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Notes & tabs

Every note in TomaNote lives in a tab, just like browser tabs. This lets you keep several notes open and switch between them without losing your place.

Create a note

Section titled “Create a note”
  • Click the + button in the right sidebar (desktop) or the bottom bar (mobile).
  • Press Alt+N.
  • Use the “Nueva nota” shortcut if you installed the app (PWA).

Rename a note

Section titled “Rename a note”
  • Hover the tab and click the pencil button, or press Alt+T.
  • Type the new name and press Enter to confirm.
  • Press Esc to cancel, or click outside the tab.
  • Pasting into the name field inserts plain text only.

Pin / unpin a note

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  • Press Alt+P or use the Tab group of the tools sidebar.
  • Pinned tabs move to the front and keep any emoji you added to the name.
  • Press Alt+P again to unpin.

Context menu on a tab

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Since v0.5.7, right-clicking a tab element opens a reactive context menu. Its pin action is dynamic: the menu inspects the tab’s active state metadata and intelligently toggles between “Pin Tab” and “Unpin Tab”, so the label always matches what the action will do.

Reorder tabs

Section titled “Reorder tabs”
  • Drag a tab left or right and drop it in its new position.

Jump between tabs

Section titled “Jump between tabs”
Shortcut Action
Alt+1 … Alt+9 Jump to tab 1 … 9
Alt+, Previous tab
Alt+. Next tab
Alt+W Close the active tab

Delete a note

Section titled “Delete a note”

Deleting is irreversible, so TomaNote always asks for confirmation.

  • Hover the tab and click the X button.
  • Press Alt+Backspace.
  • Middle-click a tab label.

The confirmation dialog offers Delete Note and Cancel. Pressing Esc also cancels.

Notes are saved automatically

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All your notes and tabs are saved automatically in the browser’s local storage. Closing the app and reopening it restores exactly where you left off. See Privacy & data for details.

Save status indicator

Section titled “Save status indicator”

Since v0.5.7, the auto-save status indicator runs on a 5000 ms debounce loop: instead of flipping on every keystroke, it waits for a 5-second pause in atomic editor changes before reporting the save state. This keeps the indicator smooth and stops it from flashing while you’re actively typing.