actualNoteContentPart: Amplenote was built from the ground up as an offline-first application. Even if you have no connection (or a spotty connection) to the internet, Amplenote can still be used as either an [installed PWA](/help/installing_amplenote_macos_windows_linux_ios_android)  or through our native mobile apps.
  
  ## Ensuring offline availability on desktop
  The easiest way to ensure that offline mode will work via desktop is to install the Amplenote app as a PWA, as [described in our instructions](/help/installing_amplenote_macos_windows_linux_ios_android) . Once the app has been installed, your browser will grab and cache what's known as a "Service worker," that allows Amplenote to continue to function even when you're not later connected to the internet. 
  
  Assuming you do not log out, this Service Worker should remain cached indefinitely, allowing you Offline access even through a browser restart cycle.
  
  ## Knowing when you're offline
  If you're offline, the sync icon for your note will change to orange, as well as the status icon in the top bar of the app:
  > ![](https://images.amplenote.com/9be4660e-3994-11eb-ad2d-ae6cdc088504/4927f6bd-b5ed-4435-9225-e3d7363dd926.png) A user who is currently disconnected from wifi will see a status icon like the one pictured
  
  ## What content can be opened?
  Anything that has been previously downloaded. When you first log in to Amplenote on a new device, we begin downloading and caching your existing notes list. When notes have not yet been cached, they have an icon that points down next to the note title, and no note content preview. Once you can see a note's preview, you can open and edit it offline.
  
  ## Actions available offline
  When you're offline, you can still do pretty much anything:
  
  Read notes
  Edit/write notes
  Upload attachments
  Use Quick Open
  Use search
  Create tasks
  Add tags
  Check off tasks
  Etc. 
  
  Unless it is specifically in the "Actions unavailable offline" list, the feature should work.
  
  When you upload an image or PDF offline, we store it locally and then push it to the Amplenote server next time you get a working internet connection.
  
  ## Actions unavailable offline
  There are a few actions in Amplenote that require a connection to the server:
  Sharing or publishing a note
  Encrypting a new Vault Note (we need to ensure that your password token matches your previous answer). 
  Viewing or changing Amplenote account settings
  
  ## Sync icons
  Our goal is have notes sync reliably with no work on behalf of the user, and to remain well-supported even if you are working offline or with limited bandwidth. 
  
  The icon near the top right of the screen indicates Amplenote's current sync state. The sync states are defined as follows:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Amplenote was built from the ground up as an offline-first application. Even if you have no connection (or a spotty connection) to the internet, Amplenote can still be used as either an [installed PWA](/help/installing_amplenote_macos_windows_linux_ios_android)
    or through our native mobile apps. 
  Ensuring offline availability on desktop
  The easiest way to ensure that offline mode will work via desktop is to install the Amplenote app as a PWA, as [described in our instructions](/help/installing_amplenote_macos_windows_linux_ios_android)
   . Once the app has been installed, your browser will grab and cache what's known as a "Service worker," that allows Amplenote to continue to function even when you're not later connected to the internet. Assuming you do not log out, this Service Worker should remain cached indefinitely, allowing you Offline access even through a browser restart cycle. 
  Knowing when you're offline
  If you're offline, the sync icon for your note will change to orange, as well as the status icon in the top bar of the app:  A user who is currently disconnected from wifi will see a status icon like the one pictured
  
  What content can be opened?
  Anything that has been previously downloaded. When you first log in to Amplenote on a new device, we begin downloading and caching your existing notes list. When notes have not yet been cached, they have an icon that points down next to the note title, and no note content preview. Once you can see a note's preview, you can open and edit it offline. 
  Actions available offline
  When you're offline, you can still do pretty much anything: Read notes
  Edit/write notes
  Upload attachments
  Use Quick Open
  Use search
  Create tasks
  Add tags
  Check off tasks
  Etc. Unless it is specifically in the "Actions unavailable offline" list, the feature should work. When you upload an image or PDF offline, we store it locally and then push it to the Amplenote server next time you get a working internet connection. 
  Actions unavailable offline
  There are a few actions in Amplenote that require a connection to the server:
  Sharing or publishing a note
  Encrypting a new Vault Note (we need to ensure that your password token matches your previous answer).
  Viewing or changing Amplenote account settings 
  Sync icons
  Our goal is have notes sync reliably with no work on behalf of the user, and to remain well-supported even if you are working offline or with limited bandwidth. The icon near the top right of the screen indicates Amplenote's current sync state. The sync states are defined as follows: is
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