Tagdown documentation
Everything about using Tagdown Editor, from your first note to publishing a website and letting an AI assistant work with your vault.
Guides
| Guide | What’s in it |
|---|---|
| Getting started | Download or build the app; what happens on first launch |
| Writing notes | The workspace, view modes, editing and reordering blocks in the preview, the / command menu, lists and outlines, the toolbar, themes and accents |
| Tagdown syntax | Markdown plus callouts, tabs, grids, math, diagrams, and more |
| Organizing your vault | Folders, tags, pinning, the archive, search, and wikilinks |
| Journal | A page for every day, date links, and a template for new days |
| Queries and tasks | Live <query /> blocks and the open-tasks view |
| Version history | How snapshots are kept and how to restore one |
| Sharing your notes | HTML and PDF export, slides, and publishing a static website |
| Command line and AI assistants | The tagdown CLI and its MCP server for Claude and other assistants |
| Keyboard shortcuts | Every shortcut on one page |
| Development | Architecture, project layout, tests, releasing, and contributing |
At a glance
- Notes are plain
.mdfiles in~/Documents/Tagdown. You own them; any editor, sync service, or git can read them. - Tagdown is Markdown with a small tag layer on top. Plain Markdown is always valid Tagdown.
- The app is built with Tauri v2, TypeScript, and Rust, and is designed for macOS.