Finding things

The quick switcher

⌘P. Start typing part of a note’s name and press Enter.

You don’t have to type the name in order — matching is fuzzy, so arcdec will find “Architecture decisions”. This is the fastest way to get anywhere and worth making a habit.

If nothing matches, the switcher offers to create a note with what you typed. Thinking of a note that doesn’t exist yet and making it in the same keystroke is the point.

Typing a few letters is usually enough. The last row creates the note if it doesn't exist.

Search

The magnifying glass in the left rail searches the text inside your notes, not just their titles.

Jumping around

Shortcut	Does
⌘P	Quick switcher
⌘D	Today’s daily note
⌘[ / ⌘]	Back and forward, per tab
⌘1–8	Jump to a tab

Filtering the list

The note list has a filter box at the top that narrows what’s shown in the folder you’re looking at. Handy when you know roughly where something is but not what it’s called.

For tasks specifically, there’s a much more capable filter builder — see Filters and saved views.