Suggestions for improving Amplenote

Drag & Drop Tasks on mobile

If you have different blocks or sections of tasks within the same note, there’s no way to move a task between them. You can copy & paste the text but then lose all ...
Suggested by: Craig (22 Mar, '22) Upvoted: 20 May Comments: 23
Under consideration effort-high mobile

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 ...
Suggested by: Mario (12 Nov, '22) Upvoted: 26 May Comments: 4
Under consideration effort-low mobile

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 ...
Suggested by: Brendan (16 Sep, '23) Upvoted: 19 May Comments: 2
Under consideration effort-low mobile

Mobile Calendar grid line - 30 min increments

Grid-line in 30-minute time increments. App currently has 1 hour grid-line increments
Suggested by: Wade (03 Mar, '24) Upvoted: 16 May Comments: 0
Under consideration effort-high mobile

Android Calendar: Easy and Fluid Start Time and Duration Changes

In the calendar view on mobile, adjusting the start time and duration of events could be made more intuitive. For example: - To change the start time, allow users ...
Suggested by: Josh (08 Jan, '25) Upvoted: 16 May Comments: 1
Under consideration effort-high mobile ui

Scan document function on mobile app

I would like the ability to quickly capture written documents (and to crop images) in a way similar to Evernote or OneNote apps. I know photographs can be added ...
Suggested by: Antony (18 Oct, '23) Upvoted: 08 May Comments: 3
Under consideration effort-high mobile

Make attachments availalbe offline (on mobile)

Note is available offline with all the files contained in the note, i.e. pictures and pdfs. I travel a lot and before I go on a trip I mark certain notes or notebooks ...
Suggested by: Marcin (14 Aug, '23) Upvoted: 08 May Comments: 0
Under consideration mobile

Persistent Task Reminder Notification

There are some to-do apps that have a "persistent" notification whereas, you cannot just slide it away in your notifications unless you: 1) snooze it, 2) dismiss it ...
Suggested by: Patrick (14 Jul, '21) Upvoted: 08 May Comments: 10
Under consideration effort-high mobile

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 ...
Suggested by: Mohib (30 Aug, '22) Upvoted: 26 Apr Comments: 6
Under consideration effort-high mobile

Support overall note content font size adjustement (or sync with iOS/Android global setting)

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.
Suggested by: Aurelius (28 Jan, '21) Upvoted: 12 Apr Comments: 25

'Compact view' on mobile

It would be amazing if the 'compact view' of the note list could be implemented on the Android app! Thanks
Suggested by: Josh (13 Feb, '25) Upvoted: 25 Feb Comments: 0
Under consideration effort-low mobile

Show a biometric authentication dialog for Android app

Include a biometric login option to secure access to Amplenote on the Android app
Suggested by: DanF (26 Oct, '23) Upvoted: 21 Jan Comments: 0
Under consideration effort-medium mobile

Mobile widget: shortcut to open note

at android: I need widjet 1*1 (or just ordinary shortcut) to certain note. I think it's very helpfull
Suggested by: Oleh (17 Oct, '23) Upvoted: 15 Jan Comments: 1
Under consideration effort-medium mobile

Expanded Drawing canvas on iPad

At the risk of sounding ungrateful - because the drawing canvas is a game changer for my workflows (I like to hand write meeting notes, put them into a note as an ...
Suggested by: C L (10 Jun, '22) Upvoted: 02 Jan Comments: 1
Under consideration effort-medium mobile

Handwriting (i.e. with Apple Pencil) recognition in other langauges

I.e. in the Danish language where we have the letters æ ø å I've tried another notetaking app that wasn't as good as yours, but their handwriting (with Apple ...
Suggested by: Rasmus (15 May, '25) Upvoted: 17 Dec, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration effort-high mobile

Mobile toolbar improvements

1. Add a single "H" button cycling through heading levels instead of the 3 existing "H1", "H2", "H3" buttons 2. Add a button that inserts the double bracket ...
Suggested by: Lucian (17 May, '21) Upvoted: 14 Dec, '25 Comments: 7
Planned mobile

Notification Quick Actions

Give easy access to task actions inside the notification. For example, Marking as Complete, Rescheduling, etc. See: ...
Suggested by: Joe B (01 Nov, '22) Upvoted: 09 Dec, '25 Comments: 2
Under consideration effort-medium mobile

Upload more than 1 image at a time on Android

I'd like to be able to import more than a single image at a time on the Android application. Most apps allow the user to select multiple images instead of having to ...
Suggested by: Zach (08 Feb, '24) Upvoted: 20 Nov, '25 Comments: 2
Under consideration effort-medium mobile

Mobile Peek Viewer

As the title says, simply a peek viewer for the mobile app. It could by example take up the lower half of the screen, and would be very useful.
Suggested by: Josh (01 Aug, '24) Upvoted: 04 Nov, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration effort-high mobile

Apple Watch app

App for the Apple Watch showing calendar, task list and option for verbal note taking
Suggested by: Vincent (10 Apr, '22) Upvoted: 23 Oct, '25 Comments: 3
Under consideration effort-high mobile

Support adjustable left-handside sidebar width (on mobile)

I use the Amplenote app on a book-style foldable. Currently, the side-bar on the left takes up ca. 45% of the screen's width, which is way too much, there is a lot of ...
Suggested by: Phil (04 Mar, '25) Upvoted: 11 Oct, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration effort-medium mobile

Show all the tasks in the Android widget

It would be helpful if android could show all my tasks if I wanted
Suggested by: Bernardo (08 Aug, '24) Upvoted: 29 Sep, '25 Comments: 4
Under consideration effort-medium mobile

Add geo-location based reminder for Todo list tasks on mobile

Suggested by: Stu Blair (17 May, '20) Upvoted: 21 Sep, '25 Comments: 3
Under consideration effort-high mobile

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 ...
Suggested by: C L (08 Dec, '22) Upvoted: 20 Sep, '25 Comments: 0

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.
Suggested by: Moderator (19 Sep, '18) Upvoted: 05 Aug, '25 Comments: 2
Under consideration mobile

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 ...
Suggested by: Paul (03 Dec, '21) Upvoted: 03 Aug, '25 Comments: 3
Under consideration effort-low mobile

Show web page title in the note body automatically for web links/urls

At present with Amplenote when saving a link it just saves the hyperlink, rather than the title of the document or website.
Suggested by: Rupen (07 Dec, '23) Upvoted: 03 Aug, '25 Comments: 4
Under consideration effort-medium mobile

Dictation / Speech to text feature for new jots

Other apps allow you to connect to Google Speech API. Which would be such a timesaver, especially when used on mobile devices, while on the go, and you suddenly have ...
Suggested by: Andreas (17 Sep, '22) Upvoted: 03 Aug, '25 Comments: 1
Under consideration effort-medium mobile

Read only mode button on mobile

This is one of the features i really liked about obsidian. When I'm not writing or editing notes, i would like an app wide button easily accessible to disable or ...
Suggested by: Sofía Barquero (03 May, '24) Upvoted: 19 Jul, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration effort-medium mobile

Add note to device Home screen - Android/iOS

Google Docs and Evernote have an "Add to Home screen" feature in the More menu for docs/notes. When selected, it creates an icon on the device home screen (with ...
Suggested by: Curtis Long (10 Aug, '23) Upvoted: 29 Jun, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration effort-medium mobile

Add the iOS SHARE button to the NOTE options (box with up arrow)

I’d love to share a note to a friend. Once I click / touch the share button, the normal iOS options show up. I select share via email or message.
Suggested by: Shocker Fan (16 Dec, '22) Upvoted: 04 Jun, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration effort-high mobile

Seamless calendar time blocking (mobile device)

I want to be able to schedule tasks on the mobile app using time blocks (amplenote events) as my guide. Problem is, on the mobile app, there is no space on the ...
Suggested by: Wade (27 Feb, '25) Upvoted: 15 May, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration effort-high mobile

Apple lock screen widget/shortcut

Now that the default flashlight and camera launcher can be changed I would like to be able to add a note or jot or todo from here!
Suggested by: Chris Vogtmann (25 Jan, '25) Upvoted: 13 May, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration effort-medium mobile

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 ...
Suggested by: Franz (12 Jul, '24) Upvoted: 19 Apr, '25 Comments: 2

pinch zoom in app

I want to be able to zoom in via pinch when viewing a note in the app. Useful for when text or image or table is too small.
Suggested by: Verano (17 Dec, '23) Upvoted: 26 Feb, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration effort-high mobile

Add badge count for Tasks that are due.

I want to see a number of what tasks are due so i don’t forget about them when working in other apps
Suggested by: Chris Whittle (06 Mar, '24) Upvoted: 18 Jan, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration effort-medium mobile

Document markup with Apple Pencil/iPad

Markup attached PDF’s on amplenotes iPad or iPhone app. If on the iPad app ability to use Apple Pencil to draw on the document.
Suggested by: Ninad (12 Sep, '24) Upvoted: 06 Jan, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration effort-high mobile

Movile: Calendar swipe to next month

Mod edit: this request counts for "swiping" to change calendar time slot. The described view (which looks like an agenda view) is a separate feature that we should ...
Suggested by: Marcus (03 Nov, '23) Upvoted: 05 Jan, '25 Comments: 1
Under consideration effort-low mobile

Resizeable images when annotating (handwriting)

Annotating and handwriting in general is awesome in iPad, but If I import a picture (a common thing for example when following a lecture or maybe using a 3rd party ...
Suggested by: Andoni Urutegui (04 Jan, '25) Upvoted: 04 Jan, '25 Comments: 0
Under consideration effort-high mobile

Show local iPhone and iPad calendar events in calendar view

My employer only allows exchange sync of my work calendar through vmware, so the local iPhone and iPad calendars are synched but I cannot sync my calendar with a ...
Suggested by: Lieke (23 Nov, '23) Upvoted: 22 Dec, '24 Comments: 0
Under consideration effort-medium mobile

Clickable links in the calendar (Android)

On Android, it currently takes 4 clicks to open a link from the calendar view (the link is in the task name). Could it be reduced by allowing for clickable links as ...
Suggested by: Josh (03 Nov, '24) Upvoted: 06 Nov, '24 Comments: 0
Under consideration effort-high mobile

Allow push notifications for reminders to show when a task is scheduled for.

When you set push notifications on Amplenote with a reminder ahead of time, the push notification that results displays the listed time as "now"--the time the ...
Suggested by: Jack Corfman (29 Aug, '24) Upvoted: 05 Nov, '24 Comments: 1
Under consideration effort-low mobile

Disable task hover effects on mobile

Currently on mobile after you edit a task and the keyboard is hidden, the task remains highlighted as if you were hovering over it with a mouse. Ideally after the ...
Suggested by: Franz (12 Jul, '24) Upvoted: 12 Sep, '24 Comments: 0
Under consideration effort-low mobile

Support (or docs how to) setup action button on iPhone app to open jots

With latest iPhone announcement, there's now dedicated button for camera, which means that action button is now not going to be 99% camera button :) It would be ...
Suggested by: RMM (09 Sep, '24) Upvoted: 09 Sep, '24 Comments: 0
Under consideration effort-low mobile

option to disable transition animations

Could you give an option with a toggle , to disable transition animations and make the app be faster and more barebones ?many apps do that
Suggested by: Yuckyyuck (29 May, '24) Upvoted: 29 May, '24 Comments: 0
Under consideration effort-high mobile

Make line items draggable on mobile

Hello there! I'm very excited about Amplenote but can't use it yet as my main note-taking tool because I'm not able to drag around list items on mobile. Please ...
Suggested by: Max C Bigras (13 Jun, '20) Upvoted: 24 May, '24 Comments: 3
Not planned mobile

Keyboard shortcuts for iOS/iPad app

Support for the global keyboard shortcuts (like Command-O) in the i OS app. This is particular useful on the iPad.
Suggested by: Diederik (29 Dec, '20) Upvoted: 08 May, '24 Comments: 4
Planned mobile

Rich footnotes buttons should be at the top, especially on mobile

For larger footnotes or note previews, one has to scroll to the bottom of the rich footnote in order to edit it or close the preview window. On the web client, this ...
Suggested by: Lucian (17 May, '21) Upvoted: 18 Jan, '24 Comments: 1
Under consideration effort-low mobile

Strike through for numbered and bulleted lists on mobile

Currently you are not able to strike through numbered or bulleted lists on mobile (ios). Would love this quick little fix.
Suggested by: Alex Ender (19 Apr, '23) Upvoted: 04 Dec, '23 Comments: 0
Under consideration effort-low mobile