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Create a Note

There are multiple ways to create notes in Noorg. Choose the method that best fits your workflow.

System Tray Application​

  1. Click the Noorg icon in your system tray
  2. Select "Create Note"
  3. Enter the note title
  4. Enter any frontmatter fields (optional)

Command Line Interface​

Use the note_cli add command with various options:

# Basic note creation
noorg note_cli add --title "My Note" --body "Content"

# Add frontmatter fields
noorg note_cli add --title "My Note" -f "priority:high" -f "project:X"

# Open in default editor (without --body)
noorg note_cli add --title "My Note" -f "tags:rust,cli"

Basic Note Creation

Create a Note

With Default Editor

Create a Note with Default Editor

Command Options​

  • --title or -t: Note title (required)
  • --body or -b: Note content (optional)
  • --frontmatter or -f: Add frontmatter fields (optional, multiple allowed)

Frontmatter Fields​

  • tags : Comma-separated list of tags
  • created_at : Automatically added timestamp
  • skip_observers : List of observers to skip for this note
  • Custom fields: Add any key-value pairs

Note Processing​

After creation:

  1. Note is saved to your configured directory
  2. Observers process the note (unless skipped)
  3. Content and metadata are updated accordingly
  4. Changes are saved automatically

Editor Integration​

Set your preferred editor for CLI note creation:

export EDITOR=nvim  # or vim, code, etc

Add this to your shell profile to persist the setting. (e.g., ~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc)