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Basics

Global Hotkey

Summon Antinote from any app with a system-wide keyboard shortcut.

Navigation

Swipe between notes, jump to the front, promote, delete, and place your cursor after navigating.

Slotted Notes

Nine permanent note slots that never expire, plus the slot bar and split screen.

Link Shortening

URLs shorten visually while the full link stays in your note — and on your clipboard.

Copy

What Antinote strips (and keeps) when you copy a note to the clipboard.

Paste

Pasted text is cleaned up automatically — formatting, bullets, and stray spaces are stripped.

Checkboxes, Bullets & Numbered Lists

Start a line with a marker to get a real checkbox, bullet, or numbered item in any note — no list keyword needed.

Keywords

List

The list keyword turns every line of a note into a checklist item.

Math

Calculations, currency and measurement conversions, and variables — all inside a note.

Sum

Add up every number in a note automatically.

Average

Average every number in a note automatically.

Count

Count items, words, and reading-ease statistics for a note.

Code

Hold code snippets with syntax highlighting using the code keyword.

Keywords Overview

Type a keyword on the first line of a note to give that note special powers.

Extras

Search

Find old notes and manage your stack — reorder, multi-select, and filter.

Find and Replace

Search and replace text in the current note, with word, prefix, suffix, and regex matching.

Screenshot to Text

Drag or paste an image into Antinote to extract its text on-device.

AutoPaste

Everything you copy lands in your note automatically, no switching apps.

Simple Markdown

The small set of markdown markers Antinote renders — headings, emphasis, and comments.

Formatting Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts for bold, italic, headings, and moving lines.

URL Schemes

Control Antinote from other apps and scripts with antinote:// URLs.

Timer

Stopwatches, countdowns, and pomodoros started by typing on any line.

Extensions

Math Functions

Extensions can use Antinote's math engine, including expressions in parameters.

Extensions Overview

JavaScript commands you run inside a note by typing :: — over 100 official commands.

Command Types

Insert, Replace Line, Replace All, and Open URL — what each kind of command can do.

API Calls

How extensions call external APIs, and the two gates that control it.

LLM Extensions

Configure one LLM key and every AI extension can use it.

Using Extensions

Installing Extensions

Install from the built-in Extension Manager, or drop files in the extensions folder.

Managing Extensions & API Keys

The Extensions settings pane: loaded extensions, the community browser, API keys, and custom aliases.

Using Commands

Type :: anywhere in a note to open the extensions palette.

Autocomplete

Command selection, live parameter assistance, and the full keyboard reference.

Argument Syntax

How commas and quotes are parsed inside a command's parentheses.

Making Your Own

Write your own extension — or generate one with AI — plus debugging and file structure.

Official Extensions

AI & ML

AI Providers, LLM, and AI Process — generate, polish, translate, and structure text.

Random Generators

Random numbers, letters, quotes, Wikipedia pages, and dice rolls.

Text Formatting

Text Format, Line Format, and Clean Line — case conversion and whitespace cleanup.

Data Tools

JSON Tools (15 commands) and Regex — work with structured data in a note.

Text Manipulation

Line Sort, Filter Lines, List Tools, and Checklists — sorting, filtering, and converting lines.

Finance & Math

Loans, mortgages, investments, FIRE planning, and tax — 12 financial calculators.

Business & Analytics

Growth, CAC, LTV, retention, runway, and A/B testing calculators.

Productivity & Templates

Six built-in note templates plus ten customizable slots.

Date & Time

Insert dates with optional day and business-day offsets.

Themes & Visuals

Color Themes

Pick a theme for light mode and another for dark mode.

Theme Maker

Build your own color theme, or install one from the community collection.

Paper Types

Lined, dotted, and grid paper backgrounds behind your text.

Text Size

Set the editor font size, or double it.

Translucent Mode

Make Antinote's background translucent with native macOS materials.

App Icon

Use the default icon, the classic 1.1.7 icon, or an image of your own.

App Management

Window, Dock & Menu Bar

Pin Antinote on top, hide and show the window, and choose where it lives on your Mac.

Raycast & Alfred

Community-built Raycast extension and Alfred workflow for Antinote.

Download Methods

Get Antinote directly, via Homebrew, or through Setapp.

Terminal Commands

Reset preferences and launch Antinote with live logs for debugging.

Notes Management

Notes Storage

Where your notes live, and when Antinote starts a new one for you.

Expiring Notes

Old notes auto-delete on a schedule you choose, and slotted notes never expire.

The Void

Antinote's recoverable trash — deleted notes are banished, not destroyed.

Auto-Backup

Scheduled local backups of your note database, and how to restore one.

Upgrading from Antinote 1.x

How 2.0 migrates your old notes database, and how to re-import from a 1.x backup.

Cloud Sync

iCloud Sync

Sync notes between your Macs, iPhones, and iPads through your own iCloud account.

When Two Devices Edit the Same Note

How Antinote merges concurrent edits, and what a sync conflict note looks like.

Syncing Preferences Between Macs

Keep settings, keywords, themes, and shortcuts identical across your Macs.

End-to-End Encryption

Everything Antinote syncs is encrypted on your device first — and why Advanced Data Protection matters.

Sync Considerations

What sync metadata reveals, how device backups differ, and what happens if you lose your iCloud Keychain.

Export

Quick Export

One shortcut sends the current note to your chosen destination.

Export Destinations

Save as text, Markdown, or PDF — or send straight to Obsidian, Bear, or Apple Notes.

Custom Export via URL Scheme

Export to any app that supports URL schemes, using CONTENT, TITLE, and DATE placeholders.

Export All Notes

Bulk-export every note as a zip of text files.

Privacy

Updates

Automatic update checks, and the privacy gate that controls them.

Privacy Settings

Every network call Antinote can make, listed in one place with an off switch.

Usage Activity

Antinote has no telemetry — all analytics and crash reporting were removed in 2.0.