Everything Nomima can do, explained
Nomima is a private, offline-first notebook that turns plain writing into structured knowledge — tasks, people, projects, dates and reminders, all connected in a living graph. This guide covers every feature in detail.
New here? Start with Getting started — a guided walkthrough of your first ten minutes. Or pick the thing you want to do:
Start with a task
Track a deadline
Type it in plain English — get a date pill, a countdown and a desktop reminder.
CaptureTurn a webpage into a note
Paste a link; Nomima pulls the article in and folds it into your knowledge.
SaveBring a file into my vault
Drop a PDF or doc — its text joins the graph so you can find and cite it.
WatchWatch a video while I write
Play it inline, keep it floating as you scroll — it remembers where you stopped.
FindSee everything about a person
Click any @mention to open their card, or explore the whole graph.
AskAsk AI about my notes
Summon searches your vault and writes answers straight into the page.
Browse by topic
Getting started
Install the app, meet the interface, and write your first note.
Blocks
Every block in the “/” menu — checklists, callouts, code, diagrams, Kanban, Gantt and more.
Mentions & hashtags
@people and #projects: how smart tags work, their types, and adding your own custom types with attributes.
Dates & reminders
Type “tomorrow 3pm” and Nomima tracks it. Date pills, countdown reminders and desktop alerts.
Complete & incomplete
One completion system for everything — check items off from anywhere and every view stays in sync.
Smart Views & Home
Lenses that reorganize your whole vault by person, project, date, file or task — plus your daily Home agenda.
Knowledge Graph
The 3D map of everything you’ve written, built automatically as you type.
Insights
Your own task activity turned into personal productivity trends — KPIs, streaks, heatmaps and drill-through. 100% on-device.
AI models
Run a local model with no key, or bring your own key for Claude, GPT, Gemini, Bedrock and more.
Summon
The built-in assistant that searches your vault, answers questions and writes into your notes.
MCP server
Let external tools like Claude Code or Cursor read and write your vault — locally and securely.
Paste, templates & shortcuts
SmartCopy paste, reusable templates, keyboard navigation and other power tools.
Settings & privacy
A map of every setting and exactly what stays on your device. Nomima is free.
How this guide works
The guide is versioned with the app — the footer of every page shows which Nomima release it was written for, and it is updated as part of every release. If something on your screen doesn’t match the guide, check that you’re on the latest version (Settings → About → Check for updates), then tell us.