Questions

Short answers, from your first note to your first break.

Getting started

How do I open Glacier?: Click the round glacier in your browser's toolbar, or press Alt Shift G. Glacier opens in the sidebar, right beside the page.
How do I start a note?: Click the paper and write. The first line becomes the note's title.
How does a page keep its note?: Pick New note for this page. The next time you open that page, its note opens with it. Glacier asks once if it may see the tab's title and address for this.

What can I type at the start of a line?: # for a heading, ## and ### for smaller ones, - for a list, 1. for a numbered list and - [ ] for a checkbox. / opens the menu of everything else.
Which shortcuts are worth knowing?: Ctrl K finds any note, Ctrl F finds words in the open one, Ctrl B and Ctrl I make text bold and italic. On a Mac, use Cmd. All of them are in Settings, under Help.
Can I draw?: Yes. Pick Sketch in the + or / menu, and the sketch sits right inside the note.
How do I keep a sentence from a page?: Select it, right-click and pick Clip to Glacier, or press Alt Shift C. It arrives in your note as a quote, with a link back to the page.
Can notes link to each other?: Type [[ and pick a note from the list. Ctrl Shift E moves the selected text into a new note and leaves a link in its place.

Where are my notes kept?: Where you choose in Settings, under Saving: in your browser, in a folder on your computer, in your Google Drive or on GitHub. Always as plain Markdown files that open anywhere.
Can I make a backup?: Yes. Settings, Backup downloads all your notes at once, and restores them from that file whenever you like.
Does it work offline?: Yes. Write anywhere, and Google Drive or GitHub catch up when you're back online.
Can I keep some notes private?: Yes. Secret notes open with a passcode you choose, in Settings, under Secret.
I'm taking a course. Can Glacier help?: Mark a collection as a course and its notes become lessons you work through, one after the other.

How do I change the paper?: In Settings, under Look. Every paper has its own colours, its own handwriting and most have a landscape along the bottom.
Where are the games?: Type /break on a line and press Enter, or pick Take a break in the / menu. Every paper has its own game. P pauses, Esc takes you back to your note.
How does supporting Glacier work?: You choose an amount from 3 €, once or every month. The thank-you page shows a code. Type it into Settings, under Support Glacier, and the four Cities papers are yours, with a small mark in Settings.
Who handles the payment?: Paddle, who sells on Glacier's behalf and takes care of tax and receipts. You can ask for your money back within 14 days, as the refund policy explains.

What does Glacier see of the pages I visit?: A tab's title and address, once you allow it, so a note can belong to that page. Clip to Glacier takes exactly the words you select. Every permission is explained in the privacy policy.
Which browsers does Glacier work in?: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. In Edge, you add it from the Chrome Web Store, and it opens in the side panel just like in Chrome.
Something else?: Write to hello@glaciernotebook.com. I read every message.