Notes

A full rich-text editor and an infinite whiteboard — for everything that doesn't fit in a task title.

Notes in Fokus are proper documents: headings, task lists, tables, images, math, embeds — with a searchable list on the side. Meeting notes, plans, journaling, brain dumps; if it's words, it lives here.

The notes editor with a meeting note and the notes list panel

The editor

Open Notes from the dock (document icon) or with Alt+N, then click + to start a note. Writing feels like any modern editor:

Markdown as you type — # for headings, - for lists, **bold**, and so on convert instantly.
Slash commands — type / for the block menu: task lists, tables, callouts, images, and more.
Task lists with real checkboxes — perfect for meeting action items.
Icons and tags — give each note an emoji icon and tags to keep the list scannable.
Notes save as you type; the timestamp in the list always tells you what's fresh.

Markdown-style typing: headings and lists convert as you write.

The whiteboard

Every note has a second personality: click the Whiteboard toggle (or press Alt+W) and the same note becomes an infinite Excalidraw canvas — shapes, arrows, freehand drawing, text, and a component library:

Whiteboard mode with the Excalidraw toolbox

Sketch the system diagram next to the meeting notes about it — same note, two views.

Finding notes again

The notes list has full-text search, plus filter and sort controls. Notes also show up in Spotlight search alongside tasks, so ⌘+K gets you to any note in two keystrokes.

Notes attach to tasks too

Task descriptions are notes under the hood — the same editor appears inside the task view, so checklists and formatting work there as well.

Spotlight

Create a note from anywhere with N.

Reservoir

For actionable items rather than prose.