Hi everyone. I moved far from Evernote and Bear notes but one feature I'm missing is when taking notes I could easily add an image and see it on my notes. I saw that one option is to add the image inside another directory and then point the org file towards it, that should make the image visible. But what if instead of downloading the image I want to point to it's internet address (I know the risk of the link being broken)? Would I be able to preview it?

Also, for those of you that instead of Evernote use org-mode to take course/lecture notes/meeting notes, what adjustments do you recommend? I'm basically running org-mode with very little modifications. I love having the TODOs right next to the context of the note.

Or if you can point me to a blog with more information regarding this usecase, I'd appreciate it.

Thank you.

This poll is about Orgzly Revived, the OrgMode-based notes app for Android.

Today, the Monospaced font option in Settings -> Look and feel applies to both viewing and editing note content.

This means there's no ability to view in sans-serif while editing in monospace.

In January 2025, I submitted issue #486, in which I say it would be nice to be able to view notes with a sans-serif font and at the same time edit notes with a monospaced font, something even better could be to allow optionally importing a custom font file for each.

In September 2026, I submitted PR #1071 for splitting this setting into one for viewing and one for editing.

4 days ago, maintainer said they don't want an additional setting and closed the PR, so I made follow-up PR #1093 which hard-codes monospace editing and makes the existing setting only apply to viewing.

Today, maintainer then said it should be the opposite, i.e. the PR should hard-code sans-serif viewing and make the existing setting only apply to editing, but they also asked I make a poll before moving forward, hence this post.

What would you want ?

PS: for the people who would want a "Results" option, I'll just post updated results regularly in the comments.

I recently posted here about org2, a project to use Org outside of Emacs. Thanks to everyone who tried it and left feedback. The strongest and most recurring feedback from the org community was:

1. The name was bad, for several reasons.
2. A new file format was not required for the expanded functionality we were trying to support. (We tried using a new .org2 extension to have separate support for some of our new features, rather than using Org's extensibility on top of the existing standard.)

I agreed with both, so here's what's changed: 

• It's called Celorga now. One name for the app, the runtime, and the CLI.
• Celorga reads and writes ordinary .org files, no more .org2 format. Point it at your existing org folder: there's nothing to import or convert, for full compatibility with your current workflow and tools.
• It's not being positioned as a successor to Org mode anymore. Celorga is an independent implementation of the Org format, not affiliated with GNU Org, and it doesn't try to replace Emacs. Use it alongside Emacs or instead of it.

Why you might want it if:

• You want a polished Org experience outside of Emacs. On a Mac, Celorga is a native app with a rendered reading view, source editing, an agenda built from all your files, backlinks, search, agent orchestration, and a whole lot more. There's an iPhone app to mange your agenda, approvals, etc from your phone.
• You want your agents working in an Org-centered workflow. Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and others can all read and cite your notes, and easily hand off any TODOs to your agents. It also introduces a new Org-level primitive for Approvals, so you can sign off any any outputs or actions from your agents. Your notes stay the shared context, in plain text you own. Note that Celorga is a complete Org app even if you don't hook up any AI at all!
• You're building something new on top of Org files. The parser, semantics, CLI, and language server run without Emacs anywhere in the stack. The npm cli gives the entire API across agenda queries, search, structured edits, and more. All with JSON output, so a script, server, or agent doesn't have to bundle Emacs or write yet another partial parser.
  • The CLI even offers a full MCP server, so your agents can all interact with your Org notes, even remotely.

It's free, open source (Apache-2.0), no accounts needed. The desktop app is macOS-only for now (Linux coming soon). The CLI runs anywhere Node does.

Homepage: https://celorga.io

For Org users: https://celorga.io/celorga-vs-org-mode.html

Download: https://celorga.io/downloads.html

Source: https://github.com/aviaviavi/celorga

Thanks for reading, looking forward to any more feedback!

Hey all. I recently made a post about orbitalnote.org, which is a polished desktop/mobile app for org workflows I've been working on. I've also been using it as my main org client.

I love orgmode, but the one thing I could never get quite right (and man did I try), was seamless synchronization of TODOs on my desktop with my phone. I tried Syncthing/Orgzly (battery drain, unwanted org file formatting), and Git/Orgzly (constant conflicts, same formatting problems).

I really just needed a way to edit files on my desktop org client, and with zero friction, pull out my phone and tap the TODO item from an agenda list, and have it updated when I get back to my desktop.

So it's still in preview and I haven't gone through app store processes yet, but I can confidently say I've achieved that workflow with OrbitalNote, and it's the productivity system I've been using every day.

It's also E2E encrypted.

Even if you're using emacs/nvim, the OrbitalNote desktop app watches file changes and syncs to your phone, and this works today. I would also be open to packaging a headless daemon that allows the usage of this realtime sync service with your desktop org client of choice and OrbitalNote only on your phone.

Generally just enjoying this workflow and letting go of the mental frustration of having my digital life in the plaintext org file format I want, but synchronized in real time across my devices.

Thanks all.

Git repo: https://github.com/mannders00/OrbitalNote

Just wanted to repost this one as I'm prepping for further blog posts / talks around Hyperbole. I've been using this hierarchical retrieval pretty often within my own notes base as a sort of enhanced consult-ripgrep -> collect functionality. Would love to hear your thoughts on this feature, whether it fits your knowledge workflow / solves any problems you have, and whether this feature can be improved at all! https://www.chiply.dev/post-hyperbole-hyrolo

Hi, I am having trouble sorting agenda view along priorities. I used C-u C-x = on entries to understand how I could make my own sorting function. To my surprise the value of 'priority' text property is #A -> 2000 #B -> 1000 #C -> 0 (so far so good) BUT no priority in an entry leads property 'priority' value = 1000 (the same as #B).

Why ? How can I distinguish entries with no assigned priority ?

UPDATE: Problem solved. It is sufficient to use numerical priorities to get what I want #1 #2 #3 ...

this is a prayer: dear org god. thanks for coming into my life.
I started with roam research then tried logseq for a little while. with the help of language models i've built a pretty simple workflow. emacs fucking changed my life.

its like taking a superdrug for me: my brain is suddenly set free.
free at last, free at last, thank org-almighty we are free at last

org-gcal-fetch is locking on me, preventing any response from emacs.

I run org-gcal-reload-client-id-secret, allow the access in the browser and get greeted with :

"Authentication token successfully obtained by Emacs!"

Then run org-gcal-fetch only to totally block emacs. Any suggestions?

Demo GIF

Simple QOL package designed for users who heavily uses org clock reports for timesheets.

Let's say you just completed a 30min tasks but forgot to log it. By default, you had to start a new clock, end it, and modify the entry (or you may hand write the entire entry.)

org-retroclock helps you quickly log your time retrospectively, without running a timer.

Place cursor over the TODO entry, `M-x org-retroclock`, type `30`, and you get a finished CLOCK line ending at current time.

CLOCK: [2026-10-07 Wed 10:10]--[2026-10-07 Wed 10:40] => 0:30

To specify start and end-time manually, just prefix with `C-u` . Type the whole range, like `9:00-10:30` or `-1 2pm-3:30pm`.

• I tried to keep the package simple -- do one thing and do it well
• Emacs 29.1+, no dependencies beyond Org.
• Not on MELPA yet, but trying to. But I've the package myself for half a year now without issues.

https://github.com/Jotham-LEC/org-retroclock

Hi r/emacs and r/orgmode,

If you rely on Org-mode for time tracking and scheduling, you’ve probably hit this dilemma when tackling a large task:

1. Headlines (** TODO) are too heavy: If you break down every micro-step of a 2-hour task into subheadings, your agenda gets flooded, your outline gets cluttered, and scheduling becomes noisy.
2. Checklists (- [ ]) lack time tracking and budgeting: Checklists are lightweight and ideal for micro-steps, but in vanilla Org they are second-class citizens. They don't support individual effort estimates, micro-timers, or roll-up budgeting.
3. Scope creep is invisible: You start working on a 2-hour task, add subtasks on the fly, and only realize you planned 3.5 hours of work after your schedule has drifted.

To solve this, used AI to build org-focus-hud — a distraction-free, monotasking execution cockpit that bridges the gap between high-level TODO headlines and granular checklist items.

⚡ Key Features

1. Checklist Time Tracking & Micro-Timers

• Checklist Estimates: Add time estimates directly to items (- [ ] Validate token [25m], [1.5h], [90m]). The HUD renders clean right-aligned effort badges ([0:25], [✓ 0:30]).
• Active Focus (f or RET): Press f on any checklist item to set it in-progress (▶ [-]). It automatically clocks into the parent task and starts a live micro-timer (e.g. ⏱️ 14m / 25m) synchronized with org-clock.
• Lockstep Pausing (p): Press p to pause both the main task clock and checklist micro-timer (⏱️ 14m / 25m (paused)). Resuming seamlessly continues elapsed time accumulation.

2. Dynamic Scope Budgeting & Deficit Warnings

• Scope Allocation Bar: Visual ledger tracking Done, Left, and Reserve against the parent task's :EFFORT: envelope: ALLOC: [█████░░░░░░░░░░·····] 30m Done · 1h Left · 30m Reserve / 2h
• Real-time Deficit Alert: If you decompose a task on the fly (k) and subtasks exceed the parent effort, the HUD immediately warns of scope creep: ALLOC: [████████░░░░░░░░░░▓▓] 2h 15m planned · ⚠️ +15m deficit / 2h
• Nested Envelopes & Rollups: Multi-level checklists roll up child efforts leaf-first ([Σ 1:15], [1:15 / 1:30]) without double-counting.

3. Zero-Context-Switching Workflow

• Automatic Milestone Capture: Marking an item complete ([X]) automatically clocks a timestamped milestone entry into your :LOGBOOK: drawer with the exact duration spent.
• In-Cockpit Manipulation: Add items (k), edit text & estimates simultaneously (e), reorder items across body text (M-j / M-k), or indent/outdent (M-h / M-l) without leaving the HUD.
• Quick Capture: Append work log entries (l), capture quick notes (n), add child subtasks (s), or queue sibling tasks (a).
• Vanilla Compatible: Works out of the box with standard org-clock, :EFFORT:, and :LOGBOOK:. Seamlessly integrates with org-auto-scheduler if installed.

📦 Installation & Links

• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/SSD2019/org-focus-hud
• Available via use-package with straight.el, quelpa, or manual load.

Feedback, feature requests, and workflow questions are welcome!

I have recently discovered org-mode to be the ideal tool for my literate programming workflow and so far have really enjoyed its interactivity and how much it is tailored for working with code blocks.

Occasionally I will need to write code symbols into my text and style them appropriately, in doing so I have often come across the annoying word problem, that only separate words can be styled, and to be separate they must be separated by whitespace. This became really annoying with the following piece of org, where I wanted to use italic text to indicate meta-variables:

A list such as ~(~/kind/[~(@~ /id/ /val/~...)~] ~...)~ gets converted to ~<~/kind/ /id/~="~/val/~" ...> ... </~/kind/~>~.

This obviously does not get styled correctly. I have found the rather obvious way to insert zero width Unicode space to make them separate words, but

• Having to insert magical Unicode goes wholly against the philosophy of plain-text, to be able to just type it. Also I don't want to have invisible things in my markup, that's my main reason to use it.
• It also becomes really awkward to change it later on and interact with it.
• Most importantly, this fundamentally breaks formatting the text, because now when I export (also happens in Org in Emacs) the code *H*ypertext it now may make a linebreak in between the H and y, which is unacceptable.

So even this is not usable. Are there ways to solve my problem? The experience when interacting with the org-document is only second in importance to me, proper look on export is far more important.

I know, that there are HTML- and Latex-specific solutions but I would like it export-backend-neutral/independent.

I am really sorry if I came off rude or demanding or anything, please excuse that, my native language is German so I may be a little bit too direct at times.

Thank you all very much in advance!

I'm exporting from an org file to a Hugo compatible markdown file. Specifically I need angle brackets so I have control over where the summary breaks. I.e.

<!--more--​​>

in the exported hugo md file. My current attempts (including using zero width spaces as escapes) result in the export replacing the angle brackets with html entities: ​&​​ lt;!--more--​& ​gt;

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

First, as per the rules, I'm a DOOM user. I'm new to emacs and to org-mode, so I hope my question is not completely straightforward (I read the docs and tried to understand as much as possible, but it is still a bit obscure). I want to do a relatively simple operation: I would like to reference the content of two cells from 'table_measures' into two cells of another table, only that the column number should be shifted. So my problem is the $($#-1) part in the following function

#+TBLFM:@1$3..@1$4=remote(table_measures,@I-1$($#-1))

which doesn't work. When I use $$# everything works fine, except that I'm off by one column. What I want is to be able to subtract 1 from the current cell value. I tried all the combinations of parentheses and also no parentheses at all, but I either get the columns shifted or an ERROR. I also tried something like

$'(+ $# 1)

Unsuccessfully. I feel that it must be easy to do, but I'm still in the beginning of learning how all that works.

Thank you in advance for your help