Use automatic smart tags

Let Canvas Perch add a small set of tags to each eligible new capture, then edit or remove them whenever you like.

Automatic tagging

Save a new note, link, image or document while Automatically tag new captures is enabled in Settings. Canvas Perch queues tagging for that item only.
Open the saved item and find Tags. Canvas Perch adds successful generated tags while preserving existing tags.
Use Add tag or a tag’s Remove control to change the result immediately.
Choose Tag again to generate and apply a fresh set for this item.

The request is limited to the item title, up to 8,000 characters of saved text, as many as 100 current tags, and a sanitized 512-pixel thumbnail for a stored image.
Canvas Perch does not send the whole library, follow a saved remote URL, or run routine OCR for smart tagging.
Smart tagging sends this limited content to an external AI service. Canvas Perch still stores your saved items and tags. Read Privacy and processing for service and retention details.

If automatic tags are disabled, open Settings → Notifications and enable Automatically tag new captures. Enabling it does not backfill older items.
If smart tagging is unavailable, your item is still saved. You can add tags yourself.
If generation fails, choose Retry automatic tagging. An ordinary settings change does not process older items; use Tag this item or Tag again when you explicitly want a new job. Legacy stored suggestions remain unapplied.

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Browse the other guides or send us the details of where you got stuck.

Let Canvas Perch add a small set of tags to each eligible new capture, then edit or remove them whenever you like.

Save a new note, link, image or document while Automatically tag new captures is enabled in Settings. Canvas Perch queues tagging for that item only.
Open the saved item and find Tags. Canvas Perch adds successful generated tags while preserving existing tags.
Use Add tag or a tag’s Remove control to change the result immediately.
Choose Tag again to generate and apply a fresh set for this item.

The request is limited to the item title, up to 8,000 characters of saved text, as many as 100 current tags, and a sanitized 512-pixel thumbnail for a stored image.
Canvas Perch does not send the whole library, follow a saved remote URL, or run routine OCR for smart tagging.
Smart tagging sends this limited content to an external AI service. Canvas Perch still stores your saved items and tags. Read Privacy and processing for service and retention details.

If automatic tags are disabled, open Settings → Notifications and enable Automatically tag new captures. Enabling it does not backfill older items.
If smart tagging is unavailable, your item is still saved. You can add tags yourself.
If generation fails, choose Retry automatic tagging. An ordinary settings change does not process older items; use Tag this item or Tag again when you explicitly want a new job. Legacy stored suggestions remain unapplied.

External client details were checked against these first-party sources.

Browse the other guides or send us the details of where you got stuck.