Introduction

Everything you need to know to use Mecmua, explained in plain words. No experience needed: if you can write an email, you can use Mecmua.

These docs are just getting started. The basics are here today. Guides to every feature and extension are being written and will appear in the menu as they are ready. If something is not covered yet, ask us: every message gets an answer.

#What Mecmua is

Mecmua is a notebook on your computer for everything you keep: notes, lessons, reading lists, plans and ideas. You write in pages, link them to each other, and keep lists of things in databases. Everything stays on your own computer, with no account and nothing sent to the internet.

#Where to start

New to Mecmua? Read these in order. Each takes a few minutes.

Install MecmuaGet it on your computer and open it for the first time. A tour of the windowThe sidebar, tabs and where everything is. Pages and blocksWrite your first page and add anything to it. BackupsWhere your notes live, and how to keep a copy safe.

#How to read these docs

The menu on the left lists every topic. Topics marked Soon are being written.
Keys to press look like this: Ctrl + K. On a Mac, use ⌘ wherever it says Ctrl.
Words in italics are the names of buttons and menus, exactly as you see them in Mecmua.

Something missing or unclear? Tell us and we will add it.