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Sort notebooks in the sidebar

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Last updated 12 months ago

By default, newly created notebooks are added to the top of the tag list in the sidebar. You can manually rearrange your notebooks or sort them by title by following the steps below:

Custom sorting

  • On Mac, Windows and Linux: Drag the notebook up or down to rearrange the order.

  • On iOS: Tap and hold a notebook in the sidebar and drag it up or down to rearrange the order.

  • On Android:

    1. Tap and hold a notebook in the sidebar and select Rearrange in the pop up.

    2. Drag the handle in the right side of each notebook row to rearrange

Sort by title

  1. Open Settings > General > Sort items in the sidebar

  2. Select Title (A -> Z) or Title (Z -> A)

Rearrange nested notebooks in the side bar

  1. Navigate to the parent notebook, you will see its nested notebooks in the notes list panel. If they don't appear, go to Settings > General > Enable Show nested notebooks in the notes list.

  2. Drag the nested notebooks up and down in the notes list panel to rearrange to rearrange them. Their new order will be reflected in the sidebar.

  3. If you are not able to drag, please check if you had enabled the option from Settings > General > Sort items in the sidebar > Custom