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Niftyhelp 2026.10.2 Support

Your first five minutes

Add a person, write a note about them, plan a task and find it all again.

On this page
  1. Catch a thought

    Nifty opens on Today. Press N to add a task for today, type what it is and choose Add task. You can also press ⇧T from anywhere.

  2. Add someone

    1. Choose the arrow beside New note at the top right, and then choose New person. You can also press ⇧P.
    2. Type their name and choose Add person.

    On their page, you can add a birthday or say how you know them. See People.

  3. Write a note about them

    1. Choose New note, or press ⇧N anywhere.
    2. Type a title, press ↵ and start writing.
    3. Type @ and the start of their name, then press ↵ to link them.
    4. Choose Done.

    The note now appears on their page too. You can type # for a tag and ^ for a project in the same way. See Mentions and tags.

  4. Find it again

    Press ⌘K or /, and type a few letters of anything, such as a name, a note or a task. Press ↵ to open it. See Search.

  5. Make it yours

    Choose Nifty → Settings, and then Appearance, to choose an accent colour and whether Nifty is light or dark. See Settings.

Tip:

Most actions have a keyboard shortcut. They're all listed on Keyboard shortcuts, and buttons show their own.

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