Images

Paste an image

Copy an image, for example a screenshot, and paste it into a note with Ctrl+V. Etonym:

1. saves it in an attachments folder next to the note, creating the folder if needed,
2. names it after the note: Meeting notes-1.png, then -2 and so on, never overwriting a file,
3. inserts a standard image link: ![](attachments/Meeting notes-1.png).

Ctrl+Z removes the link again, but the saved file stays in attachments. Etonym takes PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP and BMP from the clipboard.

Some apps put a picture next to what you copy, such as a spreadsheet with its cells or a word processor with its text. Then Etonym pastes the cells or the text, not the picture.

Dropping an image file onto a note does not add it. Copy the image and paste it instead.

Images in a note

These show the image right after the line:

![](attachments/diagram.png)
![[diagram.png]]
<img src="attachments/diagram.png" width="300">

Etonym shows .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .webp, .svg, .bmp and .avif files. An image is never wider than the text. With <img>, Etonym uses src, width (in pixels or percent) and height (in pixels), and ignores other attributes.

Clicking an image in a note does not enlarge it. To see it larger, open it from the file tree.

When the file is missing, Etonym shows Image not found: and the path. The link also shows up in Find broken links, whichever of the three forms it uses.

Images from the web are not loaded

Etonym does not load images from http: or https: addresses. The link stays as text. This keeps a note from contacting a server when you open it. To show a web image, download it into the folder and link the file.

Open an image

Select an image in the file tree to see it in place of the note, scaled to fit. Its Backlinks button lists the notes that use it.

Rename and move images

Renaming or moving an image in Etonym updates the notes that show it, in all three forms, after asking you first. See Rename and move.

Renaming a note does not move its images.