Template: Add an Inbox Item

This example gives you a QuickAdd choice that creates a new inbox note in one step. QuickAdd asks you for a short name, then makes a note whose file name is the current date and time followed by what you typed - so every capture lands in your inbox as its own dated note, ready to process later.

Before you start

• A template note you want each inbox item to start from. The package includes the one below as Templates/Inbox Template.md. Building by hand? Save it yourself, or use any note: a template can be as simple as an empty file or contain any format placeholders you like.

---
created: {{DATE:YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm}}
tags: [inbox]
---
# {{NAME}}

Setup

Imported the package above? Follow After importing in the card, then skip the manual setup below and read What you get.

1. In Settings → QuickAdd, click New choice → Template. The Template choice settings open; click its name at the top to rename it (for example, Inbox Item). For a full tour of these settings, see the Template choice docs.

2. Set Template path to your inbox template:

   Templates/Inbox Template.md

3. Set File name to (before QuickAdd 2.30.0, this is File name format; turn its toggle on first):

   {{DATE:YYYY-MM-DD-HH-mm-ss}} {{NAME}}

   {{DATE:YYYY-MM-DD-HH-mm-ss}} becomes the current date and time down to the second, and {{NAME}} becomes whatever you type when the choice runs. Together they keep every inbox note uniquely named and in date order.

4. Set New note location to In a specific folder, enter Inbox in Folder path, and click Add. Set the remaining options to your liking.

What you get

Run the choice and type a short name, such as call dentist. QuickAdd creates a note named like 2026-07-08-14-30-05 call dentist.md from your inbox template.