A template is a note you start from instead of a blank page: a meeting shape, a daily log, a client brief.
Making a template
Two ways:
- Open a note that already has the right shape, open the note menu and choose Save as Template.
- Go to Settings, open the Templates tab and add a template from there.
Templates stay listed in the Templates tab, where you can rename them, drag them into the order you want, disable them without deleting, or remove them. A removed template stays in its folder as a normal note.
Starting a note from a template
On desktop, right click the New Note button and pick the template. On mobile, long press the New Note button. Your enabled templates come in the order of the Templates tab.
Putting them in order
Each template has a grip at the start of its row in the Templates tab. On desktop, drag it up or down the list; on the phone, touch and hold it, then drag. The New Note menu follows the order of the list, so the templates you use most can come first. Until you move one, the list is alphabetical; after that, a new template joins the end of it.
The order syncs with your settings, so with sync on it is the same on every device.
Variables
Templates can contain variables that fill themselves in when the note is created:
{{date}}for the current date{{time}}for the current time{{datetime}}for both{{weekday}}for the day name
So a daily note template titled {{date}} standup names itself correctly every morning.
Custom date formats
Add a colon and a pattern to any variable, like {{date:dd.MM.yyyy}} or {{date:EEEE, d MMMM yyyy}}. Dots, dashes, slashes and spaces come through as typed. The Templates tab in Settings shows live examples rendered with your own settings, and every pattern you can use is below.
Example formats
What a few complete variables produce, on Monday, August 10, 2026 at 2:30:45 PM:
| Variable | Result |
|---|---|
{{date:dd.MM.yyyy}} |
10.08.2026 |
{{date:yyyy-MM-dd}} |
2026-08-10 |
{{date:MMMM d, yyyy}} |
August 10, 2026 |
{{date:EEEE, d MMMM yyyy}} |
Monday, 10 August 2026 |
{{date:do MMMM}} |
10th August |
{{date:'Week' ww 'of' yyyy}} |
Week 33 of 2026 |
{{date:dd MM yyyy - HH:mm}} |
10 08 2026 - 14:30 |
{{time:HH:mm}} |
14:30 |
{{time:h:mm a}} |
2:30 PM |
{{time:HH:mm:ss}} |
14:30:45 |
{{datetime:PP p}} |
Aug 10, 2026 2:30 PM |
{{weekday:EEE}} |
Mon |
The variable name only chooses the default, so once a pattern follows the colon, any variable can produce anything: {{date:dd MM yyyy - HH:mm}} is a date variable that writes the time too. Every letter these patterns are built from is in the tables below.
Date patterns
| Pattern | What you get |
|---|---|
d |
1, 2, ..., 31 |
dd |
01, 02, ..., 31 |
do |
1st, 2nd, ..., 31st |
EEE |
Mon, Tue, ..., Sun |
EEEE |
Monday, Tuesday, ..., Sunday |
EEEEEE |
Mo, Tu, ..., Su |
M |
1, 2, ..., 12 |
MM |
01, 02, ..., 12 |
Mo |
1st, 2nd, ..., 12th |
MMM |
Jan, Feb, ..., Dec |
MMMM |
January, February, ..., December |
yy |
26 |
yyyy |
2026 |
Time patterns
| Pattern | What you get |
|---|---|
h |
1, 2, ..., 12 |
hh |
01, 02, ..., 12 |
H |
0, 1, ..., 23 |
HH |
00, 01, ..., 23 |
m |
0, 1, ..., 59 |
mm |
00, 01, ..., 59 |
s |
0, 1, ..., 59 |
ss |
00, 01, ..., 59 |
a |
AM, PM |
aaa |
am, pm |
Week and quarter patterns
| Pattern | What you get |
|---|---|
w |
1, 2, ..., 53 |
ww |
01, 02, ..., 53 |
wo |
1st, 2nd, ..., 53rd |
Q |
1, 2, 3, 4 |
QQQ |
Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 |
QQQQ |
1st quarter, ..., 4th quarter |
Ready made styles
One letter that expands into a full local format. Examples for Monday, August 10, 2026 at 2:30:45 PM:
| Pattern | What you get |
|---|---|
P |
08/10/2026 |
PP |
Aug 10, 2026 |
PPP |
August 10th, 2026 |
PPPP |
Monday, August 10th, 2026 |
p |
2:30 PM |
pp |
2:30:45 PM |
Pp |
08/10/2026, 2:30 PM |
Words inside a pattern
Letters are read as patterns, so words go between single quotes: {{date:'Week' ww}} gives Week 33. Two single quotes in a row produce a real quote mark in the result.
Two that look right but are not
Uppercase YYYY and D mean different things in date formatting, the week numbering year and the day of the year, and they fail inside a variable. Use lowercase yyyy for the year and d for the day.
One more nice touch
Month and weekday names follow the app language, so MMMM writes August, agosto or Ağustos depending on your Settings.