The editor is a split pane: markdown source on the left, live preview on the right. Changes render as you type, so you always see what the note will look like.
Writing
The toolbar at the top gives you quick buttons for the most common formatting. You can also skip it entirely and type markdown directly — whichever feels faster.
Some things worth knowing:
**bold**and*italic*work as expected- Headings use
#,##,###and so on - Inline code uses backticks:
`like this` - Code blocks use triple backticks, with an optional language tag for syntax highlighting
- Blockquotes use
>
If you're new to markdown, type something, see what it does.
Linking notes
Use double brackets to link to other notes in the same wiki:
[[note-slug]]— links using the note's slug as the display text[[note-slug|custom text]]— links with your own label
Slugs are the short identifiers in a note's URL. When you create a note called "Getting Started", its slug is usually getting-started.
Backlinks are tracked automatically. At the bottom of every note, you'll see which other notes point to it. You don't have to maintain these, they update whenever a note is saved.
Adding images
Drag an image into the editor, paste from your clipboard, or use the image button in the toolbar. Images are stripped of EXIF data before upload, so location and device information don't travel with your files.
Supported formats: jpg, png, gif, webp. Maximum size: 1 MB per image.
Images are stored on your PDS alongside your notes, so they're yours in the same way your text is.
Saving and revisions
Every time you save a note, Lichen creates a revision with a diff of what changed. You don't lose old versions — they stack up in the note's history. See Revision history for more on how that works.