Welcome to Vist. This guide walks you through creating your first note.
1. Create a folder
Notes live inside folders. Click the + button next to "Notes" in the left sidebar and give your folder a name — "Work", "Personal", or whatever suits you.
2. Create a note
Click on your new folder, then hit the New note button in the middle panel. Give it a title and start writing.
3. Rich text editing
Vist uses a Tiptap-powered editor with full Markdown support:
- Bold and italic with the toolbar or keyboard shortcuts
- Headings with
#,##,### - Task lists with
[ ]checkboxes - Links, code blocks, and more
4. Tags
Add tags at the top of any note to categorise it. Tags work across folders, giving you a second axis of organisation.
5. Save
Hit the save button in the floating toolbar, or use Cmd+S. Your note is stored as structured JSON, so it's always clean and exportable.