# Take new note from command line

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/take-new-note-from-command-line/13861>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [13 January 2021 12:54 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/take-new-note-from-command-line/13861 "2021-01-13T12:54:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![jantje\_dropveter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/jantje_dropveter/32/7484_2.png) [@jantje\_dropveter](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/jantje_dropveter)\
**Post date:** [13 January 2021 12:54 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/take-new-note-from-command-line/13861/1 "2021-01-13T12:54:48Z")

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I just started using Joplin desktop and it looks quite good. I'm looking for a way to make a new not using a keyboard shortcut/command. Basically I type a command and it opens the application in a new note. Is this possible?

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**Author:** ![Daeraxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/daeraxa/32/6172_2.png) [@Daeraxa](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Daeraxa)\
**Post date:** [13 January 2021 15:31 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/take-new-note-from-command-line/13861/2 "2021-01-13T15:31:19Z")

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I don't know if there is one for the main app but you can do this fairly easily with the terminal/CLI version:

```auto
$ joplin use "My notebook"
$ joplin mknote "My note"

```

It would be nice to have an equivalent to the Evernote "ctrl + alt + n" to launch note creation so long as the app is running in the background somewhere (unless it already has it and I've just not noticed).

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [14 March 2021 15:31 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/take-new-note-from-command-line/13861/3 "2021-03-14T15:31:22Z")

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