# Hide and show notebooks

UpNote allows you to **hide notebooks** in the sidebar when they’re not in use, helping you keep your workspace clean and focused. You can easily show them again anytime.

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<summary>Desktop</summary>

**To hide a notebook:**

1. Hover over a notebook in the sidebar.
2. Click the **More (⋯)** button or right-click the notebook.
3. Select **Hide from Sidebar**.\
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**To show hidden notebooks:**

1. Click the **Notebooks** section label in the sidebar to open the full notebook view.\
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2. Locate the notebook you want from the list.
   * If it’s a **nested notebook**, click the **folder icon** on its cover to reveal the notebooks inside.\ <img src="https://3053791484-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FFt4LISrSRa6fHrbSIdcE%2Fuploads%2F8OWFfWGYSqUFJVqrxJvp%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=b5ffe493-e993-4477-87e9-a8441c8f0a62" alt="" data-size="original">
3. **Double-click** the notebook to open it and make it visible again in the sidebar.

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<summary>iOS</summary>

**To hide a notebook from the sidebar:**

1. Swipe **left** on a notebook in the sidebar.
2. Tap **Hide** button\
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**To access a hidden notebook:**

1. Tap the **Notebooks** section label to view all notebooks.\
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2. Locate the notebook you want to unhide.
   * If it’s **nested** inside another notebook, tap the **folder icon** on the parent notebook cover to reveal its contents.\
     ![](https://3053791484-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FFt4LISrSRa6fHrbSIdcE%2Fuploads%2FLDKZTRmZogdLTV79pwyU%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=65451518-cd42-4fc3-bc00-ec1906d70ebd)
3. Select the notebook to show it again in the sidebar.

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<summary>Android</summary>

**To hide a notebook from the sidebar:**

1. Long tap on a notebook in the sidebar.
2. Tap **Hide from Sidebar**.

**To access a hidden notebook:**

1. Tap the **NOTEBOOKS** section label to view all notebooks.\
   ![](https://3053791484-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FFt4LISrSRa6fHrbSIdcE%2Fuploads%2FEf8UnuOsELS3obOHrjxY%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=46835180-20ca-498f-a69e-7043583908a8)
2. Find the notebook you want to restore.
   * If it’s **nested**, tap the **folder icon** on the parent notebook cover to view its nested notebooks.\
     ![](https://3053791484-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FFt4LISrSRa6fHrbSIdcE%2Fuploads%2FD2w9FkhoBkbK7lIL0PoX%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=b629b3f0-5070-4df3-8067-e99df9299469)
3. Select the notebook to display it again in the sidebar

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