Notes Management

Notes Storage

• Notes are stored locally in a SQLite database. Open the folder that holds it (and your backups) with the Open Folder button in Settings > Notes > Backups.
• They are never sent to a server we run. If you turn on iCloud Sync, notes sync through your personal iCloud with end-to-end encryption; otherwise they never leave your device.
• They can be exported individually or in bulk for import into another app.

The "Create a new note after" clock starts whenever the Antinote window loses focus.

Expiring Notes

• Notes that have not been modified for some time will auto-delete. Slotted notes never expire.
• To clear old notes in one sweep, use "Delete all notes not modified since" in Settings > Notes — it confirms first and moves the notes to The Void, so they stay recoverable.

Auto-Backup

• Antinote backs up your entire note database on a schedule you pick — and always takes one at launch and when the app quits or loses focus (if the interval has elapsed).
• Backups are timestamped copies written to the same folder as your notes database. Use the Open Folder button in Settings > Notes > Backups to see them.
• To restore a backup: click Restore… in Settings > Notes > Backups and pick one from the list. Antinote backs up your current notes first, then quits — reopen it and the restore completes automatically.
• If iCloud Sync is on, newer synced changes may merge back in after a restore. Turn sync off first if you want the backup exactly as it was.
• New backups overwrite the oldest one once you hit your keep limit.

Upgrading from Antinote 1.x

• The first launch of 2.0 migrates your old notes database automatically, verifies the result, and keeps a pre-migration backup of the old file.
• If Antinote detects an old database that hasn't been imported, an "Antinote 1.1.7 or earlier" section appears in Settings > Notes with an Import button — and a Use Backup File button in case you need to migrate from one of your 1.x backups instead.
• Before you commit, the confirmation tells you how many notes the old database holds, when it was last changed, and how many of them would be imported or restored.
• Import also brings back notes you deleted in 2.0, as long as they still exist in your old database — including ones The Void has already cleared out. A note still sitting in The Void returns to the position you deleted it from, with its checklist items and links intact.
• Importing twice is safe. Notes already in Antinote are matched by identity and left untouched, so nothing is duplicated and edits you made in 2.0 are never overwritten.
• Import reads your live 1.x database and takes a fresh backup of it first. Use Backup File reads whichever 1.x backup you pick instead, and leaves that file untouched.