Spring clean your workspace with Folders
Spring is in the air. Windows are open, plants are thriving, and everything feels fresher. While you’re clearing out closets and sweeping under furniture, there’s one area that often gets overlooked: your HackMD workspace.
If you’ve ever opened HackMD and been greeted by a growing list of untitled notes, rough drafts, and duplicate docs, you’re not alone. It happens to the best of us. Whether juggling solo projects or working in a team, a cluttered workspace can slow down your thinking, sap your energy, and make collaboration feel like a scavenger hunt.
That’s precisely why we built Folders — a new way to organize your notes and add some order to the chaos inside your markdown editor. Spring cleaning doesn’t have to stop at home. It’s time to give your workspace the refresh it deserves.
⚔️ Battling digital clutter
Let’s be honest: no one sets out to create a messy workspace. It just sort of… happens.
One day, you’re writing a quick outline for a meeting; the next, you’ve got twenty similar-looking docs with names like “final-v2” and “use-this-one-please.” Multiply that by a few months (or years), and your markdown editor can look more like a junk drawer than a creative space.
We get it. When inspiration strikes, the last thing you want to do is pause and figure out where your note should live. But over time, disorganization adds up. You lose time trying to find things. You lose momentum switching between projects. A collaborative markdown editor makes it harder for teammates to stay aligned.
🏠 Your workspace, reimagined
Folders is a simple but powerful way to keep your HackMD workspace neat, intentional, and easy to navigate. They help you structure your work in a way that makes sense to you and your community.
Here’s what you can do with folders in HackMD:
- Drag and drop your notes to quickly group related content.
- Create nested folders for multi-layered organization, like grouping docs by project and subtask.
- Personalize your folders with emojis, adding personalized emojis to each folder is a great way to make them stand out.
Folders were designed to be intuitive, not complicated. They’re flexible enough to match your workflow, whether you’re planning a product roadmap, managing class notes, or co-writing blog posts with community members. With a few simple moves, you can turn a scattered workspace into a streamlined system that grows with your ideas.
📁 Organize with your community
HackMD is more than just a markdown editor—it’s a collaborative markdown editor that brings people together to build, write, and document ideas in real time.
Folders help bring clarity and consistency to community work. Whether you’re managing a shared knowledge base, co-authoring documentation, or gathering feedback, folders ensure that everyone has a shared mental model of where things go and how to find them.
Here are a few examples of how communities use folders to stay organized:
- Open-source contributors structure notes by project or release cycle.
- Learning communities group content by topic, week, or skill level.
- Advocacy groups keep resources, talking points, and event docs all in one place.
With shared folders, collaboration becomes easier, faster, and more impactful. It’s organization that serves your whole community—not just the people who created the content.
👏 Make it a habit
A clean workspace feels fantastic, but keeping it that way is even better.
Set aside time each month to review your folder structure, archive outdated content, and tidy up note titles. If your community is active and fast-moving, a lightweight system for maintenance can help prevent future clutter from piling up.
You can even build a folder template for your community to follow. For instance, a documentation folder might always include “Getting Started,” “FAQs,” “Release Notes,” and “Roadmap.”
When your collaborative markdown editor is organized, it becomes a more powerful tool. It supports smoother workflows, encourages shared ownership, and keeps contributors focused on what matters.
🌷 A Fresh start for your workspace
Your HackMD workspace is where your ideas grow and growth needs breathing space.
With Folders, you can clean up digital clutter, simplify collaboration, and help your community work more efficiently.
Whether leading a group, contributing to a project, or just trying to find your notes faster, a little spring cleaning goes a long way.
The more organized your workspace is, the more your community can thrive.
