Attachments

Drop files onto a note to attach them. PDFs preview inline, audio files render with playback controls, and other file types appear as download blocks.

Adding Files

Two ways:

• Drag and drop — drop a file from your OS file manager onto the editor at the position you want it
• Slash menu — /file inserts a File block; click to pick a file

Files are copied into the vault attachments directory (<vault>/attachments/), so the original on your filesystem can be moved or deleted without breaking the note.

File Block

Each attachment renders as a block with:

• The file name
• File size
• Type icon
• A download button
• A "Reveal in Finder" action (macOS)

PDF Inline Preview

PDFs render in an embedded scrollable viewer right in the editor. Useful for reading PDF source material while taking notes.

The preview honors:

• Zoom (browser zoom or per-block scale)
• Find-in-page (the embedded viewer's find, not memrynote's)
• Multi-page scrolling

Audio Attachments

Audio files render as inline audio blocks with playback controls. Filed voice memos keep their transcript with the audio file, so opening the file page shows the player and transcript together.

Image Attachments

Images render as image blocks (not file blocks). Drag them to resize; double-click for the lightbox.

Removing or Replacing

Click the file block menu to:

• Delete — removes the block from the note; the underlying file stays in the attachments dir until garbage collection
• Replace — swap the bound file without re-creating the block

Storage

Attachments live in <vault>/attachments/. They are encrypted on sync — see Cryptography.

Storage usage is visible in Settings → Vault with a stacked bar that breaks out:

• Notes (markdown / Yjs state)
• Attachments
• CRDT data
• Other (indexes, leveldb, caches)

Garbage Collection

Files that are no longer referenced by any note are pruned during periodic vacuum. You don't need to clean them up manually.

Sync Behavior

Attachment payloads sync as encrypted R2 blobs (the same path as note bodies). Large files don't block notes — sync interleaves uploads and prioritizes metadata.