Product direction

Roadmap

Planned feature set for MinkNote.

Core Editing & Authoring

11 / 20 done

Add notes to Favourites
Dual-mode editing with WYSIWYG and Markdown in one editor
Switch between WYSIWYG and Markdown with ⌘E
GitHub-Flavored Markdown support, including task lists, tables, and strikethrough
YAML Frontmatter management for note metadata
Live Markdown preview
Markdown syntax highlighting
Optional auto-linking for plain URLs
Inline code and code block rendering
Comfortable writing overscroll for long documents
Auto-save and manual save preferences
Pinning notes to top
Right-hand panel with document sections (outline)
Ability to move tasks up/down with arrow keys
Code syntax highlighting
Links between notes
Ability to collapse header sections of text
Right-hand panel with "stats": word count, reading time, file created/modified
Audio dictation
Handwriting iPad Pencil integration

UI / UX & Personalisation

13 / 25 done

Ability to hide formatting toolbar in Prefs
Customise Journal icons: set colour, icon, sync selection colour
Drag images from Finder directly into notes
Paste images from the clipboard into notes
Store images in organised sibling i/ folders
Move notes with their associated images
Resolve duplicate image filenames automatically
Three-level journal, folder, and sub-folder hierarchy
Right-click context menus for folders, journals, and notes
Drag notes between journals and folders in the sidebar
Dark Mode with system appearance detection and manual override
Switch between one, two, and three-pane layouts
Ability to double-click on a note to open it up in a new window.
Add items to Filter section in sidebar (Inbox, Trash, etc.)
Custom ordering of journals
Highlight keywords in search results
Customisable App icon
Filter note list by tags, tasks, images, etc
Ability to show images/documents/files in folders
Previews for embedded content like YouTube links
Support for multiple themes, fonts, font sizing
Drag images from one note to another in note list
Drag PDFs into notes
Drag files onto note list or a particular journal to create notes
Support Mermaid diagrams

Syncing, Platforms & Privacy

5 / 7 done

Full multi-vault support
Direct filesystem storage for compatibility with external tools
Standard Markdown file formats: .md, .txt, and .markdown
Sync by placing projects in iCloud Drive or another cloud folder
Works with Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, and other cloud storage services
Companion iOS and iPadOS apps
Private notes with biometric support

Search, AI & Smart Features

6 / 12 done

Search within a selected note Preview/WYSIWYG
Full tag search and filter notes by tag
Apple Writing Tools integration from the editor context menu
Global search across all journals, folders, note titles, content, tags, and authors
Fast filtering within the current journal or folder
Keyboard navigation through search results
Upgrade search to jump bar so you can see recent searches
AI Integration: with offline model for max privacy, chat with your notes, etc
Gamify with badges ("you linked 10 notes")
Search text in images
Note versioning
Assign location to note

Templates & Organisation

0 / 1 done

Generate posts from predefined templates