Share a folder publicly
Turn any folder, or any single note, into a public page. Share it view-only, or let anyone with the link edit. No sign-up for whoever you send it to.
See a live example → A small public folder with a handbook, a press kit, and a few notes your AI can read.
What visitors see
Name, description, and a list of every active note inside.
Every folder inside the shared one, all the way down. Visitors can click into any of them.
Title, summary, body, and tags. Rendered as Markdown.
Files attached to a shared note are downloadable from the public page.
No login. No Hjarni account. Anyone with the link can read.
Letting visitors edit
Public links are view-only by default. If you want the people you share with to contribute (a trip you're planning together, a packing list, a running document), use Enable link with editing in the folder's Sharing tab, or turn on Allow editing next to a link you already shared. Either way, anyone with the link can then edit notes and tick checkboxes, still without an account.
- Everyone signs their work. Before their first edit, a visitor is asked for a name. It's remembered in their browser and shown next to every change they make.
- Every change lands in history. Guest edits appear in the note's version history like any other edit: "Emma (guest) edited the body". You can revert any of them from the note's History page.
- Structure stays yours. Guests can edit existing notes, not delete or move them, and they can't create, rename, or rearrange folders.
Click Make view-only to turn editing off again without changing the URL. Disabling the whole public link also switches editing off: a re-enabled link always starts view-only.
What stays private
Anything outside the shared folder. Sibling folders, parents, your inbox.
Archived notes inside the shared folder are hidden from public view.
Version history, who edited what, and which AI agent touched a note never appear on the public page.
Your email, your other folders, your AI instructions, your billing. None of it is exposed.
Custom instructions on the folder are for your AI, not for visitors. They are never shown on the public page.
Common use cases
Press or investor kit
Bio, screenshots, FAQ, links. One URL to send to journalists or investors instead of building a separate site.
Public runbook or handbook
Onboarding docs, post-mortems, or a project README. Anyone can read it. You stop pasting the same Slack message.
Reading list with notes
A bibliography you can send a co-author. Each paper has your annotations attached.
Writing portfolio
Drafts, essays, and pitches in one folder you send to an editor.
City guide for a friend
Your favorite places, plus a note on each. Useful when someone is visiting and wants more than a list of pins.
Trip planning with friends
Itinerary, packing list, restaurant ideas. Turn on Allow editing and everyone adds to the same notes. No accounts, no spreadsheet.
A folder for someone else's AI
Send the URL to a friend whose ChatGPT or Claude has web access. Their AI fetches the page and uses the contents directly. No invite, no account.
Wiki-links inside the shared folder
ID-form wiki-links like [[42:Note Title]] (the form Hjarni's AI tools write) still work, as long as both notes live inside the shared folder. The link points to the public URL of the target note, not to the private one. Plain-title [[Note Title]] links are left as written.
If an ID-form link points to something outside the shared folder, it renders as plain text. Same for archived notes. Visitors never get a dead link or a sign-in wall.
If you want a wiki-link to work publicly, make sure the target note lives somewhere inside the folder you shared.
Revoking a public link
Open Edit folder and click Disable public link. The URL stops working immediately. Anyone with the old link sees a not-found page.
Turn it back on later and you get a fresh URL, not the old one. There is no way to bring an old link back.
Common questions
FAQ
Do visitors need a Hjarni account?
No. Anyone with the link can read the folder and the notes inside it. No sign-up, no login.
What plan is required?
None for a view-only link: sharing a folder or a note read-only is free on every plan, and visitors never need an account. Letting guests edit through the link requires Pro (or an active team subscription for a team folder). If a plan lapses, the link stays readable and only guest editing switches off.
Can I share a single note instead of a folder?
Yes. Open the note and click Share to give that one note its own link, view-only or editable, independent of any folder. Share a folder instead when you want everything inside it to travel together.
Are archived notes visible?
No. Only active notes inside the shared folder are shown. Archive a note and it disappears from the public page.
What happens to wiki-links?
Links between notes still work, as long as both notes live inside the shared folder. Links pointing outside or to archived notes render as plain text, never as broken links or sign-in walls.
Can search engines index the page?
No. Every public page carries a noindex robots tag asking search engines to stay out, and the URL's long random token keeps it unlisted. Anyone with the link can still read it, so treat the link itself as the access control.
How do I revoke a public link?
Open Edit folder and click Disable public link. The URL stops working immediately. Re-enabling it later generates a new URL, not the old one, and it always starts view-only, even if editing was on before.
Can people with the link edit notes?
Only if you let them. Public links are view-only by default. Use the Enable link with editing button in the folder's Sharing tab (or flip Allow editing on a link you already shared) and anyone with the link can edit notes and tick checkboxes, no account needed. They're asked for a name first, every change lands in the note's history under that name, and you can revert anything from the note's History page.
Is this the same as sharing with a collaborator?
No. A collaborator signs in to Hjarni and gets a durable identity, access from their own account, and finer control. A public link needs no account: view-only by default, or open to edits from anyone with the link when you turn on Allow editing. Use a collaborator for ongoing work with someone you know; use a public link for easy access without sign-up.
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Questions about public sharing?
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