diff --git a/gdn-app/src/App.vue b/gdn-app/src/App.vue
index 8d6c0ca..3d13ced 100644
--- a/gdn-app/src/App.vue
+++ b/gdn-app/src/App.vue
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ const ui = useUiStore();
 window.addEventListener("keypress", (ev) => {
   if (document.activeElement !== document.body) return;
 
-  if (ev.key === "Escape") {
+  if (ev.key === "Escape" && ui.mode === "focus") {
     const parent = ui.focusPath.parent();
-    if (parent) ui.focusPath = parent;
+    if (parent) ui.focusOn(parent);
     return;
   }
 });
diff --git a/gdn-app/src/components/CNote.vue b/gdn-app/src/components/CNote.vue
index 4f77bbd..21fe428 100644
--- a/gdn-app/src/components/CNote.vue
+++ b/gdn-app/src/components/CNote.vue
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
   RiEditLine,
   RiPushpinFill,
   RiPushpinLine,
-  RiStickyNoteAddLine,
 } from "@remixicon/vue";
 import { computed, ref, watchEffect } from "vue";
 import CNoteButton from "./CNoteButton.vue";
@@ -55,40 +54,24 @@ const children = computed(() => {
 });
 
 const hovering = ref(false);
-const mode = ref<"editing" | "creating">();
+const hover = computed(() => hovering.value && !editing.value);
 
 const mayOpen = computed(() => children.value.length > 0);
 const open = computed(() => mayOpen.value && ui.isOpen(path));
 
-const focused = computed(() => ui.focusPath.eq(path));
 const pinned = computed(() => ui.isPinned(segment, parentId));
-const hover = computed(() => hovering.value && mode.value !== "editing");
-
-const creating = computed(() => mode.value === "creating");
-const editing = computed(() => mode.value === "editing");
+const focused = computed(() => ui.isFocused(path));
+const editing = computed(() => ui.isEditing(path));
+const insertIndex = computed(() => ui.getInsertIndex(path));
 
 // Ensure we're open if we need to be.
 watchEffect(() => {
-  if (forceOpen || creating.value) ui.setOpen(path, true);
+  if (forceOpen || editing.value) ui.setOpen(path, true);
 });
 
-// Ensure only one editor is ever open.
-watchEffect(() => {
-  if (!focused.value) mode.value = undefined;
-});
-
-// Ensure we're focused when an editor is open.
-watchEffect(() => {
-  if (mode.value) focusOnThis();
-});
-
-function focusOnThis(): void {
-  ui.focusPath = path;
-}
-
 function onClick(): void {
   if (!focused.value) {
-    focusOnThis();
+    ui.focusOn(path);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -102,11 +85,11 @@ function onPinButtonClick(): void {
 
 function onEditButtonClick(): void {
   if (!note.value) return;
-  mode.value = "editing";
+  ui.edit(path);
 }
 
 function onEditEditorClose(): void {
-  mode.value = undefined;
+  ui.focus();
 }
 
 function onEditEditorFinish(text: string): void {
@@ -115,27 +98,6 @@ function onEditEditorFinish(text: string): void {
   onEditEditorClose();
 }
 
-function onCreateButtonClick(): void {
-  if (!note.value) return;
-  mode.value = "creating";
-}
-
-function onCreateEditorClose(): void {
-  mode.value = undefined;
-}
-
-function onCreateEditorFinish(text: string): void {
-  if (!note.value) return;
-
-  const newNote = notes.createNote(text);
-  note.value.children.push(newNote.id);
-
-  const lastChild = children.value.at(-1);
-  if (lastChild) ui.focusPath = path.concat(lastChild);
-
-  onCreateEditorClose();
-}
-
 function onMoveButtonClick(): void {
   ui.pushAnchorId(segment.id);
 }
@@ -190,9 +152,6 @@ function onMoveButtonClick(): void {
         <CNoteButton :visible="hover" @click.stop="onEditButtonClick">
           <RiEditLine size="16px" />
         </CNoteButton>
-        <CNoteButton :visible="hover" @click.stop="onCreateButtonClick">
-          <RiStickyNoteAddLine size="16px" />
-        </CNoteButton>
         <CNoteButton :visible="hover || pinned" :inverted="pinned" @click.stop="onPinButtonClick">
           <RiPushpinFill v-if="pinned" size="16px" />
           <RiPushpinLine v-else size="16px" />
@@ -209,21 +168,19 @@ function onMoveButtonClick(): void {
 
     <!-- Children -->
     <div v-if="open && children.length > 0" class="flex flex-col pl-2">
-      <CNote
-        v-for="child of children"
-        :key="child.fmt()"
-        :path="path.concat(child)"
-        :segment="child"
-        :parent-id="id"
-      />
-    </div>
-
-    <!-- Editor for creating new children -->
-    <div v-if="creating" class="flex items-start pl-3">
-      <div class="flex h-6 items-center">
-        <RiAddLine size="16px" />
+      <div v-if="insertIndex === 0" class="flex items-start pl-3">
+        <div class="flex h-6 items-center"><RiAddLine size="16px" /></div>
+        <CNoteEditor class="flex-1" />
       </div>
-      <CNoteEditor class="flex-1" @close="onCreateEditorClose" @finish="onCreateEditorFinish" />
+
+      <template v-for="(child, index) of children" :key="child.fmt()">
+        <CNote :path="path.concat(child)" :segment="child" :parent-id="id" />
+
+        <div v-if="insertIndex === index + 1" class="flex items-start pl-3">
+          <div class="flex h-6 items-center"><RiAddLine size="16px" /></div>
+          <CNoteEditor class="flex-1" />
+        </div>
+      </template>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/gdn-app/src/stores/ui.ts b/gdn-app/src/stores/ui.ts
index 6757e29..7f0df87 100644
--- a/gdn-app/src/stores/ui.ts
+++ b/gdn-app/src/stores/ui.ts
@@ -2,42 +2,62 @@ import { Segment, Path as UiPath } from "@/lib/path";
 import { defineStore } from "pinia";
 import { computed, ref, watchEffect } from "vue";
 
-export const useUiStore = defineStore("ui", () => {
-  const history = ref<
-    {
-      anchorId: string;
-      focusPath: UiPath;
-      openPaths: Set<string>;
-    }[]
-  >([]);
+interface HistoryEntry {
+  anchorId: string;
+  focusPath: UiPath;
+  openPaths: Set<string>;
+}
 
+type Mode =
+  | { type: "focus" }
+  | { type: "edit"; path: UiPath }
+  | { type: "insert"; path: UiPath; index: number };
+
+export const useUiStore = defineStore("ui", () => {
+  const history = ref<HistoryEntry[]>([]);
+
+  // Managed by history
   const _anchorId = ref<string>();
-  const anchorId = computed(() => _anchorId.value);
-  const focusPath = ref<UiPath>(new UiPath());
+  const _focusPath = ref<UiPath>(new UiPath());
   const openPaths = ref<Set<string>>(new Set());
 
+  const _mode = ref<Mode>({ type: "focus" });
   const pinned = ref<{ segment: Segment; parentId?: string }>();
 
-  // Ensure all nodes on the focusPath are unfolded.
+  // Ensure the currently focused note is visible.
   watchEffect(() => {
-    // The node pointed to by the path itself doesn't need to be unfolded.
-    for (const ancestor of focusPath.value.ancestors().slice(1)) {
-      setOpen(ancestor, true);
+    if (_mode.value.type === "insert") {
+      for (const ancestor of _mode.value.path.ancestors()) {
+        setOpen(ancestor, true);
+      }
+    } else {
+      // The node pointed to by the path itself doesn't need to be unfolded.
+      for (const ancestor of _focusPath.value.ancestors().slice(1)) {
+        setOpen(ancestor, true);
+      }
     }
   });
 
+  ///////////////////////////////////
+  // History and anchor management //
+  ///////////////////////////////////
+
+  const anchorId = computed(() => _anchorId.value); // Getter
+
   function pushAnchorId(id: string): void {
     if (_anchorId.value) {
       history.value.push({
         anchorId: _anchorId.value,
-        focusPath: focusPath.value,
+        focusPath: _focusPath.value,
         openPaths: openPaths.value,
       });
     }
 
     _anchorId.value = id;
-    focusPath.value = new UiPath();
+    _focusPath.value = new UiPath();
     openPaths.value = new Set();
+
+    _mode.value = { type: "focus" };
   }
 
   function popAnchorId(): void {
@@ -47,15 +67,60 @@ export const useUiStore = defineStore("ui", () => {
     const entry = history.value.pop();
     if (entry) {
       _anchorId.value = entry.anchorId;
-      focusPath.value = entry.focusPath;
+      _focusPath.value = entry.focusPath;
       openPaths.value = entry.openPaths;
     } else {
       _anchorId.value = undefined;
-      focusPath.value = new UiPath();
+      _focusPath.value = new UiPath();
       openPaths.value = new Set();
     }
+
+    _mode.value = { type: "focus" };
   }
 
+  ///////////////////////////////
+  // Mode and focus management //
+  ///////////////////////////////
+
+  const mode = computed(() => _mode.value.type);
+  const focusPath = computed(() => _focusPath.value);
+
+  function isFocused(path: UiPath): boolean {
+    return _mode.value.type === "focus" && _focusPath.value.eq(path);
+  }
+
+  function isEditing(path: UiPath): boolean {
+    return _mode.value.type === "edit" && _mode.value.path.eq(path);
+  }
+
+  function getInsertIndex(path: UiPath): number | undefined {
+    if (_mode.value.type !== "insert") return;
+    if (!_mode.value.path.eq(path)) return;
+    if (_mode.value.index < 0) return;
+    return _mode.value.index;
+  }
+
+  function focus(): void {
+    _mode.value = { type: "focus" };
+  }
+
+  function focusOn(path: UiPath): void {
+    focus();
+    _focusPath.value = path;
+  }
+
+  function edit(path: UiPath): void {
+    _mode.value = { type: "edit", path };
+  }
+
+  function insertAt(path: UiPath, index: number): void {
+    _mode.value = { type: "insert", path, index };
+  }
+
+  //////////////////
+  // Node folding //
+  //////////////////
+
   function isOpen(path: UiPath): boolean {
     return openPaths.value.has(path.fmt());
   }
@@ -67,7 +132,7 @@ export const useUiStore = defineStore("ui", () => {
       openPaths.value.add(path.fmt());
     } else if (!value && isOpen(path)) {
       // Move the focusPath if necessary
-      if (path.isPrefixOf(focusPath.value)) focusPath.value = path;
+      if (path.isPrefixOf(_focusPath.value)) _focusPath.value = path;
 
       openPaths.value.delete(path.fmt());
     }
@@ -77,6 +142,10 @@ export const useUiStore = defineStore("ui", () => {
     setOpen(path, !isOpen(path));
   }
 
+  /////////////
+  // Pinning //
+  /////////////
+
   function isPinned(segment: Segment, parentId?: string): boolean {
     if (!pinned.value) return false;
     return pinned.value.segment.eq(segment) && pinned.value.parentId === parentId;
@@ -92,9 +161,17 @@ export const useUiStore = defineStore("ui", () => {
 
   return {
     anchorId,
-    focusPath,
     pushAnchorId,
     popAnchorId,
+    isFocused,
+    isEditing,
+    getInsertIndex,
+    mode,
+    focusPath,
+    focus,
+    focusOn,
+    edit,
+    insertAt,
     isOpen,
     setOpen,
     toggleOpen,