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Item types

Scratchpad has nine item types. They all share the same pipeline — a file on disk, autosave, git sync, version history, and read-only sharing — and differ only in their editor and on-disk format.

Type Badge Editor Stored as Extension
Code .go .py … CodeMirror 6 source text the language's extension
Drawing .ed Excalidraw scene JSON .excalidraw
Mindmap .mm Mind Elixir tree JSON .mind
Doc .doc Tiptap HTML .doc
Board .kb custom Kanban (dnd-kit) board JSON .kanban
Cornell note .cn cue / notes / summary layout (Markdown auto-formats) JSON .cornell
Sticky board .sb resizable grid of cells with colored sticky notes (dnd-kit) board JSON .sticky
Outline .wf WorkFlowy-style collapsible bullet outliner tree JSON .wf
Diagram .mmd text→diagram (Mermaid; swimlanes.io syntax auto-wrapped) mermaid text .mmd

Create any of them from the ⌘K command palette.

Organizing in folders

Every item has an optional folder, and folders can be nested (work/projects/alpha). The sidebar shows them as a collapsible tree; items with no folder sit at the top.

Two ways to move items:

  • Drag and drop — drag a file onto a folder to move it in, drag it between folders, or drop it on empty tree space to move it back to the top level.
  • Folder field — open an item and type a folder name in the sidebar inspector (existing folders autocomplete); a new name creates the folder.

On disk this is just a subdirectory under DATA_DIR/items/<folder>/, so your folder structure is mirrored in the git repo.

Notes

  • Code detects/sets a language; the file gets that language's real extension so it renders and diffs nicely in your git host.
  • Drawing / Mindmap / Board store editor JSON; they're rendered read-only (pan/zoom, no edit) in shares and version previews.
  • Sticky board is a resizable grid of labeled cells (1×1 default, or 1×2 / 1×3 / 2×2) holding colored sticky notes you can drag between cells, mark done (strikethrough), and delete.
  • Diagram renders Mermaid live from text (sequence, flowchart, gantt, …). You can also write swimlanes.io-style sequence syntax (A -> B: msg, note:, if:/else:/end, order:, autonumber), which is transpiled to a mermaid sequenceDiagram.
  • Outline is a WorkFlowy-style collapsible bullet tree: Tab / Shift+Tab indent/outdent, Enter adds a bullet (splitting at the caret), Backspace on an empty bullet removes it, the triangle collapses a branch, clicking a bullet zooms into it (breadcrumb to zoom out), and Ctrl/Cmd+Enter marks a bullet done. Completed bullets can be hidden.
  • Doc stores HTML (git-diffable), supports Markdown-style input rules, and lets you paste images (stored under DATA_DIR/assets).
  • Any item can reference another with [[Item Title]]; see the backlinks panel.