Version History

Browse prior versions of a note and restore one if needed.

Opening History

From the note menu, choose Version history. A side panel opens with a timeline of versions.

What's Captured

A version is a point-in-time snapshot of the note. memrynote creates a version:

• On significant pauses in editing (debounced)
• Before major automated actions (e.g. template apply)
• On a regular cadence during long writing sessions

Versions store the full note content; they aren't diffs.

Browsing Versions

Each entry shows:

• A relative timestamp ("2 hours ago", "yesterday")
• An exact timestamp on hover
• A short preview (first 1–2 lines)

Selecting a version shows it in a read-only preview pane. The current note remains unchanged.

Restoring

Click Restore on a selected version to replace the current note content with that version.

The previous state is itself recorded as a new version — restore is non-destructive.

If the note is open in a tab, the restored content swaps into the editor in place. You don't need to close and reopen the note to see it.

Diff View

Toggle a diff view to compare the selected version against the current. Adds, deletes, and modifications are color-coded.

Retention

memrynote keeps a rolling history of recent saves locally. Older versions are pruned automatically to keep storage bounded. The retention window favors a dense recent history (last day) and thinning older points (last week, last month).

Per-Device Retention

Version history is local to the device — versions don't currently sync. If you write on Device A and Device B doesn't have the same version timeline, that's expected.

Privacy

Version content lives in the data DB and is encrypted at rest along with everything else.