Notes
The /notes page — quick shared text snippets the family wants visible.
The note widget on the dashboard surfaces the latest 3 notes, so notes work as the family's "anything you want everyone to see right now" mechanism.
Notes are simple:
- A title (one line, ~80 chars)
- A body (multi-line, optional, supports basic markdown)
- A color (visual differentiation only — pink, yellow, blue, green, purple)
- A created-by attribution (auto-tracked)
- A timestamp
That's it. No tags, no folders, no categories.
Tap + New note anywhere it's offered (page header, dashboard widget). Title required, body optional. Color picker before saving.
The note is family-shared the moment you save — every device sees it within 1 s.
- "Where are the keys?" — leave a note: "Keys with neighbor". Removed once you take them back.
- "Don't forget" — the dishwasher repair guy is coming Friday morning. Note: "Repair guy 9 AM Fri — leave back door unlocked"
- "Package coming" — "Package arriving Tuesday — sign for it if I'm not home"
- Shopping list sticky notes — quick "buy salt" type things that are too quick for the full shopping list flow
- Wifi password card — pin a note with the guest Wi-Fi password so visitors can see it on the kiosk
Body supports simple Markdown:
**bold***italic*[link](https://example.com)- Line breaks render as line breaks (no need for double-newline)
Tables, code blocks, and images are not rendered (intentional — keeps it lightweight).
Notes don't auto-expire. Delete them manually from the note card. The widget on the dashboard shows the most recent 3, so newer notes naturally push older ones off-glance without requiring deletion.
Like everything else, real-time. Add a note on a phone → kitchen-wall dashboard widget updates within ~1 s.
- Long-form documentation. Notes are "stickies", not docs. For documentation, use a wiki.
- Time-sensitive reminders. A note doesn't push a notification. Use Tasks for that.
- Per-person notes. Notes are family-shared. For private memos, use your phone's notes app.
public.notes table. Real-time published. ~unlimited count per family (the dashboard widget caps to 3 visible; the page shows all).