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Notes

A note is a rich-text page in your Library — for account credentials, instructions for a beneficiary, or anything else easier to write than to upload as a file. Notes are encrypted at rest and in transit, same as documents.

Writing a note

From your Library, choose New note and start typing right away — there's no separate "create" step or password prompt. Notes open in a rich-text editor: bold, headings, lists, links, and the other formatting you'd expect from a word processor, autosaving as you go.

Prefer typing raw Markdown? Switch to Markdown mode from the "⋯" menu on any note. Both modes edit the same underlying document, so you can switch back and forth without losing formatting.

Inserting images

Add a photo or screenshot straight into a note's text by dragging it in, pasting it from your clipboard, using the insert-media toolbar button, or capturing one from your phone's camera. It uploads in place and becomes part of the note — encrypted at rest and in transit, the same as a standalone document.

Attaching documents

To attach a whole file rather than embed an image inline, choose Attach on the note and pick an existing document or recording from your Library. It shows up in a separate Attachments section on the note — not mixed into the note's text — and travels with the note into share links and exports.

Organizing and tagging

Notes live in your Library alongside documents, video and audio messages, and notebooks. Move a note into a folder, tag it for fast filtering, or keep it loose at the top level — whatever matches how you organize.

For daily journaling rather than one-off notes, see Notebooks & Journal . For folders and notebooks generally, see Folders & Library , and for tagging across every content type, see Tags .

Sharing a note

Attach a note to a deadman switch to have it delivered to a beneficiary automatically, or share it directly with someone at any time via a revocable link you can turn off whenever you want. See the Deadman Switches guide for how switches, schedules, and beneficiaries fit together.

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