diff --git a/lib/api/preset/image.dart b/lib/api/preset/image.dart
index 3af30df..d910bb7 100644
--- a/lib/api/preset/image.dart
+++ b/lib/api/preset/image.dart
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ part of preset;
 
 // presets are essentially a format that represents a BooruImage before it gets added
 class PresetImage extends VirtualPreset{
-    PresetImage({this.image, this.tags, this.sources, this.replaceID, this.rating, this.relatedImages, super.key});
+    PresetImage({this.image, this.tags, this.sources, this.replaceID, this.rating, this.relatedImages, this.note, super.key});
 
     File? image;
     Map<String, List<String>>? tags;
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class PresetImage extends VirtualPreset{
     Rating? rating;
     ImageID? replaceID;
     List<ImageID>? relatedImages;
+    String? note;
 
     static Future<PresetImage> fromExistingImage(BooruImage image) async {
         final Booru booru = await getCurrentBooru();
@@ -21,7 +22,8 @@ class PresetImage extends VirtualPreset{
             tags: await booru.separateTagsByType(image.tags.split(" ")),
             rating: image.rating,
             replaceID: image.id,
-            relatedImages: image.relatedImages
+            relatedImages: image.relatedImages,
+            note: image.note
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/api/writable.dart b/lib/api/writable.dart
index 68f56dd..9fd6c84 100644
--- a/lib/api/writable.dart
+++ b/lib/api/writable.dart
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ Future<BooruImage> insertImage(PresetImage preset) async {
         "tags": tagSet.join(" "),
         if(ratingString != null) "rating": ratingString,
         "sources": preset.sources ?? [],
-        "related": preset.relatedImages ?? []
+        "related": preset.relatedImages ?? [],
+        if(preset.note != null && preset.note!.isNotEmpty) "note": preset.note
     };
     
     // find if inputed id already exists, and if no add to its latest index, otherwise replace element on that id
@@ -115,23 +116,6 @@ Future<BooruImage> insertImage(PresetImage preset) async {
     return (await booru.getImage(id))!;
 }
 
-Future<void> editNote(String id, String? note) async {
-    final Booru booru = await getCurrentBooru();
-
-    // add to json
-    Map raw = await booru.getRawInfo();
-    List files = raw["files"];
-
-    int index = files.indexWhere((e) => e["id"] == id);
-    if (index < 0) throw "Does not exist";
-    else {
-        if(note == null || note.isEmpty) raw["files"][index].remove("note");
-        else raw["files"][index]["note"] = note;
-    }
-
-    await writeSettings(booru.path, raw);
-}
-
 Future<void> writeSpecificTags(Map<String, List<String>> specificTags) async {
     final Booru booru = await getCurrentBooru();
 
diff --git a/lib/views/image_manager/form.dart b/lib/views/image_manager/form.dart
index 009ef23..5e1abcb 100644
--- a/lib/views/image_manager/form.dart
+++ b/lib/views/image_manager/form.dart
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ class _ImageManagerFormState extends State<ImageManagerForm> {
             rating: rating,
             replaceID: widget.preset?.replaceID,
             relatedImages: relatedImages,
-            key: widget.preset?.key
+            key: widget.preset?.key,
+            note: widget.preset?.note
         ));
         if(widget.onErrorUpdate != null) widget.onErrorUpdate!(!validation);
     }
diff --git a/lib/views/navigation/image_view.dart b/lib/views/navigation/image_view.dart
index a75506f..a9cf7c7 100644
--- a/lib/views/navigation/image_view.dart
+++ b/lib/views/navigation/image_view.dart
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ class NotesView extends StatefulWidget {
 class _NotesViewState extends State<NotesView> {
     final controller = TextEditingController();
     Timer? _debounce;
+    late BooruImage image;
 
     @override
     void initState() {
@@ -458,8 +459,8 @@ class _NotesViewState extends State<NotesView> {
 
     void setText() async {
         final booru = await getCurrentBooru();
-        final image = await booru.getImage(widget.id.toString());
-        controller.text = image!.note ?? "";
+        image = (await booru.getImage(widget.id.toString()))!;
+        controller.text = image.note ?? "";
     }
     
     @override
@@ -481,9 +482,10 @@ class _NotesViewState extends State<NotesView> {
                         ),
                         onChanged: (value) {
                             if (_debounce?.isActive ?? false) _debounce?.cancel();
-                            _debounce = Timer(const Duration(seconds: 1), () {
-                                debugPrint("debounced");
-                                editNote(widget.id.toString(), value);
+                            _debounce = Timer(const Duration(seconds: 1), () async {
+                                final preset = await PresetImage.fromExistingImage(image);
+                                preset.note = value;
+                                await insertImage(preset);
                             });
                         },
                     ),