added templating info

README.md

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 - 🎨 **[THEMES.md](documentation/THEMES.md)** - Theme customization and creating custom themes
 - ✨ **[FEATURES.md](documentation/FEATURES.md)** - Complete feature list and keyboard shortcuts
 - 🏷️ **[TAGS.md](documentation/TAGS.md)** - Organize notes with tags and combined filtering
+- 📋 **[TEMPLATES.md](documentation/TEMPLATES.md)** - Create notes from reusable templates with dynamic placeholders
 - 🧮 **[MATHJAX.md](documentation/MATHJAX.md)** - LaTeX/Math notation examples and syntax reference
 - 📊 **[MERMAID.md](documentation/MERMAID.md)** - Diagram creation with Mermaid (flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and more)
 - 🔌 **[PLUGINS.md](documentation/PLUGINS.md)** - Plugin system and available plugins

documentation/FEATURES.md

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 - **daily-journal** - Daily journal with morning goals and evening reflection
 - **project-plan** - Project planning template with objectives and timeline
 
+📚 **See [TEMPLATES.md](TEMPLATES.md)** for detailed documentation and example templates you can copy to your instance.
+
 ## ⚡ Keyboard Shortcuts
 
 ### General

documentation/TEMPLATES.md

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+# 📋 Note Templates
+
+Create notes from reusable templates with dynamic placeholder replacement.
+
+## Overview
+
+Templates allow you to quickly create notes with predefined structures and content. Perfect for recurring note types like meeting notes, daily journals, project plans, and more.
+
+## How to Use Templates
+
+### 1. Create Template Files
+
+Templates are stored in the `data/_templates/` folder as markdown files. You will need to create such folder if it doesn't exist:
+
+```
+data/
+└── _templates/
+    ├── meeting-notes.md
+    ├── daily-journal.md
+    └── project-plan.md
+```
+
+### 2. Access Templates
+
+Click the **"New"** button (or **+** on any folder) and select **"New from Template"**:
+
+1. Choose a template from the dropdown
+2. Enter a name for your new note
+3. Click "Create Note"
+
+The template will be copied with all placeholders replaced automatically!
+
+### 3. Use Placeholders
+
+Templates support dynamic placeholders that are replaced when you create a note:
+
+| Placeholder | Description | Example |
+|------------|-------------|---------|
+| `{{date}}` | Current date | `2025-11-26` |
+| `{{time}}` | Current time | `14:30:45` |
+| `{{datetime}}` | Current date and time | `2025-11-26 14:30:45` |
+| `{{timestamp}}` | Unix timestamp | `1732632645` |
+| `{{title}}` | Note name (without .md) | `Weekly Meeting` |
+| `{{folder}}` | Parent folder name | `Projects` |
+
+### Example Template
+
+```markdown
+---
+tags: [meeting]
+date: {{date}}
+---
+
+# Meeting Notes - {{title}}
+
+**Date:** {{datetime}}  
+**Participants:** 
+- 
+
+## Agenda
+- 
+
+## Discussion
+
+
+## Action Items
+- [ ] 
+
+## Next Steps
+
+
+```
+
+When you create a note called "Team Sync" from this template, it becomes:
+
+```markdown
+---
+tags: [meeting]
+date: 2025-11-26
+---
+
+# Meeting Notes - Team Sync
+
+**Date:** 2025-11-26 14:30:45  
+**Participants:** 
+- 
+
+## Agenda
+- 
+
+## Discussion
+
+
+## Action Items
+- [ ] 
+
+## Next Steps
+
+
+```
+
+## Example Templates
+
+We provide three example templates in `documentation/templates/` that you can copy to your `data/_templates/` folder:
+
+1. **meeting-notes.md** - Structured meeting notes with agenda, discussion, and action items
+2. **daily-journal.md** - Daily journal with morning goals and evening reflection
+3. **project-plan.md** - Project planning template with objectives, timeline, and status tracking
+
+### Using Example Templates
+
+**Option 1: Copy Manually**
+```bash
+cp documentation/templates/*.md data/_templates/
+```
+
+**Option 2: Create Your Own**
+1. Create a `.md` file in `data/_templates/`
+2. Add content and placeholders
+3. Save and it's ready to use!
+
+## Tips
+
+- ✅ Templates can include YAML frontmatter for tags and metadata
+- ✅ Use descriptive template names (they appear in the dropdown)
+- ✅ Templates work in any folder - the context is preserved
+- ✅ You can edit templates anytime - changes apply to new notes only
+- ✅ Combine templates with tags for powerful organization
+
+---
+
+**See also:**
+- [Tags Documentation](TAGS.md) - Learn about organizing with tags
+- [Features Overview](FEATURES.md) - All application features
+

documentation/templates/daily-journal.md

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+---
+tags: [journal, daily]
+date: {{date}}
+---
+
+# Daily Journal - {{date}}
+
+## 🌅 Morning
+**Time:** {{time}}
+
+### Goals for Today
+- [ ] 
+- [ ] 
+- [ ] 
+
+## 📝 Notes
+
+
+## 🌙 Evening Reflection
+
+
+## 💡 Ideas
+
+
+

documentation/templates/meeting-notes.md

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+---
+tags: [meeting]
+date: {{date}}
+---
+
+# Meeting Notes - {{title}}
+
+**Date:** {{datetime}}  
+**Participants:** 
+- 
+
+## Agenda
+- 
+
+## Discussion
+
+
+## Action Items
+- [ ] 
+
+## Next Steps
+
+
+

documentation/templates/project-plan.md

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+---
+tags: [project]
+created: {{datetime}}
+folder: {{folder}}
+---
+
+# Project: {{title}}
+
+## 📋 Overview
+
+
+## 🎯 Objectives
+- 
+
+## 📅 Timeline
+- **Start Date:** {{date}}
+- **Target Completion:** 
+
+## 📦 Deliverables
+- 
+
+## 👥 Team
+
+
+## 📊 Status
+- [ ] Planning
+- [ ] In Progress
+- [ ] Review
+- [ ] Completed
+
+## 📝 Notes
+
+
+