Our customers made these suggestions for improving Amplenote. Suggestions for improving Amplenote.
Allow !move command to take note sections as destinations
For !move tasks, or extract to another note, it would be nice to use the # notation to select a heading to move it to, in a similar way to when you're inserting [[ ...
Change text colour
Ability to change text colour on a note or on a task. 5-10 colour options would be enough.
Not planned
Self-hosted Amplenote
Let's make amplenote self-hostable so that we can install and use amplenote in corporate datacenters (look at atlassian as an example).
Under consideration
syncing
Calendar mode color coding of tasks
Moderator edit: updated title to match a request for "color coding of tasks".
I do not separate between web and ios
- 24 hours format
- color coding for tasks ...
Amplecap: Simplified Article Clip
I would like to be able to clip a simplified article like Evernote. This may be an issue of nuance as I am aware of the excerpts and full page clip but when I used ...
Bulk editing of tasks
1. User should be able to via shift click or other mechanism select a number of tasks.
2. User should then be able to alter attributes of collection of tasks in ...
Under consideration
Lightweight checkbox that isn't a task
If I want to make any kind of checkbox in a note, I am required to use a Task, which ends up in the global Task view. For ephemeral tasks, this may not make sense, as ...
Not planned
Need alphanumeric sorting in both directions
Currently the notes list can only be sorted by:
Last changed
Last changed by me
Last opened
Date created
There needs to be more:
Title alphanumeric ascending ...
Under consideration
searching
Drawing / Handwriting for Android
Ability to draw/hand write notes for Android tablets and devices. Not everyone is in the Apple ecosystem and has an iPad, so bringing this feature to Android I feel ...
Keyboard shortcut for extract to note
One of my most frequent functions is extracting text to another note. It'd be really helpful to have a keyboard shortcut for this to avoid switching to mouse.
Planned
Add calDAV capability to integrate with calendars
Expand calendar integration beyond google and microsoft.
Under consideration
calendar
Keyboard shortcuts / hotkeys to switch between the Jots, Notes and Tasks modes
Originally mentioned by Shu, with people on Reddit suggesting it as well.
As a reasonably convenient mouse-free workaround, typing "jots", "notes" or "tasks" in ...
Under consideration
hotkeys
Allow multilingual tag text for non-English support (ex: emoji, Spanish, Korean)
I can only use english in tag names. I can't us korean for them. It will be good for me to use Korean, my mother tongue in tags. If you want to make your app for the ...
Under consideration
localization
Support for markdown headings up to H6
Currently only H1 to H3 headings are supported. This feature would enable further compatibility during markdown import.
Under consideration
editor
Quickly capture photos, audio in mobile app
It would be nice to have the option to quickly capture a photo or record audio in the mobile app. For example, when I hit the button for new note, a dropdown for ...
Development underway
mobile
Functionality to reorder tag shortcuts
For example if I'm in task view and I want to reorder my tag favorites, right now I have to unfavorite them and then favorite them in the right order. I would like to ...
Quick Tasks on Desktop
It'd be great to have this feature on all platforms.
Development underway
tasks
Indent with tab
Indent when pressing tab or shit-tab should work whenever your cursor is at beginning or the end.
Not planned
editor
Record time working on tasks
When working on a task, it would be useful to tell the system when we start and stop.
Then, reports could be created in a semi-automatic way, by specifying the day, ...
Compact notes list
I would like to be able to scroll over more notes in the middle column when in Notes mode. I don't always have it in my mind what I'm looking for or I want an ...
Under consideration
ui
Natural language input for dates/times in tasks on mobile
Basically something like todoist or ticktick. That makes quick capture so much easier
Moderator note: I've changed the title of this request to refer to mobile ...
Show tags while linking via double brackets
While linking to notes with identical names it would be very helpful to have further identification to where this note might belong: perhaps showing tags while ...
Under consideration
searching
Outlook Integration
I would really love to see something where I click a button in outlook an it adds a task for me to complete in amplenote.
Not planned
tasks
Tablet view for Android/iOS apps
I use a tablet a lot and would love a view that utilizes the larger screen size. Having the sidebar choices that the web UI has would be ideal.
Under consideration
mobile
Add collaborative commenting features
When a note is shared, it would be helpful to have a full UI for commenting or suggesting changes, and have those changes be made clear to the original author. It ...
Under consideration
sharing
Support renaming tag shortcuts/saved searches
Per the suggestion in https://www.amplenote.com/help/bespoke_kanban_board, I've created a saved that removes any tasks that I keep in my Kanban board but this makes ...
Toggle setting to *Hide future jots until the day happens*
I can understand use cases for either setting, so a toggle would be great to *turn off* showing future jots in the jots view.
I'd like to prepare notes like ...
All levels of Bulleted list should indent when you highlight all and tab.
The bulleted list doesn't move that I would expect it to. When I highlight multiple levels and try to indent all of them an additional level. It's only the lowest ...
Home/Dashboard page
I really feel that Amplenote lack the natural "starting point" to process things from. I think that an optional dashboard as a home page could be the natural next ...
Under consideration
Key binding to set focus to the tag bar
In order to add a tag while the cursor is in the body of the note, one must take their hands off the keyboard, navigate to the tag bar with the mouse, click on the ...
Under consideration
hotkeys
Implement Web Shortcut for "Add a new task"
Please add a Web Shortcut that allows us to create a new task in Amplenote from the task bar. This will make it faster to get ideas into Amplenote. As described by ...
Under consideration
hotkeys
Quick-open menu should let you create a new note if no match is found
Debatable where the option to create a new note should appear (maybe at the bottom of the list of results, or maybe it should always be the second option in the ...
Under consideration
Apple Watch app
App for the Apple Watch showing calendar, task list and option for verbal note taking
Add VIM keybindings for navigation
Add vim style keyboard shortcuts. Similar to the roam-toolkit project: https://github.com/roam-unofficial/roam-toolkit
Under consideration
hotkeys
Consolidated Calendar View of All Domains
It would be nice to have toggles for the domains in the Calendar just like calendar toggles in Google Calendar. It's kinda hard to schedule tasks referencing ...
Font Size Adjustment
As simple as it sounds. The default text size can be a tad small at times, so it would be useful to have an option to adjust it in Settings.
Not planned
Allow to set several reminders for a single task
Currently, a task can have one reminder. It could be relevant to be able to set up more than one. Use cases are many, but here is a simple example: have a reminder a ...
More control over recurrance interval
Allow different intervals (every hour, every quarter, every year, every other Monday, the third Monday of the month, the last day of the month, etc) and allow ...
Under consideration
tasks
Allow me to forward a text message to Amplenote
It would be helpful to be able to forward a text as a todo item to Amplenote, so that I can respond later.
Under consideration
mobile
Improve task completion behavior
Now it is possible to "cross out" a task. Great but, this is an incomplete solution for people coming from other tools such as Roam. To cross out a task now, you have ...
Swipe actions for tasks (on mobile)
It would be great to be able to interact with tasks in the mobile app by swiping, rather than tapping the dropdown arrow, which is very clunky (particularly when ...
Under consideration
mobile
Treatment of completed tasks in synchronised calendars
Hi. Recent subscriber having moved from Todoist + Tascaly for timeblocking but really enjoying Amplenote.
I'm using Amplenote pretty heavily for time-blocking now ...
Add workspaces or areas
Hi,
I’m really enjoying Amplenote for work. I have a number of other roles in my life that I would like to use AN for. However, I need my notes to be kept separate ...
Not planned
Exchange calendar support
Since this app focus on productivity, many people have only one option at work for calendar and it's exchange calendar. It would be nice to add that type of calendar ...
Under consideration
calendar
Allow more than 5 suggested notes when linking a note to a task or another note
When using the "[[..." to link another note, only a maximum of 5 suggested notes appears. As the number of notes increases, and some of the note content will be ...
Preserve tags with duplicate note
Please can we have an option to preserve tags when duplicating a note. I want to use this for templates for meeting notes in particular. I have a weekly leadership ...
Under consideration
tagging
Filter by empty notes
I would like to be able to filter notes without any content (empty notes). Motivation: Be able to "grow" my knowledge base by quickly identifying notes I need to ...
Under consideration
searching
To have compatibility with Hook Productivity
Just suggesting if somewhere down the road, Amplenote could be compatible with Hook Productivity. For those not sure about the app, here's a description: ...
Under consideration
integrations
Nested tasks should inherit their parent item/note affiliation
Having recently migrated from Roam, I was trying to find a way to compile notes and tasks from multiple project on daily jots, but have been frustrated that tasks are ...