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Dainvo Notes and Daily Notes

Dainvo Notes lets you keep local Markdown notes beside your calendar days. It is separate from Obsidian. You do not need to pair an Obsidian vault to use Dainvo Daily Notes.

What Dainvo Notes saves​

Dainvo Daily Notes are saved as Markdown files in a folder you choose. Dainvo creates year and month folders inside that location and stores one note file for each day.

For example, a note for June 14, 2026 is stored under:

2026/06 - June/14 06 2026.md

The note content stays on your computer as UTF-8 Markdown. Dainvo stores the enabled setting and save folder in app preferences, but it does not store the note body in SQLite.

Turn on Dainvo Daily Notes​

  1. Open Settings.
  2. Go to Calendar.
  3. Find Dainvo Daily Notes.
  4. Turn on Enable Dainvo Daily Notes.
  5. Choose a save location, or use the default Dainvo Notes folder in your Documents folder.

Daily Note buttons appear on the calendar only after the feature is enabled and a save location is configured.

Open a daily note​

When Dainvo Daily Notes are enabled, Dainvo shows a Dainvo Notes button on supported calendar days in day, week, and month views.

Click the Dainvo Notes button for a day to open that day's note. If the file does not exist yet, Dainvo creates it.

You can also use the shortcut named Open today's Daily Note in Settings > Shortcuts. The shortcut opens today's Dainvo Daily Note.

Edit notes in Dainvo​

The Dainvo Notes editor supports Markdown-style writing and formatting, including:

  • Headings, paragraphs, quotes, and code blocks.
  • Bold, italic, strikethrough, inline code, and highlighted text.
  • Links with unsafe protocols blocked.
  • Bullet lists, numbered lists, and task lists.
  • Tables and horizontal rules.
  • Images from safe URLs, file URLs, absolute local paths, or paths relative to the note file.
  • Inline math and math blocks.

Dainvo autosaves note changes after you stop typing. Closing the note also saves pending changes before the modal closes.

Use Open note file if you want to open the Markdown file in your operating system's default app for .md files.

Dainvo Notes vs Obsidian Daily Notes​

Dainvo Notes and Obsidian Daily Notes are separate features.

  • Dainvo Notes saves local Markdown files in the Dainvo Notes folder you choose.
  • Obsidian Daily Notes uses a paired Obsidian vault and that vault's Daily Notes settings.
  • Dainvo Notes does not create Obsidian tasks.
  • Obsidian task creation still requires a paired vault with Obsidian Daily Notes task creation enabled.

If both features are enabled, Dainvo can show both buttons on a calendar day: one for Dainvo Notes and one for Obsidian.

Troubleshooting​

  • Daily Note buttons are missing: open Settings > Calendar and confirm Dainvo Daily Notes is enabled and a save location is set.
  • Dainvo asks for a save location: choose a folder or use the default folder before opening notes.
  • The note will not open: confirm the save folder exists and is readable and writable.
  • Images do not render: confirm the image path or URL is reachable and uses a supported source.
  • You expected an Obsidian note: use the Obsidian Daily Note button instead, and confirm the vault is paired in Settings.