Use note properties

What properties are

Properties are key-value fields stored at the top of a note as YAML frontmatter. Moonstone shows them as a compact table so you usually do not need to edit raw YAML directly.

If you import notes from Obsidian, common frontmatter such as tags, aliases, and simple dates should appear here automatically.

Add your first property

Press Mod+; to create the first property block in the current note. If the note already has properties, the same shortcut adds another property row.

1. Open the note you want to annotate.
2. Press Mod+;.
3. Type a key such as created, aliases, or tags, then enter the value.

Keep files portable

Moonstone keeps properties inside the Markdown file, so the same note can still open in other frontmatter-aware tools.

If you want to work with raw YAML instead, open Settings, then Editor, and change Properties in document to Source.

• Use tags for broad grouping and search
• Use aliases for alternate link names
• Simple text, numbers, lists, booleans, dates, and datetimes work best