Setup

Your first Pocket Orbit workspace

Open the sample workspace, edit one note and inspect its Markdown. Finish with one checked result.

Your local workspace. Your own files. Availability →

Illustrated workflow with current editor controls derived from app source. Text and handwriting are authored examples. Ink remains a separate editable companion, not transcribed Markdown. The summary is a manual teaching example, not a model or speed measurement.Pocket OrbitNotesGroupsProfileSettingsNew noteConnect another deviceProFeedbackSample libraryWorkspaceNotesSearch notes…Literature notesUngroupedQuestions for laterProject decisionUngrouped# Project decisionProject decisionUngroupedEditorOverviewAaAa‹/›MarkdownSaved on this device1,152 × 1,800
Illustrated workflow with current editor controls derived from app source. Text and handwriting are authored examples. Ink remains a separate editable companion, not transcribed Markdown. The summary is a manual teaching example, not a model or speed measurement.
Illustrated workflow with current editor controls derived from app source. Text and handwriting are authored examples. Ink remains a separate editable companion, not transcribed Markdown. The summary is a manual teaching example, not a model or speed measurement.

Open the sample. Make one small change.

App interface with example content
Practical workflow

The process, step by step

  1. 1Before you begin
  2. 2Open the copied folder
  3. 3Change one heading in Markdown
  4. 4Review a smaller result

A small first workflow

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Current controls illustrated from native app source. A manual teaching example, not a model or speed measurement.WorkspaceSample libraryWorkspace✓Sample libraryOpen workspace…Show in Finder
Current controls illustrated from native app source. A manual teaching example, not a model or speed measurement.WorkspaceSample libraryWorkspace✓Sample libraryOpen workspace…Show in Finder
Current controls illustrated from native app source. A manual teaching example, not a model or speed measurement.WorkspaceSample libraryWorkspace✓Sample libraryOpen workspace…Show in Finder
Open the sampleCurrent app controls · illustrated example
Static SVG

Which version does this guide describe?

Follow this guide in your Pocket Orbit workspace. You can also open the sample material in an ordinary Markdown editor.

Before you begin

Check download, device and Pro requirements. In the revised onboarding, access choice comes before personal setup: local Free on iPhone and iPad needs no account; Pro checkout or restoration requires account binding. Model setup is a separate optional step and does not prove a qualified task. For this Mac exercise, extract the sample archive and keep an untouched copy. The sample is original synthetic Markdown; its ordinary SVG is not a native ink companion.

Open the copied folder

Use the workspace chooser → Open workspace… and select the extracted working folder. Cancel the chooser if you are unsure which folder is selected. Do not open your only copy of a personal vault for this exercise.

Pocket Orbit workspace chooser

Workspace chooser with the sample folder.

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Source and example

Current Mac interface illustrated from app source · authored example notes; no measured AI result.

Change one heading in Markdown

Choose Project decision in Notes. Open Markdown → Edit, change one heading and let it save. Use Save (⌘S) when a draft still needs saving. Use Read to inspect it. Keep Pocket Orbit source markers and properties intact when present. Reopen the note in a second editor and compare the intended change.

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Keep an editable source.

Illustrated app workflow · example content

Review a smaller result

Open Overview → Summary and use the supported summary action for your note. Compare the result with the manually written exercise below. Keep Maya, Friday and the unresolved pricing question in the result.

Illustrated workflow with current editor controls derived from app source. Text and handwriting are authored examples. Ink remains a separate editable companion, not transcribed Markdown. The summary is a manual teaching example, not a model or speed measurement.Pocket OrbitNotesGroupsProfileSettingsNew noteConnect another deviceProFeedbackSample libraryWorkspaceNotesSearch notes…Literature notesUngroupedQuestions for laterProject decisionUngrouped# Project decisionProject decisionUngroupedEditorOverviewSaved on this device1,152 × 1,800Note languageDetect from textSummaryKeep the main points from this note in one place.Regenerate SummaryExport⌄ChecklistExtract unfinished actions from this note. Check them off as you go.Refresh checklistPrepare the checklist by FridayConfirm Maya as the ownerResolve the open pricing question
Illustrated workflow with current editor controls derived from app source. Text and handwriting are authored examples. Ink remains a separate editable companion, not transcribed Markdown. The summary is a manual teaching example, not a model or speed measurement.My NotesSearch notes…Project decisionMaya · FridayPricing unresolvedProject decisionOverviewSummaryKeep the main points from thisnote in one place.Regenerate SummaryChecklistExtract unfinished actions fromthis note. Check them off as you go.Refresh checklistPrepare the checklist by Friday
Illustrated workflow with current editor controls derived from app source. Text and handwriting are authored examples. Ink remains a separate editable companion, not transcribed Markdown. The summary is a manual teaching example, not a model or speed measurement.Project decisionOverviewSummaryKeep the main points from thisnote in one place.Regenerate SummaryChecklistExtract unfinished actions fromthis note. Check them off as you go.Refresh checklistPrepare the checklist by Friday

Read the shorter result. Check the source.

Illustrated app workflow · example content

Expected result and recovery

Only your chosen heading should change in the source. The owner, deadline and open question should survive in the shorter result. If anything is unclear, stop and restore the untouched sample copy. Read the conflict guide before making external edits to real notes.

Exercise with synthetic examples

Check one small result

Complete the steps in the sample folder. This checklist stays in this view and transmits no notes. We wrote the summary below as a teaching example.

Original

Maya owns the release checklist. Due Friday. Pricing remains unresolved.

Shorter version to review

Maya: release checklist by Friday; pricing still open.

Your review

0 of 4 checks completed.

Sources and editorial review

Written and reviewed by the Pocket Orbit Product Team · Updated October 18, 2026

Editorial trust

Sources, method, and update policy

Product claims are checked against the current app. Competitor claims use dated official sources. Corrections can be sent to alpaca-labs.dev@proton.me.

Try one small, checkable workflow

Start with the sample workspace and check the requirements for your Mac.