of the app or press Ctrl+M (Command+M for Macs) to open the note input.
  2. Enter your note text in the provided textarea.
  3. Add tags to categorize your note (optional).
  4. You can choose to keep the same tags to create multiple notes with the same tags!
  5. Press Enter while editing the text or tags or click the "Save" button to create the note.

Searching Notes

  1. Click on the magnifying glass search icon or press Ctrl+F (Command+F for Macs) to open the search and sort toolbox.
  2. Use the search input field to enter keywords or phrases.
  3. The app will instantly display notes that match your search query.
  4. You can also filter notes by selecting specific tags from the tag list.
  5. To deselect all tags, click the "Deselect All Tags" button.

Editing Notes

  1. Click on the note you want to edit.
  2. Click the "Edit" button to enable editing mode.
  3. Make the necessary changes to the note text or tags.
  4. Press Enter while editing the text or tags, click Save, or click outside the note to save the changes.

Deleting Notes

  1. Click on the note you want to delete.
  2. Click the "Delete" button to remove the note.
  3. Confirm the deletion when prompted.

Selecting Notes

  1. Click on a note to select or deselect it.
  2. Press Ctrl+S (Command+S for Macs) to open the note selection toolbox.
  3. Click the "Select All Notes" button to select all notes matching the current search and filters.
  4. Click the "Deselect All Notes" button to clear the note selection.
  5. Press Ctrl+Shift+A (Command+Shift+A for Macs) to toggle the selection of all notes matching the current search and filters.

Batch Editing Notes

  1. Select multiple notes using the methods described in the "Selecting Notes" section.
  2. Click the batch edit icon or press Ctrl+B (Command+B for Macs) to open the batch edit toolbox.
  3. Click the "Delete Selected" button to delete all selected notes.
  4. Enter tags in the input field and click "Update Tags" to add tags to all selected notes.

AI-Powered Features

braindump leverages AI to provide intelligent features:

Hotkeys

You can use hotkeys to access commonly used tools: