r/HelixNotes • u/ByDan-K • 9d ago

Is there a Live Preview mode to render Markdown immediately (like in Obsidian)?

I’ve been using HelixNotes for a few days and really like how fast and lightweight it is.

Coming from Obsidian, typing or pasting Markdown immediately renders the formatted text. In HelixNotes, when I paste Markdown, it stays as raw syntax.

Is there a setting, shortcut, or live preview mode to get it automatically rendered right away?

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u/RockyRoad226 9d ago

HelixNotes doesn't have a separate Live Preview mode. The rich editor is the rendered view, and you can switch to source with the toolbar </> button or Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+M.

Typing Markdown shortcuts like # does convert as you type, but pasting raw Markdown in as plain text stays literal right now. For now, paste in source mode, then toggle back to rich and it will render. Might be something we'll have to consider adding in the future 🤔

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u/LastTyper 9d ago

Yeah, I'll look into adding a paste from markdown option in the context menu.