--- title: "Organise & find" url: "https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/features/organise-find" language: "en" description: "Folders as deep as you like, labels across them, links between notes with backlinks and a search that finds as you type – accents don’t matter." published: "2026-11-06T11:15:45+01:00" updated: "2026-11-06T11:25:32+01:00" --- # Organise & find Folders as deep as you like, labels across them, links between notes with backlinks and a search that finds as you type – accents don’t matter. [← All features](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/features) Organise & find # Everything in its place. And quickly found. Folders give your notes a fixed place, labels connect them across. Links lead from note to note – and search finds things as you type. Folders & labels ## Organised the way you think. Folders nested as deep as you like, with colours and icons. Labels sit across them – a note can have many. Moving and reordering is all drag and drop. - Top-level folders have their own colour; subfolders take it on - Drag notes onto a folder – pause over a collapsed folder and it opens by itself - While you type a label, the app suggests existing ones - Pin what matters: it stays at the top of every list ![Das Menü eines Ordners: umbenennen, Unterordner anlegen, offline verfügbar machen, Symbol und Farbe wählen.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/29/conversions/ordner-menue-large.webp) ![Das Menü eines Ordners: umbenennen, Unterordner anlegen, offline verfügbar machen, Symbol und Farbe wählen.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/30/conversions/ordner-menue-large.webp) ![Die Seitenleiste auf dem Smartphone mit Posteingang, Ordnern und Labels.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/15/conversions/handy-drawer-large.webp) ![Die Seitenleiste auf dem Smartphone mit Posteingang, Ordnern und Labels.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/16/conversions/handy-drawer-large.webp) Search that finds ## “pasteis” finds “Pastéis”. Search looks through titles, text, labels and PDFs as you type. Accents and case don’t matter – just as “mohre” finds “Möhre”. Matches are highlighted, and for PDFs you see which page the term is on. ![Ausschnitt: Die Suche nach „pasteis“ findet „Pastéis“ im Reiseplan für Lissabon.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/63/conversions/nah-suche-large.webp) ![Ausschnitt: Die Suche nach „pasteis“ findet „Pastéis“ im Reiseplan für Lissabon.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/64/conversions/nah-suche-large.webp) Linking ## Quickly found – and well connected. Links from note to note, a list you sort the way you think – and a lot done in one go. ![Ausschnitt: Der Dialog „Notiz verlinken“ findet beim Tippen von „Weekly“ die passende Notiz.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/65/conversions/nah-verweis-large.webp) ![Ausschnitt: Der Dialog „Notiz verlinken“ findet beim Tippen von „Weekly“ die passende Notiz.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/66/conversions/nah-verweis-large.webp) ### Linked notes Link to other notes with a shortcut. Rename a note and the links follow. - Add a link with ⌘⇧K or via “/” → Link note - Click a link to open the note ![Ausschnitt: unter einer Notiz der Hinweis „1 Verweis auf diese Notiz“ mit der verweisenden Notiz.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/67/conversions/nah-rueckverweise-large.webp) ![Ausschnitt: unter einer Notiz der Hinweis „1 Verweis auf diese Notiz“ mit der verweisenden Notiz.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/68/conversions/nah-rueckverweise-large.webp) ### What links here? Below every note you see which other notes link to it – one click and you’re there. ![Ausschnitt: das Menü „Sortieren nach“ mit „Zuletzt geändert“, „Erstellt“ und „Titel“.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/69/conversions/nah-sortieren-large.webp) ![Ausschnitt: das Menü „Sortieren nach“ mit „Zuletzt geändert“, „Erstellt“ und „Titel“.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/70/conversions/nah-sortieren-large.webp) ### Sort and pin Sort the list by “Last modified”, “Created” or “Title” – the app remembers your choice on each device. Pinned notes always stay at the top. ![Ausschnitt: zwei ausgewählte Notizen und unten die Knöpfe Verschieben, Label, Anheften, Sichern, Offline und Papierkorb.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/71/conversions/nah-auswahl-large.webp) ![Ausschnitt: zwei ausgewählte Notizen und unten die Knöpfe Verschieben, Label, Anheften, Sichern, Offline und Papierkorb.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/72/conversions/nah-auswahl-large.webp) ### Several at once In selection mode you mark several notes and deal with them in one go: move, label, pin, save, make available offline or move to the trash. How to ## Four things to know 1. 1### 1. Create and colour a folder Choose **New → Folder** and give it a name right away. Right-click the folder – on a phone, press and hold – to open its menu. Choose **Icon and colour** there. 2. 2### 2. Add labels Click into the line below a note’s title, type the label and confirm with Enter, a comma or a space. The app suggests existing labels as you type. 3. 3### 3. Link another note Press ⌘⇧K – or type “/” and choose **Link note**. Type the start of the title and pick the match. 4. 4### 4. Search everywhere Type into the search field at the top of the list. Inside a folder or label, the app searches there first – click **Everywhere** to widen it. Esc clears it again. ### Good to know - Labels are lower-case; spaces become hyphens - Deleting a label removes only the label, not the notes - Reorder folders by dragging them above or below another one - A folder in the trash takes its subfolders and notes along – and brings them back when restored - Inside a note, find any passage with ⌘F or Ctrl+F Questions ## Questions about organising and finding ### Folders or labels – which should I use? Both, however suits you. A folder gives a note its fixed place. Labels sit across folders, and a note can have many – so you can find, say, every note on a topic, whichever folder it lives in. ### What happens to links when I rename a note? Nothing breaks: rename the target note and every link to it updates on its own. ### Do accents and capitals matter when searching? No. Search ignores accents and case: “mohre” also finds “Möhre”. ## Curious? Give it a try. Snowfox Notes is free and open source. Download it and put it on your own web space – or let us host it for you. [Download for free](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/downloads) [How installation works](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/self-hosting) Runs on any web space with PHP 8.4. No SSH needed. Features ## More areas ### Calendar & tasks Month, week, day and agenda. Give a note a date or a task a due date right in the text – plus daily notes and a reminder in the morning. [Learn more – Calendar & tasks →](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/features/calendar-tasks) ### Learning Reveal blocks work as flashcards. Learning templates put your next review in the calendar. [Learn more – Learning →](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/features/learning) ### PDFs Read PDFs, write and highlight on them, collect thoughts on every page – and search finds what’s inside. [Learn more – PDFs →](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/features/pdfs) ### On the go & offline On your phone you swipe between folders, list and note. As an app on your home screen – and offline for trains, planes and dead zones. [Learn more – On the go & offline →](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/features/on-the-go-offline) ### Data & sharing Folders for everyone, just for you or for chosen people. Move in from Obsidian, Notion and Evernote, up to 25 versions per note, two-factor sign-in and automatic backups. [Learn more – Data & sharing →](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/features/data-sharing) ### AI No built-in AI. Connect Claude, ChatGPT or a similar client to your notes via MCP – with your account’s rights. [Learn more – AI →](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/features/ai)