Tutorials

Concept lines highlight ideas shared by text blocks and sticky notes and join them with a colored line. How they work, the limits, and what stays private.

Handwritten pages are useless to search until they are text. How OmniCanvas scans a notebook page from your phone and makes the writing findable.

Use multi-select and bulk actions to move, delete or reorganize many notes at once. Workflows for spring cleaning, archiving and folder reorganization.

Use pinning to keep your most important notes at the top of every view. What to pin, when to unpin, and how pins combine with other organization.

How to enable and get the most out of dark mode, including benefits for eye strain, night work, and focus.

How to use OmniCanvas's multi-folder feature to file a single note in multiple folders, enabling cross-referencing without duplication.

Create a reusable daily dashboard canvas with zones for today's priorities, ongoing projects, quick capture and reference info. Includes layouts.

Go beyond the basics: layering, opacity, combining shapes, complex diagrams, Smart Shapes for clean output, and mixing freehand with geometric shapes.

OmniCanvas cloud sync keeps your notes in sync across the desktop app and web. Learn how to set it up and get the most out of cross-device access.

OmniCanvas search goes beyond titles — it searches your canvas content, sticky notes, tags, and folders. Learn how to find any note in seconds.

Step-by-step guide for importing your Evernote notebooks into OmniCanvas, including how to export from Evernote and what to expect during the import.

Learn how to export your canvas notes as PDFs for sharing, printing, or archiving, with tips for getting the best results.

Learn how to use OmniCanvas folders and tags together for a flexible, scalable organization system that grows with your note collection.

OmniCanvas v0.3.0 brings calendar link detection, starred folders, an expanded prompt library, and full offline support. Here is everything that changed.

OmniCanvas Smart Shapes uses AI to recognize your hand-drawn shapes and clean them up automatically. Learn how to use this feature for cleaner diagrams.

When you have dozens or hundreds of notes, table view gives you a structured way to sort, filter, and manage them all. Here are the best ways to use it.

OmniCanvas includes a Kanban board view that organizes notes into columns by tag or folder. How to use it for lightweight project management.

OmniCanvas lets you place rich-text sticky notes directly on your drawing canvas. Learn how to use this feature for richer, more organized spatial notes.

Per-note client-side encryption with AES-256-GCM. Notes are encrypted in your browser before they leave your device — not even we can read them.

The knowledge graph in OmniCanvas reveals relationships between your notes that you might never notice otherwise. Learn how to use it for deeper thinking.