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Home screen widgets ​

Basic home screen widgets are available on both Android and iOS for quick note taking.

  1. Long press home screen
  2. Tap the + button on top left
  3. Select Notesnook Quick Note widget and add it to home screen

The Notesnook Quick Note widget on an iOS home screen

  1. Tap the widget to directly launch the editor in the app.

Which widgets are available? ​

Android ships three widgets; iOS ships one.

WidgetAndroidiOSWhat it does
Quick note (Quick Note on iOS)YesYesOpens a small note-taking screen straight from the home screen.
NoteYesNoShows the title and first line of a note you pick, and opens that note when tapped.
RemindersYesNoLists your upcoming reminders and lets you add a new one.

Quick note ​

On Android the widget is listed as Quick note, described as Take a quick note. in the widget picker, and appears as a single-line bar. Tapping it opens Notesnook's lightweight note screen without starting the full app.

On iOS the widget is listed as Quick Note, described as A widget to add notes quickly., and shows a plus icon over Add a quick note. Tapping it launches the app straight into the editor with a new note.

Note (Android only) ​

The Note widget — Add a note to home screen in the widget picker — pins one specific note to your home screen and shows its title and headline. It updates whenever you edit the note.

  1. Long press the home screen and open the widget picker.
  2. Drag the Notesnook Note widget onto your home screen.
  3. The Select a note screen opens — pick the note you want on the widget.
  4. Tap the widget to open that note in the app.

Because the widget is reconfigurable, you can long press it later and choose a different note.

Reminders (Android only) ​

The Reminders widget — Quick overview of upcoming reminders in the widget picker — shows a scrollable list of your upcoming reminders.

  1. Long press the home screen and open the widget picker.
  2. Drag the Notesnook Reminders widget onto your home screen.
  3. Tap a reminder in the list to open it in the app, or tap the + button on the widget to create a new reminder.