Templates

Templates are reusable blocks you drop into any document — a scene heading, a poem skeleton, a daily-log layout, a letter format. Build the structure once, then insert it whenever you need it.

Inserting a template

Two ways, both wherever your caret is:

• Slash menu — type / in the editor, then the template's name (or the word template), and pick it from the list.
• Command palette — open it with ⌘P and search for the template.

The block is inserted at the cursor, with any variables filled in (see below).

Saving a template

Make the thing you want to reuse, then save it:

• Save the whole document — Save document as template… in the command palette, or the save button in the templates list. Give it a name.
• Save a selection — select the part you want and use Save selection as template…, so you keep just that fragment.

Global vs vault templates

When you save, φ asks where it should live:

• All vaults (global) — available everywhere. Global templates are stored at the app level, shared across every vault, so adding or removing one never touches your vault files.
• This vault only — available just in the current vault, and travels with it.

In the templates list, the two are shown under Global templates and This vault sections.

The template editor

To change a template, open the Edit template editor. It's a standalone writing surface — editing a template here never disturbs your open document. Edit the content and the name, then save. You can also rename, remove, install a template file, or open the templates folder from the list.

Template variables

A template can include variables that fill in the moment you insert it (they're never stored already-resolved). Type them as literal text:

Variable	Fills in with
<% today %>	today's date
<% tomorrow %>	tomorrow's date
<% yesterday %>	yesterday's date
<% time %>	the current time
<% cursor %>	nothing — this is where the caret lands

Variables work in plain text and inside links. The date variables become interactive date chips in plain text; inside a link or alongside other formatting they resolve to plain text. After insertion, your caret jumps to wherever you placed <% cursor %>, so you can start typing right away.