The Editor

Turn a quick note into a clear working document without giving up readable Markdown. MindWiki combines live styling, slash commands, linked pages, and structured metadata so your writing stays useful to you and your agents.

Write a project brief, organize research, document a decision, or keep a checklist beside the files it supports. The web and Mac editors share the Markdown foundation; the Mac app adds native attachment tools and richer inspection controls.

Write with live styling

Headings, emphasis, links, lists, tables, blockquotes, callouts, and code blocks receive inline styling while the source remains Markdown.

Start with a few elements:

# Launch Plan

## Goal
Explain the product clearly to the right audience.

## Tasks
- [ ] Review the brief
- [ ] Draft the homepage
- [ ] Gather feedback

## Context
Read [[Website Launch Brief]] before editing the draft.

Use structure to make the next action or important point easy to find. A short clear page is often more useful than a heavily formatted one.

Insert blocks with slash commands

Type / on a new line or after whitespace to open the insert menu. Type part of a command's name, choose an item, and press Enter.

Common blocks include headings, bullet and numbered lists, tasks, quotes, dividers, tables, code blocks, callouts, and wikilinks. The Mac app also provides attachment commands and an interactive table picker.

See Slash Commands for the command reference.

Link ideas as you write

Type [[ and select a page from autocomplete. A wikilink gives readers and agents a route to the relevant context. The target page gains a backlink showing where it is referenced.

Use a link when a specific page helps explain the current one: the source behind a claim, a related decision, or the project the note belongs to.

Add metadata when you need it

Optional YAML frontmatter stores properties such as type, status, tags, or created. On Mac, edit these through the typed Properties panel. On the web, edit the YAML in the page.

Metadata helps the same document appear in useful filtered and sorted views without copying it into different collections.

Know what is shared and what is native

The iPhone app provides another way to access your vault; this editor reference describes the web and Mac interfaces.

Work with tables

Use /table to insert a table. The web command inserts a starter table; the Mac command first lets you choose its size. Both editors provide interactive cell editing and table controls. Use the available toolbar for alignment and row or column actions; on Mac, Tab and Shift+Tab move between cells.

The underlying table remains Markdown. A table inside one page is different from the web Table view, which lists many vault pages and their metadata.

Keep supporting files close

On Mac, add images, audio, videos, PDFs, or other files using the attachment commands, drag-and-drop, or image paste. Write a caption or note explaining their relevance.

Files are referenced from the page and stored in _assets/. See Attachments & Files.

Save, review, and navigate

The web editor auto-saves after three seconds of inactivity. The Mac app also auto-saves as you work. Cmd+S requests an immediate save. Saving and syncing are related steps; an offline device cannot deliver new changes to other clients until connected.

Use Cmd+F to find text inside the page, and Cmd+K for available commands and page navigation. On Mac, the Inspector adds the page outline, backlink context, and graph context. Cmd+E toggles the page's read-only editing mode for review; it is a local editing convenience, not a change to another agent's server permissions.

Code blocks display code as document content. They do not imply code execution inside the vault.

Next: Keyboard Shortcuts, Properties, and Wikilinks & Backlinks.