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+J for 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.
