# Start a note in one tap Put a New note button where your thumb already is: on the Home Screen, the Lock Screen, in Control Center or in Quick Settings. One tap opens an empty note in your Inbox, ready to type. Nothing is saved until you press **Create note**. ## iPhone and iPad ### On the Home Screen 1. Press and hold an empty spot on the Home Screen until the apps jiggle. 2. Tap **Edit** in the top left corner, then **Add Widget**. 3. Search for **Hjarni**, choose **New note** and tap **Add Widget**. 4. Drag it where you want it and tap **Done**. ![The iPhone widget gallery open on Hjarni, showing the orange New note widget with the line Straight to the Inbox, and an Add Widget button.](https://hjarni.com/docs/apps/iphone-widget-gallery.webp) Search for Hjarni in the widget gallery. ![An iPhone Home Screen with the Hjarni New note widget in the top left corner, next to app icons.](https://hjarni.com/docs/apps/iphone-widget-home.webp) The widget sits beside your apps. The whole tile is the button. ### On the Lock Screen Press and hold the Lock Screen, tap **Customize**, choose **Lock Screen**, then tap the row of widgets under the clock and pick **Hjarni**. It comes in a round size and a wider one; either opens a new note after you unlock. ### In Control Center Swipe down from the top right corner, tap **+** in the top left, then **Add a Control**, and search for **Hjarni**. Choose **New Hjarni Note**. The same control can also go in the bottom corners of the Lock Screen, or on the Action button of an iPhone that has one (Settings › Action Button › Controls). ### With Siri, Spotlight and Shortcuts Say **"New Hjarni note"** to Siri, or type it in Spotlight. There is nothing to set up. In the Shortcuts app you will also find **Save to Hjarni**, which takes text, a link or a file, so it can end any shortcut: save the clipboard, the page you are reading, or a photo you pick. A shortcut can run from Back Tap (Settings › Accessibility › Touch › Back Tap) too. **Which iOS version?** The widgets need iOS or iPadOS 17 or later, and the Control Center button iOS 18 or later. Siri and Shortcuts work on every version the app supports (iOS 16 and later). Update Hjarni from the App Store if you do not see them. ## Android ### On the Home Screen 1. Press and hold an empty spot on the Home Screen and tap **Widgets**. 2. Search for **Hjarni** and tap it to see the **New note** widget. 3. Press and hold the widget, then drag it onto the Home Screen. 4. To make it bigger or smaller, press and hold it and drag its edges. ![The Android widget list searched for Hjarni, showing the orange New note widget, 2 by 2, with the description Start a note in Hjarni with one tap.](https://hjarni.com/docs/apps/android-widget-picker.webp) Search the widget list for Hjarni. ![An Android Home Screen with the orange Hjarni New note widget under the date.](https://hjarni.com/docs/apps/android-widget-home.webp) Tap anywhere on the tile to start a note. ### In Quick Settings Swipe down twice from the top of the screen, tap the pencil to edit the tiles, and drag **New note** into place. On a locked phone the tile asks you to unlock first, because the note opens inside your account. ### From the app icon Press and hold the Hjarni icon and tap **New note**. Drag that shortcut out of the menu to give it its own icon on the Home Screen. ## What opens Every one of these opens the same thing: Hjarni with an empty new note, filed in your **Inbox**. Type a title and the note, then press **Create note**. Close it without saving and nothing is kept. Under **Details** you can pick another folder, add tags or attach a photo before you save. To sort the Inbox later, see [Containers and tags](https://hjarni.com/docs/containers-and-tags). If you are signed out, Hjarni asks you to sign in first and then opens the note. If something was shared to Hjarni and not saved yet, that comes first, filled in. ![An empty New Note in the Hjarni iPhone app with a Note title field, a Summary box, and Details set to Personal and the Inbox folder, with a Create note button at the top.](https://hjarni.com/docs/apps/iphone-new-note.webp) The empty note, filed in the Inbox. ## If it does not work Hjarni is not in the list Update Hjarni from the App Store or Google Play. On iPhone and iPad, check your iOS version in the box above. The first tap does nothing (Android) This happens once after you force stop Hjarni in Settings. Android cancels the app's buttons when it is force stopped; tap again and it opens. It opens the sign-in screen You are signed out in the app. Sign in once and the note opens; the button keeps working after that. Common questions ## FAQ **How do I put a New note button on my Home Screen?** On iPhone or iPad, press and hold the Home Screen, tap Edit, then Add Widget, search for Hjarni and add New note. On Android, press and hold the Home Screen, tap Widgets, search for Hjarni and drag New note into place. **Where does the note go?** Into your Inbox, as an empty note ready to type. Pick another folder under Details before you press Create note, or sort it later. **Does the widget show my notes?** No. It is a button only, so it shows nothing private on your Home Screen or Lock Screen, and it never needs updating. **Which versions do I need?** The latest Hjarni app. On iPhone and iPad, the widgets need iOS 17 or later and the Control Center button iOS 18 or later. On Android, every version the app supports (Android 9 or later) has the widget, the Quick Settings tile and the app shortcut. **Can I start a note by voice?** Yes, on iPhone and iPad: say "New Hjarni note" to Siri. It opens the same empty note; you type or dictate into it. ## Related docs [Share to Hjarni](https://hjarni.com/docs/share-to-hjarni) | [The iPhone, iPad and Android apps](https://hjarni.com/docs/mobile-apps) | [Email notes into Hjarni](https://hjarni.com/docs/email-capture) | [Get the apps](https://hjarni.com/get) Questions about the apps? Email [evert@hjarni.com](mailto:evert@hjarni.com) ## Your notes on every device **Hjarni has its own native apps.** Free on every plan for [iPhone, iPad and Mac](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6761733903) and [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hjarni.app). Same account, same notes as the web. An internet connection is required.