The Duplicate Note script in QOwnNotes copies Zola's TOML front matter into a new post

2026-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

I got a little deeper into QOwnNotes today. My goal was to script a way to easily start a new post with Zola front matter already in the note. For now I found an existing script in QOwnNotes called Duplicate Note.

I created a note with the "raw" Zola post TOML front matter, and now I can select the note, right-click and duplicate it to begin the new post.

I still have to name the note, though I don't have to type in a file name when exporting to the blog folder. And it's a time-saver because I don't have to leave QOwnNotes to find the front matter and copy/paste it into the new post.

Go to Scripting -> Find scripts in script repository</code>, or click alt-shift-I</code> to get to the pre-made scripts and then search for Duplicate note</code>. Then select and install the script.

There is documentation for making your own scripts</a>, and that's something I will leave for later. I think the move is adding a button or menu entry to automatically generate a "blank" note with all the TOML front matter in it. But for now, Duplicate note</code> should do the job.

passthejoe by Steven Rosenberg - scripting

The Duplicate Note script in QOwnNotes copies Zola's TOML front matter into a new post