Columns and windows
The NoteDeck screen is made of columns and windows. Once you know when to use which, the rest is just arranging them.
"Does it keep flowing?" decides which one
| Column | Window | |
|---|---|---|
| What goes there | Things that keep flowing (timelines, notifications, chat, AI) | Things you only need right now (note details, profiles, settings) |
| How it appears | A tall area lined up in the deck | A small window floating in front |
| When closed | Saved in the profile and shown again next time | Gone. Not saved |
Clicking a note opens its details in a window because that is a one-off view. A timeline keeps flowing, so it is a column.
Working with columns
- Add — from the "Add column" (カラム追加, +) button or the command palette (
Ctrl+K) - Reorder — drag the column header
- Resize — drag the border between columns. The width is remembered
- Remove — from the column header's menu
Pop out into a separate window
A column can be popped out into its own OS window. With multiple monitors, you can, for example, put only notifications on a secondary display.
PiP (a small always-on-top window) is supported too, so you can keep a timeline flowing while working in other apps.
Assigning accounts
For each column you choose which account it runs as.
- A specific account — shows things from that account's point of view (a normal timeline and so on)
- All accounts (全アカウント) — merges every account into a single column
Merged views (cross-account) are supported for notifications, search, chat, mentions, direct messages and follow requests. If you use several servers and do not want to miss notifications, placing a single notifications column set to "All accounts" is the easy way.
Column types
The "Add column" dialog is split into three groups.
Account
Things tied to your own account.
Timeline / Notifications / Drive / Follow requests / Lists / Antennas / Favorites / Clips / Mentions / Direct / Chat / Achievements
Server
Things that show information from the server side. Many of them can be viewed without logging in.
Server info / About Misskey / Custom emoji / Ads / Explore / Announcements / Search / Lookup / Channels / Roles / Gallery / Misskey Play / Pages / Users / Charts / Federation
Tool columns
Work columns unique to NoteDeck. Some of them have nothing directly to do with Misskey servers.
| Column | What it does |
|---|---|
| AI | Talk with AI. Switch sessions and keep the history |
| Memo (メモ) | Local notes. Saved as Markdown files, so you can open them from Obsidian and others |
| Tasks (タスク) | Manage things to do |
| Scratchpad (スクラッチパッド) | A throwaway text area |
| Themes / Plugins / Widgets / Skills / Queries | List what you have installed, turn it on or off, and edit it |
| Stream (ストリーム) | Watch the WebSocket traffic with the server in real time |
| API console / API docs | Call the Misskey API directly and look up its spec |
"Stream" shows exactly what is flowing behind the scenes in Misskey. Use it to narrow down odd behavior, or to learn how things work.
Window types
You do not "add" windows yourself; they open in response to what you do.
- Details — note details, profiles, follow lists
- Inspector — raw data (Raw JSON) of notes and notifications. Sensitive fields such as API keys are masked automatically and shown only when you ask
- Tools — login, the various editors, settings
When there are too many columns to fit
The more columns you line up, the narrower they get. It is more comfortable to split them into profiles per purpose and switch between them.