A simple, private, fast notes sidebar for VS Code.
Noty is built for daily journaling and keeping a work log: press one key and today's dated note opens, ready to write. But it is just as good for the rest of your notes - keep them in a folder, see them all in the sidebar, and open any of them in a click, without leaving VS Code or opening a separate notes app.
Features
- A notes sidebar that browses any folder you choose.
- One-key daily notes (default
Ctrl+Alt+J), named with today's date - made for journals and work logs. - Create, rename, delete, and drag and drop notes and folders to organize them.
- Send daily notes to their own subfolder (for example,
Daily Notes), or keep everything together. - Customizable date format, file extension, and template.
- Private and lightweight: plain local files, no account, no telemetry, no dependencies.
Quick start
- Click the Noty icon in the activity bar.
- Click Choose Folder and pick where your notes live.
- Press
Ctrl+Alt+Jfor today's note - or use the toolbar to add any note or folder.
Settings
| Setting | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
noty.folder |
The folder where your notes are stored. | (empty) |
noty.dailyNoteSubfolder |
Subfolder for daily notes. | (empty) |
noty.dailyNoteDateFormat |
How daily note files are named. | YYYY-MM-DD |
noty.dailyNoteTemplate |
Text inserted into a new daily note ({date}, {day}). |
{date} ({day}) |
noty.fileExtension |
File type used for all notes. | txt |
Keyboard shortcut
The daily-note shortcut defaults to Ctrl+Alt+J. To change it, open the Command Palette and run Noty: Change Daily Note Shortcut, or press Ctrl+K Ctrl+S and search New Daily Note.
License
MIT (c) Johann Wirt