Android app

Install the APK from the Accent releases, or use Obtainium to follow them. The Android app works with a folder of files on your device, like a desktop vault. Choose that folder on first launch and allow file access when asked. If you keep a vault on several devices, sync its folder with a separate app such as Syncthing.

Find your way around

Tap Browse to open Search, Files, Tags, Links and Command. Swipe between them or tap their chips. Search finds text in the vault, while Files finds names and folders. Search accepts the same words and qualifiers as the desktop. Tap a tag in a note to see its notes in Browse. Links shows which notes link to the document you are reading. On a note, its arrow button switches to the files that note links to. Command includes New Note, Find and Print… when they apply. New from Template… and Today’s Note use the vault’s templates.

Read and write

A note opens as a rendered page. Tap Edit to work on its Markdown, then Done to read it again. Org notes also open rendered and can be edited in their own syntax. For a saved search, tap Show Results to open its query in Browse. Tap a link to follow it, or tap an image to open it on its own screen. You can pinch to zoom an image and use Invert if its colours are hard to read.

Read PDFs

A PDF’s bar offers Find, Contents for bookmarks and Invert for its colours. Pinch to zoom, then drag to pan a zoomed page. Long-press a word to select it, and move the handles to extend the selection. Choose Copy link to paste a passage link into a note; that link makes a highlight in the PDF. Tap a highlight to open its note, then press Back to return to the page. Use Print… in Command to print a note or PDF, or choose Save as PDF in Android’s print screen.

PDF drawing and page editing are currently available in the desktop app. The desktop app also edits draw.io diagrams and provides Git tools.