Plugins

You can install or create JavaScript plugins to add new features to NotePlan. These plugins can add "/commands" to the command bar or open an HTML-based interface in a separate window. They work on both Mac and iOS.

🔎 Browse, search and install Plugins
▶️ Watch Stacey introducing plugins here.

Examples

📙 Note Helpers → /move note
Move the currently opened note to another folder without using the mouse for drag & drop

🔢 Note Statistics → /wc
Display some details about the currently opened note, such as word, character, and line count:

Install Plugins

Install plugins directly in NotePlan's preferences on your Mac or visit our Plugin Page. It will download and check for updates in our official repository (if you are a developer, you can submit your plugins here).

On iOS, you can open the command bar (tap on the magnifier glass icon bottom right), then type “/install plugins”.

Right after downloading you can close the preferences and hit ⌘J, then type / and you should see a list of available commands.

Alternatively, you can type / anywhere in the editor to invoke a plugin command. If you want to see all commands in a list along with their plugins, you can use the plugin "Plugin Information & Tester" to generate a listing.

Where are plugins saved?

Plugins are saved locally NotePlan's folder and synced between your devices. In the plugin preferences you can open the folder (if you have never installed a plugin, the folder won't be existing yet):

Each plugin is saved into a separate folder having at least one setup file plugin.json and one script file which is defined in the setup file (for example script.js):

If you are a user and have plugin ideas, submit them here or ask in our Discord community in the #plugins channel.

If you are a developer and want to contribute and build your plugins, join other developers on Discord (#plugin-dev channel).

Next up: Create Command Bar plugins →

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