Suggestions for improving Amplenote
Add a task with a START date without requiring a specific START time.
I would like to be able to add a task with a due date without having to add a specific due time. Perhaps you could add a “none” option to the due time drop down list. ...
OR/AND/NOT operators for tag and group search queries
Allow search combinations with Boolean search AND, OR and NOT.
(moderator edit: changed title to specifically mention search queries with "in" and "group", since ...
Default view mode when app is opened
Moderator edit January 2025: let's consider this suggestion for both mobile and desktop.
When you open the app, the last opened view remains by default: for ...
Visual indicator that a task is a repeating task
I create many repeating tasks. It would be useful to have a visual indicator that a task is a repeating task, so a user doesn't have to open the task details to ...
Assign tags based on Notebook from Evernote import
Many people use notebooks as their organisation structure in Evernote rather than tags. Given that Amplenote has heirarchical tags as the default organiser, could we ...
Display Actual Date/Time Rather Than Natural Language Date Reference
Suggestion: The note list should (IMO) have the real date and time easily visible without extra steps.
Reasoning: Right now, the dates and times are in a natural ...
Support Opening amplenote.com URL in Mobile App Rather Than Browser
When I open my synced Google calendar on my phone and click a task created from AmpleNote, there is a link in the description to the note that the task lives in. When ...
Calendar bug
There is sometimes a very annoying layering "bug" on the calendar... When planning two tasks at the same time, the task that starts first is on the first layer; this ...
Ignore accents when searching
As a french guy, i often use accent when writing,
but searching in Amplenote is not safe for me :
for example i search the word "référence" it won"'t find my note ...
Rename the standard tag "daily-jots"
English is not my first language and i would like to change the name of this tag to feel more familiar with it.
Military time as a time format for task dates
I would like to be able to enter 17:00 in the time box instead of 5 PM.
I would not make it mandatory but as a possible setting to be changed based on preferences.
Shortcut to delete/archive note
Can we get a keyboard shortcut to delete and/or archive a note? I'm thinking specifically of after doing a big import, but it could also be handy to declutter any ...
PWA keyboard shortcut for search
Would be nice to have a keyboard shortcut for the search bar in the PWA. We can use the quick open shortcut to search by Note title, but being able to "global search" ...
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 ...
Allow attaching text (.txt) files to notes
At this time the "Attach a File" function does not allow attaching plain text files. A workaround is to convert the files to .csv. However, a simpler approach would ...
'Compact view' on mobile
It would be amazing if the 'compact view' of the note list could be implemented on the Android app!
Thanks
Show note with task in Calendar view (more accessibly)
Example: I may have a note to "build a chicken coop", and one of the tasks is "Buy material". The task makes sense in the context of the note it's in. But when I go ...
Keep tag list expanded when switching views
Every time I switch between Notes, Jots, Tasks, and Calendar view, the tags list is reset to fully collapsed. Since I have set my tags up hierarchically (e.g. I have ...
Sorting backlinks
At this time it's unclear how backlinks are sorted. I think it would be helpful to allow backlinks to be sorted by their creation date or when they were last ...
Implement account-wide setting to enable 'default reminder'
As with other to-do-list and task management apps and systems, to implement a default account-wide setting (if a user so wishes): That every task created should ...
Add week number to calendar in week at a glance and month at a glance view
Useful to put the week number in the calendar when in week at a glance and month at a glance view for activities that take multiple weeks.
Grey out crossed-out bullet list items
https://www.amplenote.com/help/using_checklists
Under the above link, it is suggested that we can cross out bullet list items and use it as a checklist.
However, ...
Filter parent tags in Tasks Mode (right now it is active in Notes mode)
It would be nice to filter in Tasks Mode by a tag and excluding its subtags. I am using in:parent,^parent/ to get the parent but no descendants for Notes mode, it ...
Provide ability to add a sub tag to an existing tag
In the current version I can only add a new tag using the three dots menu in the TAGS sidebar item.
Adding a new sub tag to an existing tag difficult because I need ...
Calendar Sync Settings (Private/Public and Busy/Free)
My work calendar is shared with my coworkers, so the can plan meetings with me. Private calendar events are marked as private of course.
Can events created by ...
Search for notes created/modified on a specific day
Title. add a search operator that displays a view of all nodes (and optionally their context) that were modified on a specific day or range.
need keyboard shortcut for strikethrough formatting
Currently the only way to apply striketrhough formatting is ~'s on each end of the line, which takes a lot of cursor movement/mouse movements if you use that format a ...
Help Button on Main Page
As a newer user, I frequently forget how to do routine operations. It would be helpful to have a help button near the "New Note" button at the top -- especially one ...
Quick entry of shortcuts on mobile
Would love to see a menu within the editor on mobile devices that allows for quick entry of shortcuts like {now} or [[=
Some of these characters are several taps ...
Filter out tag in tasks list
We can do a filter for tags in the tasks list, but we cant seem to do the inverse, which is to show tasks that DON'T have the tag selected. I'm looking at options for ...
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 ...
A note created from a template note should retain the tags of the template note
I love being able to create new notes from templates (https://www.amplenote.com/help/using_note_templates#Creating_a_new_note_from_a_template) but this feature would ...
Hide archived notes from Tags view
Archived notes should not be shown normally in the tags(at least not by default). Having them still show up after archiving kind of defeats the purpose of archiving ...
Enable access to daily jots in calendar view
For users that use the daily jots function as a daily journal, it might be useful to be able to easily scroll through different days in a period of time for the ...
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 ...
Allow selection of default note for adding Quick Todos from mobile
When adding a Quick Todo, the last used note pops up as the default. If you happen to have more than one "inbox" note, such as one for work and one for personal, you ...
Shortcut for arrows (-> or <-)
It would be great if AN has shortcuts for simple arrows
For example, "->" for → and "<-" for ←.
Searching Date using DD-MM-YYYY or DD/MM/YYYY
I would like to go back to dates quickly using the search function and quick open functionality.
It would be great if both formats would be implemented: ...
Warn user when completing a parent task with incomplete subtasks
Either have a popup warning that some steps aren't done or disallow the parent task to be completed until the children are checked off.
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 ...
Make the default start time for tasks configurable
When I use natural language (i.e. "today", "tomorrow") to add a start time to a task, the time always defaults to 9:00 am. I would like this to be configurable ...
Make it easier to copy links to clipboard
It would be great if there was a way to copy a link from a note to the clipboard short of having to select the entire link and then cmd or ctrl-V. Maybe a “Copy ...
Manual sort option in Task view
If tasks are manually sorted in a note, this is lost in Task view and it is not an option to sort by order in note. Either preserve it by default or add it as a sort ...
Add "Unscheduled Tasks" title to the Calendar mode
When I click on Calendar, I see all my scheduled tasks on the calendar and all my "unscheduled" tasks on the right side. I know this because I have been using ...
Minimize shortcut for a long note open in Peekviewer
Currently I need to scroll all the way to note title in peek viewer to minimize by clicking ^ manually, would be great to have some clickable or key board based ...
Allow renaming calendar/meeting note
I searched the suggestions but did not find anything on this so hopefully I am not duplicating.
Linking a calendar event through the creation of a new note titled ...
Button to dismiss keyboard on mobile
Currently on mobile there is no way to dismiss the keyboard unless you scroll. This feels clunky and can cause issues where the keyboard can't be dismissed.
A ...
Show tasks' start date / time / repetition in the Tasks view
When I am in the Tasks mode, I see all my tasks. However, in order to see the tasks' start date / repetition etc, I need to click on each individual task to see what ...
Display Task Duration in Task View
Displaying the estimated "duration" of tasks in the task view would help users select tasks based on their available time, especially when time is limited or for ...