Creating and editing cards

Cards are Cork's index cards: a title, some writing, maybe an image or a checklist. Small on the board, roomy when opened.

Create a card

On any board, click + New card — the card opens full-screen, ready to type. In kanban view, each column also has a + in its header that creates the card directly in that column. In board view, hovering an empty spot on the corkboard offers a + New Card button that pins the card exactly there.

The card editor

Click any card to open it. What you'll find:

• Title — the line that shows bold at the top of the card on the board.
• The body — write naturally; formatting appears as you type. Type **bold**, # headings, or - lists and they turn into the real thing. The toolbar has the same tools if you prefer clicking. See the full markdown guide.
• Rich / Markdown toggle — the same content, two editors. Rich shows formatted text; Markdown shows the raw source. Cards are stored as markdown underneath, always.
• Colors — the dots in the top corner. Eight index-card shades for whatever system you invent: blue for scenes, green for characters, yellow for research. (Every writer's system is different; every writer is convinced theirs is correct.)
• Custom colors — the ninth dot is a color wheel. Click it to open a color picker where you can choose any color you like, or type an exact hex or RGB value. Colors you apply are saved to the board's own palette — up to 16 of them, shown as a row of swatches in the picker — so the rest of that board's cards can reuse them with a click. Palettes belong to the board, not your account, so each project can have its own set. Pick something dark and the card's text switches to white on its own; readability is handled for you.
• Tags — the tray along the bottom. See tags and filtering.

Everything autosaves as you type. Press Esc on your keyboard or click the backdrop to close.

What shows on the board

The board shows each card's title, as much of the body as fits, its first image, and its tags. Longer content fades out at the card's edge — it's all still there, just open the card. Checklists are live even on the board: click a checkbox without opening the card.

Deleting a card

Open the card and click Delete. Cork asks first, because this is permanent — the card and any images on it are gone for good. If you just want it out of the way, consider dragging it to a far corner of the board, or make a "someday" board and move it there.