MeatPad documentation
Find a task, follow its steps and work confidently with notes, boards and project files.
MeatPad 0.31.4 · Released 13 October 2026 · Reviewed 20 October 2026
Find your task
| Topic | What you can do | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | Install MeatPad, choose a notes or project window, and keep the app up to date. | Read guide: Getting started |
| Notes and folders | Create, organize, search and recover notes; work with links, attachments and board-linked notes. | Read guide: Notes and folders |
| Boards, columns and cards | Plan across boards, edit and move cards, use dates and labels, attach files and present your work. | Read guide: Boards, columns and cards |
| Projects and files | Open a folder, manage its tree and tabs, jump to files, and search or replace across a project. | Read guide: Projects and files |
| Editing and Markdown | Choose a language, read Markdown, fold code, edit with multiple carets and print. | Read guide: Editing and Markdown |
| Language servers | Set up optional local code intelligence and use definitions, references, symbols, diagnostics and rename. | Read guide: Language servers |
| Terminal and Git | Use the project terminal, open it at a folder and configure the Git command menu. | Read guide: Terminal and Git |
| Snippets, commands and macros | Insert reusable text, run reviewed shell transformations and record repeatable editing actions. | Read guide: Snippets, commands and macros |
| Settings reference | Every Settings tab: General, Boards, Themes, Snippets, Commands, Terminal, File Tree and Privacy. | Read guide: Settings reference |
| Data, privacy and backup | Locate your plain files, export a complete managed-data copy, move storage and understand deletion and network use. | Read guide: Data, privacy and backup |
| Keyboard shortcuts | Verified menu bindings and contextual keyboard actions, with the focus conditions that make them work. | Read guide: Keyboard shortcuts |
Start with the right workspace
Use Notes for an autosaving library, Boards for cards and planning, or Projects to edit existing files on disk.
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