> Comment on exactly the words you select, bookmark a paragraph, and work through every note in the book from one list you tick off. # ![](/_astro/memo.Cxo6j9Zc_ZJNYWa.webp) Margin Notes Comments and bookmarks on the exact words Margin Notes are comments for the second draft of a novel. Comment on exactly the words you select, bookmark a paragraph, and work through every note in the book from one list you tick off. * $45 once, no subscription * Windows and macOS * Phone app included * Works offline [Buy NovelOS, $45 once](https://buy.novelos.studio/) [ Download for Free ![](/_astro/windows.BgLZZtb4_jj0G0.webp)Windows | ![](/_astro/apple.DpoFb0IJ_2gqwJ3.webp)macOS | ![](/_astro/android.U0XyjIh__1jgcYB.webp)Mobile ](/downloads/) [ ![The Notes dialog listing every comment and bookmark in the book in reading order, with the chapter each one is in.](/images/1440/notes-list.webp) Starts at 21:32 ](https://youtu.be/Wrey3NAX75U?t=1292) Part of the 25 minute walkthrough. [Watch the full tour from the start ](https://youtu.be/Wrey3NAX75U) [Watch on YouTube ](https://youtu.be/Wrey3NAX75U?t=1292) ## Comment on exactly the words you mean Select a word or a sentence and leave a note on it. The words stay marked in the text, so the note points at what it is about. Comment on the exact words Select a few words and leave yourself a note on them. The words stay highlighted so you can find the note again. Write the note Type the note and post it. The words it belongs to stay highlighted in the text. ## One list of every note in the book New Click Notes to see every comment and bookmark in reading order. Filter by chapter, search, and click a note to jump to its passage. Filter by chapter Show the notes of one chapter at a time when you revise chapter by chapter. Search notes Search your notes by what you wrote or by the text they were left on. Every note in one list The Notes button lists every comment and bookmark in the book in reading order. Click one to jump to its passage. ## Bookmark a paragraph New Mark a place to come back to without writing anything. Bookmarks sit in the Notes list with your comments. ![A paragraph with a bookmark icon in the margin beside a comment icon.](/images/notes-bookmark.webp) ![A paragraph with a bookmark icon in the margin beside a comment icon.](/images/notes-bookmarkl.webp) ## Tick a note off when it is dealt with Tick a note and it moves from Open to Done. It is not deleted, so you can still read it. ![The Notes dialog with one note ticked as done.](/images/notes-list-done.webp) ![The Notes dialog with one note ticked as done.](/images/notes-list-donel.webp) ## Also here * **Comments travel to Word.** Export to DOCX and your comments appear as Word comments, on the same words. * **Replies.** Reply to a note to keep the thinking in one thread. * **Stored in the project.** Notes live with the book on your own device and are part of every backup. ## Related features [See every feature → ](/features/) * [ The manuscript editor ](/features/manuscript/) Write the book in chapters and sub-chapters, with Zen, Typewriter and Vanishing modes and search that forgives typos. * [ Snapshots ](/features/snapshots/) Each chapter keeps old copies of itself. Compare one with the current text and restore it if the rewrite did not work. * [ Read aloud and audiobook ](/features/read-aloud/) Hear a chapter read back with each word lit as it is spoken, and export the book as audio, one track per chapter. * [ The Alchemist, line edits ](/features/the-alchemist/) Select the words you want polished and get suggested rewrites, each with its reason, to accept or ignore. Optional AI. * [ Publish and export ](/features/manuscript-formatter/) Export to Word, EPUB, PDF, HTML, Markdown, RTF and plain text. The PDF follows your trim size, margins and font. ## Common questions ### Can I comment on a single word? Yes. Select a word or a sentence and the comment is attached to exactly that text. ### What is the difference between a comment and a bookmark? A comment carries a note you write. A bookmark only marks a paragraph so you can come back to it. ### Will my editor see the comments? If you export to Word, yes. Comments appear as Word comments in the DOCX file. Other formats export the text without the notes. ### Does it work on the phone? Yes. The phone app highlights the commented words and has the same Notes list. ### Is it included in the $45? Yes, on Windows, macOS and the phone app, with no AI and no account. ## Guides for revision [Browse all articles → ](/blog/) [ ![](/_astro/exposition-timing-window.C3UFnI9B_Z1bB0dh.webp) Exposition in Motion: Give Readers the Right Fact at the Right Moment Place exposition where readers need it by testing what each fact helps them follow, judge, or reinterpret in the current scene. Read article → ](/blog/exposition-immediate-story/)[ ![](/_astro/blurb-synopsis-story-ledger.DsAU8jL__ZQG7Vc.webp) Book Blurb vs Synopsis: Build Promise and Proof Compare a book blurb with a synopsis, then use a promise-to-payoff ledger to write reader-facing copy and a spoiler-complete submission document. Read article → ](/blog/blurb-vs-synopsis/)[ ![](/_astro/dialogue-tag-clarity.DA55unOs_Z1JwpJY.webp) A Clarity Test for Every Dialogue Tag Test dialogue tags by speaker clarity, reset points, placement, action, and rhythm so readers never need to reconstruct who spoke. Read article → ](/blog/dialogue-tag-clarity/) ### Writing Tips & First Edition Access. Craft guides and product updates in your inbox. No spam, ever · Unsubscribe in one click ## Finish your story. Keep your tools. One payment and it is yours. No subscription, no account, no telemetry. Watch the full walkthrough before you buy. [ Buy NovelOS, $45 once ](https://buy.novelos.studio/) One-Time Payment No Telemetry See It First Releases are logged on the [changelog](/changelog/). What comes next is on the [roadmap](/roadmap/). Both are public and dated.