Activity Log
The Activity Log gives you a searchable, time-ordered record of everything that has happened in NoteCove on this device: notes created, edited, or opened; tasks completed or moved; folders restructured; and more. It is local-only — each device keeps its own log, and it is never synced.
Opening the Activity Log
Menu: Tools > Advanced > Activity Log…
The Activity Log modal shows a table of recent events with the most recent at the top.
What Is Logged
Every mutation in NoteCove emits an event that the Activity Log captures:
- Notes:
note.created,note.modified,note.deleted,note.moved,note.opened - Tasks:
task.created,task.modified,task.deleted,task.moved,task.opened - Folders:
folder.created,folder.modified,folder.deleted - Projects:
project.created,project.modified,project.deleted
Events are recorded whether they originated locally (you made the change) or arrived via sync from another device.
Filtering
Type a pattern in the filter box and press Search (or Enter) to narrow results:
note.*— all note eventstask.created— exact match*.deleted— deletions across all item typesnote.opened— every time you opened a note
Stats
The top of the modal shows a summary: total event count, oldest event date, and newest event date.
CLI Access
The Activity Log is also accessible via the CLI:
# Search events
notecove activity search --type "note.*" --since 7d
# Live stream (tails the event stream as events happen)
notecove activity tail --type "task.*"
# Summary statistics
notecove activity stats
# Purge events older than 30 days
notecove activity purge --before 30d
Duration formats for --since, --until, --before: Nd (days), Nh (hours), Nm (minutes), Ns (seconds), or raw milliseconds.
Retention
By default, the Activity Log keeps events for 90 days. You can change this in Settings > Advanced > Activity Log Retention:
- A specific number of days
- Off — keep events forever, never purge
Old events are purged automatically at startup and every 24 hours.
Platform Support
| Feature | Desktop | iOS |
|---|---|---|
| Activity Log modal | Yes | No |
| CLI access | Yes | No |
| Retention setting | Yes | No |