> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.openwhispr.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Notes

> Create, organize, and search notes with folders, cloud sync, and AI actions.

The notes system stores your transcriptions, meeting notes, and manual entries in one place with full-text and semantic search.

## Creating notes

* **From dictation** — transcribed text is saved automatically
* **From meetings** — meeting transcriptions become notes
* **From the editor** — create notes manually with the note editor
* **From the API** — create notes programmatically via the [REST API](/api/overview)

## Folders

Organize notes into custom folders:

* Drag and drop notes between folders
* Create folders from the sidebar or via the API
* Default folders are built in and can't be deleted

## Search

OpenWhispr offers two search modes:

* **Full-text search (FTS5)** — keyword matching across all note content, available via `Cmd+K`
* **Semantic search** — meaning-based search powered by local Qdrant vector DB with MiniLM embeddings

The AI agent uses both simultaneously with reciprocal rank fusion for the best results.

## Cloud sync

Notes are stored locally by default. When signed in to OpenWhispr Cloud:

* Notes sync to the cloud automatically
* Semantic search works across all devices
* Local storage is the primary copy — cloud is backup

## AI actions

Apply AI-powered actions to your notes:

* Clean up and format transcriptions
* Summarize long meeting notes
* Create custom processing templates

## Embedded chat

Each note has an embedded chat panel where you can ask questions about the note's content. The agent has full context of the note you're viewing.

## Saving as files

Export notes to your local filesystem as Markdown files. The export mirrors your folder hierarchy, so `Work > Meeting Notes` becomes `Work/Meeting Notes.md`.