In our last post, we shared how to turn Horse Browser into your own productivity system. Now we’ll be diving a little deeper on this topic and introducing you to Areas, Folders and Notes and how to use them. These are super useful tools for organising your online research and making notes along the way.

➤ What are Areas, Folders and Notes?

Folders, Areas and Notes are three different types of Trail.

An Area is a Trail with a dedicated header, which acts as an umbrella container for a specific Area of your life or work. You might create an Area for your freelance projects, another Area for your personal admin and another Area for your day job. Areas can contain Trails, Folders and Notes.

A Folder is a Trail that begins with a Folder so you can create a clear filing system for your research and pages.

Notes are Trails that contain note-making so you can write and make notes directly in Horse Browser.

➤ How to use Areas in Horse Browser

1. To open a new Area, click on the icon on the left at the top of the sidebar

   

2. Write the name of your Area and hit Return to save

   

3. Scroll over the Area and click + to add Subtrails to your Area or use ⌥ ⌘ T on Mac or Alt + Ctrl + T on Windows and Linux. You can also add Side Trails by using ⌥ ⇧ ⌘ T on Mac or Alt + Ctrl + Shift + T on Windows / Linux.

   

4. Alternatively, simply drag-and-drop Trails, Folders and Notes inside

➤ How to Use Folders in Horse Browser

1. To open a new Folder, click on the folder icon at the top of the sidebar

   

2. Write the name of your Folder and hit Return to save

   

3. Scroll over the Folder and click + to add a Subtrail in your Folder. Or use ⌥ ⌘ T on Mac or Alt + Ctrl + T on Windows and Linux. You can also add a Side Trail by using ⌥ ⇧ ⌘ T on Mac or Alt + Ctrl + Shift + T on Windows / Linux

   

4. Alternatively, simply drag-and-drop Trails, other Folders or Notes inside

➤ How to use Notes in Horse Browser

1. To open a new Note, click on the document icon at the top of the sidebar

   

2. Write the title of your Note and add a custom icon by selecting the blank page symbol to the right of the title

   

3. You can then add notes by writing under the title. At the moment, the notes in Horse Browser are plain text only but new features are coming