Our customers made these suggestions for improving Amplenote. Suggestions for improving Amplenote.
Multi-tag selection on mobile
Under consideration
mobile
Auto-add inline task dates to calendar and task settings
This is my first time using AmpleNote and I was tackling the option to add dated tasks. As I was typing out a title for my task, I found myself also typing in the ...
Not planned
A keyboard shortcut or keyboard+ mouse-click for task context
A keyboard shortcut (e.g. Alt-J) or mouse-key combination (Shift-left mouse click) that allows you to jump straight to the note in which a task is embedded. If note ...
Planned
hotkeys
Localised date and numberformat
Dates are formatted MONTH day, year
Numbers have a . [period] as a decimal separator.
It would be nice to switch them to local formats, for example "day.month.year" ...
Amplecap - capture to today's jot
I often end up having to manually select today's jot by date when using Amplecap. It's usually near the top of the dropdown list but it's still an extra step. As jots ...
Add auto scheduling for task
I would like to have auto scheduling option like Skedpal and Reclaim.ai
Create video guides
Create video guides for all functions in Amplenote.
Development underway
community
When Making a New Note, The Title Should be the Focus
Currently, it is the body, and you need to press shift+tab to change the title from Untitled to something else.
Not planned
Sort by option for ascending or descending
"Sort by" has an option for date created, but only most recent first. Could we have an option for reversing that?
Under consideration
searching
Highlight overdue tasks in Calendar view in mobile app
In web version I go to Calendar view, click red circle in the task list - and see all my tasks that are due in the past.
I would like to have a similar ...
Tag icons (emoji)
Usually tags mean some category or class of notes. It would be convenient to see note category (tag) inline, for example, all notes tagged "book" could be displayed ...
avoid cliking on the tag when expanding it, it breaks workflow
Each time i need to expand another tag than the actual one, it equals to a click on it and the note list changes. It breaks the flow quite a bit.
Subtask follows Parent Task's detail
Subtasks under Parent task should be following the recurrence and also due date and start dates. Is it already in or is it not possible? I've been trying but it just ...
Include "parent" bullet info in Backlink tab to provide context
In the backlink tab for each page, include the top level bullets leading to that reference for context. For example:
- Had appointment with Dr. X (this is what I ...
Under consideration
note-linking
Searchable footnotes (in browser search)
I love that footnote text is searchable within Amplenote but when publishing or embedding the note, the text is no longer searchable within the browser search.
I ...
Under consideration
editor
Allow a note to be shared with all linked notes
When sharing a note, add a checkbox that allows the recipient access to whatever notes are linked from that note. This feature would be most useful if, after sharing ...
Under consideration
sharing
Ability to lock / unlock app with password or Face ID
Because of privacy concerns, I would really like the ability to lock the app using a password or Face ID. I know that the iPhones already have the phone lock, but ...
Serendipity to get personal quotes or resurface ideas
Hi, I was a heavy user of Roam's serendipity JS extension to get daily inspirational quotes from my own blocks. I also had a neat little Roam Block that would ...
Real restore from backup - Add an "Import Amplenote" option
This sounds very important to me. Amplenote can't restore a backup easily as it don't reconstruct Tags hierarchy. This is stressing me a lot lol. Please copnsider ...
Cancel "taks domains" and just let all tasks automatically show in the calendar sidebar
I was excited to find Amplenote until I found out that I had to manually connect each note/tag to a specific task domain to be able to see the related tasks in the ...
Not planned
Hide Empty Notes
I add a lot of reference links to my notes, with the result that when I return to the note list after a writing session, I see an explosion of new notes (sometimes ...
Development underway
searching
Tag shortcuts in Notes mode
I am swarmed by tags.
Others may be too as well.
I want to see tags that are important to me on the top of the list as a shortcut, so I dont have to look for it ...
Under consideration
tagging
Ability to force OCR (for web pasted images)
Some images just don't get OCRed for some reason, even though reuploading the exact same file OCRs it instantly.
Under consideration
attachments
Add "focus mode"
Please add an optional "focus mode" wherein the toolbar disappears until hovered, and sidebar becomes padding (with real sidebar returning on hover), and equal ...
Not planned
Connect with Siri
I'd like to be able to use voice commands to ask Siri to do things in Amplenote, like "Add 'pay rent' to my todo list in Amplenote".
Under consideration
mobile
Assigning people to tasks
It would be great to collaborate better in Amplenote.
Show tags next to note name in Tasks view
When I click on the Tasks mode, I see the list of tasks that I have. I group them by Note and tasks are grouped by note, which is great. However, this creates a ...
Planned
Add end of month as possible task due date
When creating tasks the due dates are pretty limitless, except the only limit I've thus far ran into--end of month. Whether a month ends on the 28th, 30th or 31st ...
Allow File URI Scheme link
Is it possible to create a local file links? (file:///path/to/target/files)
It's better if we can link the file with a drag an drop workflow
I understand that ...
Under consideration
Flexibility to deactivate the automatic popup of Rich Footnotes
Hi I think the Rich Footnotes is a great feature, but the automatic nature is kinda disruptive. I use a note to manage several notes like a Table of Contents. And ...
Toggle feature
a drop-down bullet point inline with text. allows for active recall and spaced repetition
Not planned
Show completed tasks on the calendar view
It would be helpful to have an option to show completed tasks on the calendar view to be able to look back and see all the items in process/scheduled/completed at a ...
Development underway
calendar
Copy note URL
No matter if you use the Web app or Android, there should be the option to copy the note URL with one click (other than copy/pasting from the browser). Ideally, that ...
Under consideration
note-linking
Roamresearch import improvements
While importer works quite well, there is still room for some improvement, that would help streamlining the change:
1) mark all daily notes from roam with daily-jots ...
Under consideration
importing
Allow notes to show up in native OS search
It would be helpful to be able to search for Amplenote notes via Spotlight search on iOS.
Under consideration
mobile
Hide Tags from List
Would like the ability to hide tags from list in sidebar. This also helps in decluttering or even needing to spend time in thinking of a system to declutter. ...
Daily Email Reminder
The option of a daily email reminder with tasks. Upcoming, Due Today, Overdue, etc.
Collapse / Expand in loked note
The lock note feature is superb. However, reading will be much smoother, if we can collapse / expand in locked note itself.
Custom CSS in private and published notes
The ability to inject custom css into private and published notes would be SUPER helpful.
For one, it would be an easy way to let users change font sizes without ...
Alexa/Google home integrations
Allow voice assistants to create quick tasks to either a default note or the daily jot
"Clear formatting" keyboard shortcut
I hate when I've accidentally assigned a heading to something, used strikethrough (esp w/a task), or simply wanting to change my formatting, and don't have one simple ...
Better preview on search result column in the UI
It'd be best to have as many notes as possible. For example, if I click a tag with 50 notes, I'd rather see them all. And make them as distinguishable as possible. If ...
Under consideration
iPad split view support
Right now, iPad app do not support split view so we cannot use multi task in iPad with amplenote
Development underway
Add strikethrough to mobile app buttons
Would it be possible to add the strikethrough button to the Android app, please? I use it a lot. Thanks!
Under consideration
mobile
Image cropping and captions (Amplecap)
Allow images to be cropped and add captions or write over the image
Under consideration
Siri Shortcut support
Would absolutely love as many hooks as possible into the app with siri shortcuts. This would vastly extend the apps functionality on ios devices.
I'm used to having ...
Under consideration
mobile