Every feature, on one page.
Write and organize
- One tree
- Every note, list, and project is an item in one tree. Any item can hold other items.
- Zoom
- Zoom into any item, and it becomes a page of its own.
- Kinds of items
- Bullets, numbered lists, paragraphs, headings, quotes, callouts, to-dos, separators, and small print.
- Formatting and colors
- Bold, italic, links, and colors in the text. Backgrounds for pages.
- Emojis
- Give any item an emoji, or let Fam pick one for you.
- Keyboard first
- Write, indent, move, and fold items without the mouse.
- Panes
- Open up to nine items side by side, and move between them.
- Filter
- Show only the rows that match a few words or typed filters, like βis:open @meβ.
- Tags
- Type #errand, #recipes/italian, or #meal plans# in any item. Click a tag to show only its rows. The sidebar lists every tag.
- Templates
- Add #template to any item to make it a template. Type /template, or pick βUse a templateβ¦β in the item menu, to copy it with its children.
- Copy and paste
- Paste Markdown, and it keeps its headings, lists, and to-dos. Copy items as nested lists or Markdown.
- Links and backlinks
- Type [[ to link to any item. Each item lists the places that link to it.
- Mirrors
- Show one item in two places. A change in one place changes both.
- Bookmarks
- Keep the items you open most one click away, in the sidebar, in the order that you choose.
- Sidebar
- Search, daily notes, notifications, and bookmarks in one place. Fold it to icons with Cmd+\.
Layouts
- Boards
- Show the children of an item as columns of cards. A card that moves to Done is done.
- Columns
- Put items side by side, each with its own list below it. In a narrow window, they stack.
- Tables
- Show a list as rows and cells. Cells can use formulas.
- Calendars
- Put entries on a month grid, with times. Drag an entry to move it to another day.
- Dashboards
- Show items as cards with a preview of what is inside each one.
- Galleries
- Show images next to each other.
- Presentation mode
- Present any item as slides that fill the screen.
Files and media
- Any file
- Upload any file. Images show in the page, and PDF files show their first page.
- Voice notes
- Record audio in the page, and play it back in place.
- Whiteboards
- Draw shapes, arrows, and text on a canvas.
- Code blocks
- Write code with syntax colors for many languages.
- Diagrams
- Write Mermaid code, and Fam draws the flowchart or diagram.
- Math
- Type LaTeX between β$β signs in any text, or in a math block, and Fam draws the math.
- Link cards
- Paste a link, and it shows as a card with the title and the image of the page.
Dates and reminders
- Daily notes
- Each day has its own note, on a calendar. The calendar also shows the items dated each day.
- Pull for another month
- Keep scrolling past the edge of a calendar, and the month before or after rolls into view.
- Move to today
- Open to-dos of past days have a red checkbox on the calendar. Move them all to today in one click.
- Dates in words
- Type βOct 30β, β@tomorrowβ, or β@next fridayβ, and the words become a date. Type β@nowβ for the current time.
- Times and ranges
- Add a time, like βat 3 pmβ, or a range of days, like βOct 30 β Nov 2β.
- Reminders
- Set a reminder on a date or on any item. Repeat it every day, week, month, or year.
- The reminder card
- When a reminder goes off, a card rings in Fam. Open the item, or snooze the reminder.
To-dos and work
- To-dos
- Check them off for a little confetti. A list shows how many to-dos are left.
- Hide completed
- Press Ctrl+O to hide the to-dos that are done, and again to show them.
- Assignees
- Assign any item to one or more people. Their avatars show on it.
- Assigned to me
- One list of everything assigned to you, from every shared item.
Search
- Search everything
- Press Cmd+K to find any item by its words or its tags.
- Search items
- Save a search as an item. Its results stay up to date, grouped by place, and you edit them in place.
- Filters
- Find items by words, tag, kind, to-do state, assignee, place, date, or the person who made or changed them.
- Typed filters
- Type filters, like β#errand is:open @me date:next-7-daysβ.
Share and work together
- Share any item
- Share one item and everything under it. Each person can edit or only view.
- Invitations
- Invite several people at once by email.
- Shared with me
- One list of the items that other people share with you.
- Request edit access
- A person who can only view can ask to edit.
- Live carets
- See where other people type, with their name and color. Click a face to go to them.
- Comments
- Comment on any item. Reply in threads, and resolve them when the work is done.
- Mentions
- Type @ and a name to bring someone into a comment.
- Reactions
- React to comments, messages, and items with emojis.
- Chats
- Add a chat anywhere in the tree, with threads, voice notes, and files.
Notifications
- Watch any item
- Choose the changes that you want to hear about, such as new items or finished to-dos.
- The bell
- Every notification waits in the bell until you clear it.
- Email and pop-ups
- Get notifications by email, as browser pop-ups, or both.
- Just for me
- Hear only about the things for you, such as mentions and assignments.
- Quiet time
- Set your notification hours, or pause everything. Emails wait until you are back.
Capture
- Email forwards
- Give any item its own email address. Emails arrive as items, and their attachments as files.
- Allowed senders
- Only the people you allow can send to an email forward.
- Web Clipper
- Save a page, a link, or selected text from Chrome or Firefox to today's note or to any item.
Publish
- Publish to the web
- Publish any item as a web page. Readers do not need an account.
- Private pages
- Add a password, an end date, or a limit on the number of opens.
- Your own address
- Your pages share one address, such as ana.fam.me.
- Posts and blogs
- Write posts with an author and a date. The Blog layout lists them.
- Newsletters
- Readers subscribe on your blog. Each new post goes to their inbox.
- Comments on parts of a post
- Select words in a draft, and comment on them.
- Feeds
- Each blog has a feed for feed readers.
Comfort
- Light and dark
- Choose a light theme, a dark theme, or the theme of your system.
- Built for big trees
- Fam stays fast with very large trees.
- A friendly start
- A short tour and sample items show you around on your first day.
Fam is invite-only for now.
We let people in a few at a time. Leave your email, and we will send you an invitation.