nvALT uses its own preference file and database as of version 2.0. If you’ve been using the original (or another fork of) Notational Velocity, you can install nvALT (which has the same application name) alongside the original application. Just download the file, double-click to unzip, then drag to your Applications folder. Working localizations (French, German, Portuguese).Word Count (hold down Option to view temporarily).Improved readability with optional width limit and margins.Collapse/Expand notes list and search field.Optional menubar and menubar-only modes.Full-screen mode (requires OS X 10.5 or higher).Convert imported URLs to Markdown, and optionally strip excess content with Readability.Customizable HTML and CSS files for the Preview window.HTML source code tab in the Preview window for fast copy/paste to blogs, etc.Textile and (Multi)Markdown support with Preview window (hold down Control to view temporarily).NEW: Better MultiMarkdown 3 support (if installed locally).NEW: Shortcut (CMD-Shift-L) for inserting ].NEW: Pin a note to the preview while editing other notes.NEW: Auto-pairing and selection wrapping for brackets and quotes (,(),””,’’).Dragging the divider to the top or left of the window will hide search field.Highlighting of search terms can be disabled.“Show in Finder” command for revealing selected note-files on disk.Note-titles inside double-brackets are (optionally) auto-completed.Fully plain-text-based automatic list-bullet formatting.TaskPaper-compatible strikethrough formatting using the tag.Tags are auto-completed while typing in the tag-entry field.Tags are synced to Dropbox and searched by Spotlight, via OpenMeta.Words between ] will become links to other notes.Option for horizontal layout with multi-line previews in notes list.Want a great primer on using nvALT? See Michael Schechter’s nvALT 101. Check out the descriptions at for a more eloquent synopsis. If you’re creating a new note, you just type a unique title and press enter to move the cursor into a blank edit area. You can use ⌘-J and ⌘-K to move through the list. It will begin searching existing notes, filtering them as you type. You press a shortcut to bring up the window and just start typing. Notational Velocity is a way to take notes quickly and effortlessly using just your keyboard.

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