folio.

A USEFUL PLACE TO BEGIN

Good documents.
Better ways to use them.

Practical guides to publishing useful notes, finding shared information, organizing directories and making private changes. Learn the workflow, then put it to work in your editor.

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8 practical guides

Sharing

Publish public notes with reviewed snapshots

Learn how to publish a Folio note, review the exact shared text, update its public snapshot and keep private edits separate from the published version.

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Discovery

Search shared notes and public information

Search Folio's user-published notes, full document text and directory paths. Preview matches, filter the collection and browse every result page.

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Sharing

Share and preview complete note directories

Publish a reviewed Folio directory with nested text files, browse chapter previews and help readers navigate a complete shared document collection.

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Working with sources

Install shared directories and make your version

Install a shared directory without bulk-copying text. Read its files through the API, then create your private version only when you modify and save.

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Importing

Upload text folders and ZIP note directories

Import UTF-8 text chapters from a folder or ZIP into Folio, review paths before upload and understand the 25 MB monthly Free text allowance.

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Writing

Edit Markdown notes with Monaco and autosave

Write Folio notes in a self-hosted Monaco Markdown editor with inline titles, autosave, read previews, revision history and selected-text utilities.

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Utilities

Use local text utilities and note checks

Enable selected-text helpers and run local BOM, Unicode, line, word and pattern checks in Folio without sending note text to an external processor.

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Privacy and activity

View note activity with user-controlled tracking

See saved note actions and optional usage insights in Folio. Control activity recording separately from editing and local utilities in your workspace.

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These guides describe Folio's current built-in features. They are not copies of users' private notes or a catalog of executable plugins.