Editing modes

Switch between raw source and a word-processor-style view for supported formats. Papers AI remembers which mode you last used per file.

Some file types can be edited two ways: Code (raw source) or Visual (a structured, word-processor-style view). The toggle lives in the toolbar.

Switch modes

1

Open a compatible file

Markdown (.md) or MyST (.myst).

2

Toggle the mode

Use the Code / Visual toggle in the toolbar.

3

Keep editing

Papers AI remembers your choice for that file, but only on the device you made it on.

Markdown opens in Visual by default; MyST opens in Code by default. Board files (.kanban, .timeline) and dedicated editors (Word, notebooks, images, data files) don't have a toggle. They always open in their own view.

Things to know

• Mode memory is per file, per device. It doesn't sync across your other devices or to collaborators.

• Renaming or moving a file resets its remembered mode.

Troubleshooting

The toggle is missing

The file type doesn't support both modes. Check Supported file types.

A board file won't switch to Code

Expected: .kanban and .timeline only support Visual.

Next steps

• Working with Markdown and MyST

• Supported file types

• Compiling and fixing errors