The editor window maintains a Table of Contents view. md as the extension, you can use whatever you are comfortable with. You also have the ability to define where your files are going to be stored, and what your preferred extension is in dealing with markdown files. Gives you control over the system functions related to spelling and grammar.
Also, lets you specify the indent size of the tab key, specify the preferred markdown syntax for dealing with bold, italics and lists. You have the ability to define your default font. You get to assign a keyboard command to switch to the program and to create a new note. The app supports Gruber's markdown syntax and some enhancements from Github Flavored Markdown and MultiMarkdown. It supports Markdown, and has extensive keyboard command support for the Markdown syntax. If you are using the same notes on iOS, keep your notes in a Dropbox folder and if you are using Notesy, Editorial, Write for iPad/iPhone, or some other text editor on the iOS, you will have access to the same notes, irrespective of the device you are on. It deals with individual text files in a folder. But Katana's approach works reliably and is functional. I must say that I prefer nvALT's unimodal approach to search and note creation. If Katana is not active, you can also create a new note by a pre-assigned keyboard command, which you get to set in the preferences. New notes are created by tapping the plus icon, or by the usual ⌘ + N shortcut. It is however not the place where you create new notes. Search is instant and it is progressive, it searches by title, content and tags. It is commercial, well-supported and pretty. KatanaĪ new entrant into the field of notetaking apps for the Mac OS, Katana is a nice little program which does most of what nvALT does.
Which brings me to Katana - Note app for Mac OSX. So I have been keeping a lookout for commercial alternatives to nvALT. Will the bugs be fixed? Will they keep up with changes in the next OS? I like freeware, but I can't find myself relying on it. I am always afraid when I see no revenue streams. Donations are great, but they are not a revenue stream. Unfortunately due to the open source origins of the program, there is no money to be made of this software.
If you need help in trying to figure out how to use nvALT, you should read this Michael Schechter post. But if you use the program, consider donating to the fine folks who bought you this notetaking nirvana. If you haven't tried nvALT, you owe it to yourself to download it, and change your notetaking life. They tweaked, they fixed, they added, they enhanced: They created the ultimate Markdown and Multimarkdown based note-taking system on any OS. They took an excellent text editor and added Markdown and MultiMarkdown support.
This changed the notetaking marketplace in the Mac OS space. Then Brett Terpstra and David Halter merged their forks of Notational Velocity and created nvALT. Tons of keyboard commands, letting the user move around without ever really touching the mouse. Even for large collection of notes, the search seemed instant, almost, wicked fast.
Instant search of the title and content of your notes.One window to search your notes and the same window to create your notes. You could have a bunch of text files, and a program to interact with them. It all started with Notational Velocity, created by Zachary Schneirov.