---
title: "How to manage tags"
url: "https://recollect.fyi/support/note-management/how-to-manage-tags/"
updated: "2026-07-04T17:08:34+00:00"
sources:
  - "https://recollect.fyi/support/note-management/how-to-manage-tags/"
---

Tags can be [created](https://recollect.fyi/support/managing-notes/how-to-create-tags/#create-tags-tag-manager), renamed, changed color, and deleted in the Tag Manager located in Settings.

## Using the Tag Manager

Click the **Gear icon** from the notes list view and select **Manage Tags**.

![Screenshot of the gear icon menu opened, with options Manage Tags, Import Notes, Settings, and Support. Manage Tags is highlighted.](https://recollect.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/recollect-manage-tags.webp)Clicking the gear icon in the notes list view opens a menu where Manage Tags is the first option.### Finding and editing tags

Start typing the name of a tag to filter and find it.

![Screenshot of the Tag Manager with a search field labeled “Start typing to filter tags” above two color-coded tags, “#Newsletter” in green and “#Testing” in yellow.](https://recollect.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/recollect-filter-tag.webp)The filter field at the top of the Tag Manager narrows the list as you type, shown here above the color-coded tags #Newsletter and #Testing.You can edit a tag by clicking on it and then renaming it or changing its color on the tag edit page. All changes will automatically appear on the notes the tag is associated with after you click the **Save** button.

![Tag edit screen with a Tag Name field reading “Health” and a Color field showing the hex value “#dff6dc” beside a green swatch. A row of pastel color swatches sits below for selecting a different tag color.](https://recollect.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/recollect-edit-tag.webp)The tag edit page lets you rename the tag and pick its color from the palette of swatches, with the current selection shown as a hex value.You can also delete a tag by clicking on the **Trash** button. Deleting a tag will automatically remove it from all of the notes it’s associated with.

![Delete](https://recollect.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/recollect-delete-tag.webp)The circular Trash button used to delete a tag and remove it from every associated note.Next, learn the [best way to use tags](https://recollect.fyi/support/managing-notes/how-to-use-tags/).