Documentation

How to use Rope Notes — features, workflows, and settings.

Day-to-day guides for Rope Notes: install and first steps, the editor and browser panels, the local-first AI agent, Dart analysis, P2P sync, session transfer, preferences, and shortcuts.

Getting started

Install Rope Notes, open a project, and learn the editor, panels, and agent basics.

Editor

Tabs, large-file editing, Markdown preview, find/replace, diffs, and recovery.

Markdown

Live Markdown preview, Mermaid diagrams, SVG badges, and preview modes.

Browser panels

Explorer, Git, Terminal, Problems, and dockable layout around the editor.

AI agent

Chat, plan, execute, skills, memory, permissions, and local-first model setup.

Language server

Dart analysis, Problems panel, Quick Fix, and desktop vs Android backends.

P2P sync

Pair devices, live-sync open files across the LAN, and manage trusted peers.

Session transfer

Move open tabs, unsaved buffers, and agent state between machines.

Preferences

View layout, agent providers, LSP, sync, file recovery, and project vs global settings.

Keyboard shortcuts

Common global shortcuts for zoom, find, browser panels, and editor chrome.