Filepad has two rich-text editors. They look similar and share most keyboard behavior, but they're built for different jobs.
Notes are for fast capture — meeting notes, working drafts, checklists. They flow continuously with no page boundaries.
Documents are for output meant to be read or sent — paginated, with page breaks and a fixed page size. Use a document when the page matters.
Both are ProseMirror-based, so selection, undo, and collaborative editing behave consistently across them.
Slash commands
Type / at the start of an empty block to open the command menu, then keep typing to filter. Press Enter to apply.
In notes
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
| Heading 1 | Big section heading |
| Heading 2 | Medium section heading |
| Heading 3 | Small section heading |
| Paragraph | Just plain text |
| Bullet List | Create a simple bullet list |
| Ordered List | Create a numbered list |
| Task List | Checklist for tasks |
| Blockquote | Capture a quote |
| Divider | Insert a horizontal rule |
| Table | Insert a 3×3 table |
In documents
Document commands are grouped. Turn into changes the current block; Insert places something new at the cursor.
| Command | Group | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Paragraph | Turn into | Return this block to body text |
| Heading 1 | Turn into | Start a major section |
| Heading 2 | Turn into | Create a subsection |
| Heading 3 | Turn into | Create a smaller subsection |
| Bulleted list | Turn into | Turn this block into a list |
| Numbered list | Turn into | Turn this block into numbered steps |
| Image | Insert | Place an image at the cursor |
| Table | Insert | Insert a 3 × 3 table with a header |
| Code block | Insert | Insert a formatted code area |
| Page break | Insert | Continue on a new page |
Commands are searchable by keyword as well as title — typing /grid finds Table, /steps finds Numbered list.
What differs
Documents add Image, Code block, and Page break — the things a paginated deliverable needs.
Notes add Task List, Blockquote, and Divider — the things fast capture needs.
If you need a checklist inside a document, or pagination in a note, you're probably using the wrong artifact type for the job.
Referencing things while you write
Type @ in either editor to search the workspace and insert a reference to an artifact, file, or folder. Picking from the popup stores the target's identity, so the link survives renames.
In notes and documents, @ is the only live popup trigger. Tags (#) and title links ([[ ]]) are recognized when typed in their canonical form but don't open a picker here. All three triggers do get live pickers in the FilepadAI chat composer and in workflow fields.
See References and tags for the full model.
Markdown files
A .md file in your workspace opens as rendered markdown — headings, tables, and lists laid out for reading. Click Edit to switch to the raw source, where you edit the markdown text directly.
Collaboration
Both editors support real-time collaborative editing. Multiple people can work in the same artifact and see each other's changes as they happen.
Next steps
- References and tags —
@,#, and[[ ]]in depth - Reviewing diffs and approvals — how edits get reviewed before they land