actualNoteContentPart: ## How does a Vault Note look/act?
  Beyond Amplenote servers never getting the password to decrypt the note's content, there are a few other differences in how Vault Notes are designated and treated in Amplenote.
  
  When you start a new Amplenote session, we do not have access to your Vault Notes. Thus, they will have an icon to indicate they're pending download/indexing in the notes list:
  
  
  When you open Amplenote in a session where the Vault Note has not yet been provided when opening a note, then all Vault Notes will have the blue icon to indicate they're pending download/indexing
  
  
  To open the note, click on it and [enter your Vault Password in the ensuing popup](https://images.amplenote.com/c8e43e9a-faa6-11ea-95c1-f200a12bf340/f69a9c2f-1c3d-4a4f-9c15-fdbc643d9739.png) . Then you can see the note's contents:
  
  
  Differences between a Vault Note and standard note: the preview is not shown in Vault Notes, and the Vault Note icon designation once opening the note
  
  
  Even after decrypting the note, it's contents will never be shown in the note preview. Some other differences between Vault Notes and normal notes:
  Cannot be shared with other users
  Cannot be made public
  Will not display preview content in your notes list
  Will [not match the content of the note](https://images.amplenote.com/c8e43e9a-faa6-11ea-95c1-f200a12bf340/a9178999-f7ac-4856-a9da-96222bfa567c.png)  in searches (but **will **match the title, in Quick Open or [search](https://images.amplenote.com/c8e43e9a-faa6-11ea-95c1-f200a12bf340/24fc67b9-0cd5-4900-85dc-572a4c0a95a5.png) )
  Are not included in notebook export (probably destined to change, assuming users vote for it)
  If you keep a lot of Vault Notes, your best bet is to tag them and navigate via hierarchy. We're open to updating Vault Notes to be included in search, but for initial implementation we like keeping their obscure.
  
  ## Creating a Vault Note
  To make a note into a Vault Note, click the note settings icon on the right-hand side of the note header, then select "Apply Vault encryption" from the menu:
  
  
  The link to "Apply Vault Encryption"
  
  
  The same option on mobile:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  After clicking or tapping to Apply Vault encryption, you will enter your vault password. The content of this note **cannot be recovered if you forget your secure password**. You must check the box indicating that you understand the note cannot be restored in the event you forget the password, then click the "Secure note" button to secure the note. 
  
  We strongly recommend storing your Vault password in a secure note in your password manager of choice (Bitwarden, 1password, Lastpass, etc), so that you will eliminate the possibility of losing it if something hits you hard on the head or whatever.
  
  
  Applying Vault Encryption to a note
  
  
  Once more: **we can not retrieve this password if you lose it. Please store it in your password manager so you can't lose it**. If you don't use a password manager, we recommend [1password](https://1password.com/)  (very secure) or [Bitwarden](https://bitwarden.com/)  (good free version).
  
  ## Offline availability
  Vault Notes are available offline, so long as you have, at some point, downloaded the note content prior to going offline. It is comparable to standard notes in this regard. Amplenote initially populates the note list with every known note, but the note content gets cached for offline after the initial note content is fetched. Caching Vault Notes to work offline requires providing the Vault Password when prompted.
processedNoteContent: ---
  title: What are Vault Notes and how do I create them?
  headers: ## How does a Vault Note look/act?
  ---
  How does a Vault Note look/act?
  Beyond Amplenote servers never getting the password to decrypt the note's content, there are a few other differences in how Vault Notes are designated and treated in Amplenote. When you start a new Amplenote session, we do not have access to your Vault Notes. Thus, they will have an icon to indicate they're pending download/indexing in the notes list: When you open Amplenote in a session where the Vault Note has not yet been provided when opening a note, then all Vault Notes will have the blue icon to indicate they're pending download/indexing To open the note, click on it and [enter your Vault Password in the ensuing popup](https://images.amplenote.com)`
   . Then you can see the note's contents: Differences between a Vault Note and standard note: the preview is not shown in Vault Notes, and the Vault Note icon designation once opening the note Even after decrypting the note, it's contents will never be shown in the note preview. Some other differences between Vault Notes and normal notes:
  Cannot be shared with other users
  Cannot be made public
  Will not display preview content in your notes list
  Will [not match the content of the note](https://images.amplenote.com)`
    in searches (but **will **match the title, in Quick Open or [search](https://images.amplenote.com)`
   )
  Are not included in notebook export (probably destined to change, assuming users vote for it)
  If you keep a lot of Vault Notes, your best bet is to tag them and navigate via hierarchy. We're open to updating Vault Notes to be included in search, but for initial implementation we like keeping their obscure. 
  Creating a Vault Note
  To make a note into a Vault Note, click the note settings icon on the right-hand side of the note header, then select "Apply Vault encryption" from the menu: The link to "Apply Vault Encryption" The same option on mobile: After clicking or tapping to Apply Vault encryption, you will enter your vault password. The content of this note cannot be recovered if you forget your secure password
  . You must check the box indicating that you understand the note cannot be restored in the event you forget the password, then click the "Secure note" button to secure the note. We strongly recommend storing your Vault password in a secure note in your password manager of choice (Bitwarden, 1password, Lastpass, etc), so that you will eliminate the possibility of losing it if something hits you hard on the head or whatever. Applying Vault Encryption to a note Once more: we can not retrieve this password if you lose it. Please store it in your password manager so you can't lose it
  . If you don't use a password manager, we recommend [1password](https://1password.com)`
    (very secure) or [Bitwarden](https://bitwarden.com)`
    (good free version). 
  Offline availability
  Vault Notes are available offline, so long as you have, at some point, downloaded the note content prior to going offline. It is comparable to standard notes in this regard. Amplenote initially populates the note list with every known note, but the note content gets cached for offline after the initial note content is fetched. Caching Vault Notes to work offline requires providing the Vault Password when prompted.
noteTitle: What are Vault Notes and how do I create them?