Feature Request: Multiple Windows

mattwilliamson · 2019-04-02T12:41:25.481Z

In Evernote (at least on OSX) I could have multiple windows open so I could keep notes at my fingertips. It’s great when one is like a daily status or something I update all day or when I have notes for troubleshooting and issue but another note to help me remember troubleshooting steps or something.

Could we get this in the OSX version of Joplin?

I would be happy to donate some small amount to help with this. Or I might be able to help develop it if I am pointed in the right direction.

dasym · 2019-04-02T17:48:02.717Z

That would be great, but you can achieve a similar thing on Windows - perhaps on OSX too? If you use an external editor you can open different notes in different editor windows.

mattwilliamson · 2019-04-10T14:20:09.778Z

The external editor does help. Not ideal, but does help.

vascowhite · 2019-04-11T12:17:18.389Z

I would like this too. I quite often need 2, 3 or even 4 documents open for reference/comparison.

osman · 2021-03-10T11:49:55.463Z

@Laurent .. you already have the code for the current editor. So, Is it possible just to transform that code to a standalon app (hidden in Joplin or in any other way) and call it just the way Joplin now calls any other external editor? With external editors like Typora one can open several windows, so I was just wondering why not with Joplin's own editor.
P.S. Forgive me if this sounds idiotic from a programmer's point of view.. I'm jsut a user with a suggestion.

majorgear · 2021-03-10T14:34:28.495Z

This a great idea. It’s basically “open note in separate window” . It would be great when you need to view multiple notes at the same time.

Some use cases

1 My notes are a mess from my VS Code days. I opened duplicate notes everywhere because it wasn’t easy to see or search them. I’m in process of splitting and joining them to remove duplicates and group information logically.

I try to keep a log of tickets I’m working on in the current sprint j in a notes for the daily standup meeting. It also helps when a project manager messages me “what is the status of x?” when I’m knee deep in a coding or debugging session. My brain doesn’t switch contexts that well, so having an always open note I can glance at would be helpful.
As mentioned above , referencing multiple notes side by side is helpful. Maybe you pasted log output in one note, and other note tells you how to interpret the output.

I still use VS Code for coding an sometimes as external editor, but Joplin is really my main notes app as it just handles them better.

benmordecai · 2021-05-14T14:50:47.257Z

I would find it very useful to edit notes side by side in multiple windows. In some sense, a folder of markdown docs would be even superior to Joplin for this.

rxliuli · 2021-05-14T15:57:57.293Z

You can take a look at joplin-vscode-plugin

marketplace.visualstudio.com

joplin-vscode-plugin - Visual Studio Marketplace

Extension for Visual Studio Code - joplin's vscode integration

discoverSlow · 2023-11-27T12:27:51.465Z

I consider multiple windows , specifically on the same document, an essential must-have feature.

AdanMoses · 2024-01-15T03:37:24.366Z

This actually worked really well for me. I would obviously prefer it if it was a feature within Joplin but this is a great workaround and plus I can use my VSCode shortcuts to navigate the notes now. Thanks a lot!

carlsonh54 · 2024-07-11T16:56:44.804Z

I consider the multiple windows feature to be almost essential as a student.

nevernote · 2024-10-01T16:05:37.673Z

Thank You developers, contributors, sponsors, funders, capital raisers for developing and maintaining Joplin. And while Yes , it is nice to edit multiple notes using VScode external editor, I would agree with

discoverSlow:

I consider multiple windows , specifically on the same document, an essential must-have feature.

When can we have Joplin offer this feature natively?

personalizedrefriger · 2024-10-05T17:57:29.698Z

I've opened a proof-of-concept pull request:

github.com/laurent22/joplin

Proof of concept: Desktop: Multiple window support

laurent22:dev ← personalizedrefrigerator:test/editor-in-iframe

opened 05:52PM - 05 Oct 24 UTC

personalizedrefrigerator

+428 -161

# Summary This pull request allows opening Joplin's editor in a new window us…ing [React's portal API](https://react.dev/reference/react-dom/createPortal#rendering-react-components-into-non-react-dom-nodes). While working, it currently has several major issues. As such, this pull request is intended mostly as a **proof of concept** that can be further developed if desired. # Known issues - [ ] Notes need to be reloaded to show updates. - [ ] All dialogs open in the main window. - [ ] All windows have the same editor+layout. - [ ] Opening settings closes all windows (except for the first). # Screen recording [multi-window-demo.webm](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9d4de6e1-2185-434a-ac37-a7068a1d831b)

nevernote · 2024-10-07T16:10:05.346Z

Great. Is it ready for us to try it? if not what do you need to advance forward?

personalizedrefriger · 2024-10-08T06:46:59.614Z

There are still several major issues that should be resolved before the pull request is ready for testing/review (see the "Known issues" section of the pull request).

nevernote · 2024-10-08T13:16:31.059Z

Thank You for all your time, effort, and resources and How do we get more developers help you complete Joplin native multiple window feature?

nevernote · 2024-10-31T15:30:21.357Z

Thank You Henry Heino for working this feature, How do we get You the help and the attention to complete Joplin native multiple window feature sooner than later?

personalizedrefriger · 2024-11-11T01:07:50.644Z

Multiple window support should be available in the v3.2.1 pre-release.

With this version, to open a note in a new window,

Right-click on the note in the note list.
Select "Edit in".
Click "Edit in new window".

executed · 2024-11-11T04:56:03.802Z

Pardon me, are we talking about IOS only here?
I thought I could already do this on Windows via Typora - is this somehow different?

tomasz86 · 2024-11-11T14:44:14.150Z

executed:

I thought I could already do this on Windows via Typora - is this somehow different?

Yes, with the new functionality, you can open and edit multiple notes inside Joplin itself (i.e. no external editor necessary).