If you’ve spent time setting up shortcuts on your Supernote and noticed that the Last Opened Note shortcut stays permanently greyed out and unresponsive, you’re not alone. It’s one of the more confusing quirks of the Supernote interface. It trips up new users regularly, sometimes for weeks before they figure it out.
The good news: it’s not a bug. It’s working exactly as intended. Here’s what’s actually going on.
Why the Last Opened Note Shortcut Is Greyed Out
The Last Opened Note shortcut is designed to work as a quick-return function. It takes you back to the note you were most recently in, but only when you’re currently somewhere else on the device.
In other words, the shortcut only activates when you’re outside of the Notes section. For example, when you’re in the Calendar app, a document, the home screen, or any other part of the Supernote interface.
If you’re already inside a note (or navigating within notes), the shortcut will always appear greyed out. There’s nothing to “return to” from where you already are.
How to Use It Correctly
Here’s the intended workflow:
- Open and work on a note
- Navigate away: switch to the Calendar, open a document, check the home screen, or use any other app on your Supernote
- The Last Opened Note shortcut will now be active
- Tap it to jump straight back to the note you were working on
Think of it less as a note-to-note switcher and more as a “take me back” button for when you’ve stepped away.
Why Can’t You Jump Between Notes With It?
This is the part that frustrates many users, and understandably so. The shortcut doesn’t let you jump from one note directly to another. It’s not a note history or a recent notes stack. It specifically bridges the gap between a non-note context and your last note.
Remark.able has a similar concept, and it can feel limiting if you’re hoping for a quick back-and-forth between two notes. If that’s your workflow, the more reliable approach on Supernote is to use the Recent Files section on the home screen, which shows your recently accessed notes and documents and lets you open any of them directly.
Quick Summary
| Situation | Shortcut status |
|---|---|
| You’re inside a note | Greyed out (by design) |
| You’re on the home screen | Active |
| You’re in Calendar or another app | Active |
| You’re in a document | Active |
| You’re browsing within Notes | Greyed out (by design) |
Still Not Working?
If the shortcut remains greyed out even when you’re clearly in a different app or on the home screen, try these steps:
- Open a note manually: navigate to your notes, open one, and then leave it. This ensures the device has a “last opened note” registered to return to.
- Restart your Supernote: a simple restart clears any temporary UI state that might be causing the shortcut to display incorrectly.
- Check your shortcut configuration: go into your shortcut settings and confirm that Last Opened Note is assigned correctly and hasn’t been accidentally removed or overwritten.
If none of those resolve it, it’s worth raising with Supernote support. In the vast majority of cases, this is the expected behaviour rather than a malfunction.
Final Thoughts
The Last Opened Note shortcut is genuinely useful once you understand what it’s for. It’s a fast way to get back into a note after you’ve been pulled away to another part of your device. It just isn’t the note-to-note switcher many users initially expect it to be.
Have another Supernote shortcut or feature that’s behaving unexpectedly? Browse our full Supernote troubleshooting guides for more.