Merging Notes

Merge Notes combines the content of two or more notes into a single note. Use it to consolidate scattered meeting notes, fold drafts together, or clean up notes that cover the same topic.

Starting a Merge

There are three ways to open the Merge notes dialog:

• From the file tree: select two or more notes (Cmd/Ctrl + Click or Shift + Click), then click the merge button in the bulk action bar, or right-click and choose Merge notes. The selection can't include folders.
• From a note: click the three-dot menu in the note's breadcrumb and choose Merge with…. The dialog opens with the current note in the list.
• From the Command Bar: press Cmd/Ctrl + K and run Merge Notes.

Choosing the Notes and Their Order

The dialog lists the notes to merge. Notes are combined from top to bottom.

• Drag a note by its handle to change its position.
• Click Add note to merge to search for another note.
• Remove a note from the list with the button beside it.

You need at least two notes to merge.

Choosing Where the Result Goes

Click the destination menu at the top of the dialog to pick one of two options:

• First note in list: the merged content replaces the body of the first note. That note keeps its location and properties. Properties from the other notes are not copied.
• New note: Octarine creates a new note, named Merged note unless you enter another name, in the first note's folder. Every original note is left unchanged.

Each note's body is added in order, separated by a blank line.

After Merging

Octarine keeps the original notes. A notification shows how many notes were merged, with two buttons:

• Open merged note opens the result in a tab.
• Delete merged notes moves the original notes to the Trash. If you merged into the first note, that note is kept.

The notification closes after a few seconds. If you miss it, delete the originals from the file tree as usual.

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