Guide

Daily logging vs quick notes

Quick notes are individual captures. A daily log gives those captures a timeline so you can remember when they happened and find them later.

A good notes system should not force you to choose a folder before saving an idea. Capture the note first, then use dates, tags, mentions, links, search, and saved views to recover it later.

Why search-first capture works

Filing every note before saving it slows capture down. A search-first system lets you save quickly, then recover notes later with text search, dates, tags, mentions, links, and Smart Folders.

A simple daily log workflow

• In the morning, capture the priorities you already know.
• During the day, add ideas, links, meeting notes, tasks, and decisions as they happen.
• Use tags for projects, mentions for people, and links when one note should connect to another.
• At the end of the day, search or filter the day and add structure only where it helps.

When to use tags or Smart Folders

Use tags when a note belongs to a project, topic, or context. Use Smart Folders when you want LogPad to keep collecting matching notes automatically, such as all notes tagged with a project name or all notes with attachments.

Where LogPad fits

LogPad keeps notes plain and fast while adding structure through detected tokens, saved filters, attachments, Markdown preview, iCloud sync, and export.