Editor & Shortcuts
GitWriter's editor is a live preview: you write plain Markdown, and it's shown formatted as you type. The Markdown syntax is hidden everywhere except where you're editing, so the note reads like a rendered page but stays a plain text file.
Writing
- Formatting.
**bold**,*italic*,~~strikethrough~~,`code`and[links](https://…)are shown formatted. Move the cursor into them to see and edit the syntax. - Headings, quotes and lists.
#headings,>quotes (including GitHub alerts such as> [!TIP]), bulleted and numbered lists. Pressing Enter in a list continues it with the next bullet or number. - Task lists.
- [ ]and- [x]are shown as checkboxes. Click one to check or uncheck it. - Code blocks. Fenced code blocks are syntax-highlighted for the language after the opening
```. The fences are hidden until you edit the block. - Maths. Inline
$x^2$and block$$ … $$formulas are rendered with LaTeX. Click a formula to edit its source. - Tables, images and horizontal rules are drawn in place. Click one to edit its Markdown.
- Links. Click a link to open it. While you edit a link, a click only moves the cursor; hold Ctrl / Cmd to open it anyway.
Images
- Paste an image with Ctrl / Cmd + V, or drop an image file onto the editor (desktop). GitWriter saves it to the notebook's
imagesfolder and inserts the Markdown for it. - On mobile, use the Add image and Camera buttons in the keyboard toolbar.
- Resize an image with a right-click (desktop): choose a size from 0.1× to 5×. The size is written into the alt text, as in Obsidian:
.
Spell check (desktop)
Misspelled words are underlined. Right-click one (or press Shift + F10, or Control + Return on macOS) for suggestions, or to add the word to your dictionary. The language is set in Settings. Code, links and maths aren't checked.
Find
Press Ctrl / Cmd + F, or / when you're not typing in the note, to search in the open note.
Export to PDF
Right-click a note in the file tree and choose Export to PDF. You pick where to save it; the Downloads folder is suggested.
Mobile
On Android and iOS, a toolbar above the keyboard gives you headings, bold, italic, lists, indentation, quotes, code, checkboxes, links, maths and images. The buttons toggle: tapping Bold on bold text makes it normal again.
Android widget
Add the GitWriter widget to your home screen to see the notes of the active notebook. Tap a note to open it, or create a new note straight from the widget.
Keyboard shortcuts
On macOS, use Cmd wherever Ctrl is listed.
Formatting
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + B | Bold |
| Ctrl + I | Italic |
| Ctrl + E | Inline code |
| Ctrl + K | Insert a link |
| Ctrl + V | Paste (an image too) |
Editing
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter | New line; continues a list |
| Shift + Enter | New line without continuing the list |
| Tab / Shift + Tab | Indent / outdent the line or list item |
| Alt + ↑ / ↓ | Move the line (or the selected lines) up / down |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Shift + Z or Ctrl + Y | Redo |
| Esc | Leave the editor (unfocus) |
Find
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + F or / | Open the find bar |
| Enter / Shift + Enter | Next / previous match |
| Esc | Close the find bar |
Tabs and notes
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + T | New tab |
| Ctrl + W | Close the tab |
| Ctrl + Tab / Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Next / previous tab |
| Ctrl + N | New note (when no note is open) |
| F2 | Rename the open note (file tree focused) |
| Ctrl + D | Duplicate the open note (file tree focused) |
| Delete | Delete the open note (file tree focused) |