Properties

Properties are frontmatter fields that Tolaria can display, filter, and edit.

Suggested Properties

Suggested properties are the fields Tolaria knows how to create quickly from the Properties panel. When a suggested property is missing, the panel shows a shortcut to add it with the right editor.

Field	Purpose
type	Groups the note into a type such as Project, Person, or Topic.
status	Tracks lifecycle state such as Active, Done, or Blocked.
url	Stores a canonical external link.
date	Represents a single date.

System Properties

Fields that start with _ are system properties. They remain in plain text but are hidden from normal property editing.

Examples include _icon, _color, _order, _sidebar_label, _width, and _pinned_properties on type documents or notes.

Property Editing

The Properties panel is the safest place to edit structured properties. Toggle it with Cmd+Shift+I on macOS or Ctrl+Shift+I on Windows and Linux.

Date fields use Tolaria's picker, relationship fields can use wikilinks, and raw Markdown mode is available when you need direct control over YAML.