Interface Views
Jotaid gives you three ways to look at the same notes: Note to read and write, Node to analyse connections, Theme to arrange structure. Switch between them anytime — your data is shared, only the vantage point changes.
| Mode | macOS | iOS |
|---|---|---|
| Note | ⌃1 | Left drawer → Note |
| Node | ⌃2 | Left drawer → Node |
| Theme | ⌃3 | Left drawer → Theme |
Getting There on Each Platform
Both platforms show the same notes, but they navigate very differently. Once you know one, this table bridges the gap:
| macOS | iOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Layout | Three-column window | Single screen with a side drawer |
| Switching views | ⌃1 / ⌃2 / ⌃3, or the toolbar toggle | Open the left drawer (hamburger) and tap Note / Node / Theme |
| Commands | Menu bar + keyboard shortcuts | On-screen buttons and gestures |
| Quick capture | Floating Quick Note window (⇧⌘J) | Quick Note is the launch screen |
| Info panels | Hover a node to reveal, click to pin | Tap a node to raise a bottom sheet |
Coming from macOS?
There are no keyboard shortcuts for switching views on iOS. Note / Node / Theme live in the left drawer — tap the hamburger icon. This is the single thing Mac users most often fail to find on iPhone.
Note Mode
Note mode is the classic view — a scrollable column of your notes, built for speed:
- Filter by theme, tag, or node
- Sort by created date, modified date, or title
- Search to find any note instantly
When a Theme filter is active, the theme title appears at the top as a clickable row.
Theme Mode
Theme mode makes organising spatial: notes become cards on an infinite board that you arrange by hand.
- Drag a card anywhere
- macOS: double-click a card to open it; iOS: tap to open, long-press for its menu (colour, delete)
- Colour cards with sticky-note colours (yellow, pink, blue, green, orange, purple) to encode meaning
- Zoom and pan the board to move between clusters
Dragging a card inside a theme's border groups it; you can also adjust that border's width and tidy the whole board in one click — all of which, along with Smart Theme and theme summaries, is covered in Themes.
In a project that needs Pro the canvas becomes read-only: you can still zoom, pan and open notes, and your notes stay visible.
Next Steps
- Appearance & Themes — The three themes, interface text size and language
- macOS Interface and iPhone Interface — What these views look like on each platform
- Projects — How Projects, Themes, and Notes relate