diff --git a/README b/README
index aebe4e4..b2d11c4 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ nnote: nora's notes
 ----
 
 provides a script, nnote, to quickly make notes in a simple hierarchy
-provides four quick aliases: dnote, mnote, ynote, gnote
+provides eight quick aliases: dnote[s], mnote[s], ynote[s], gnote[s]
 
 installation
 ----
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ aliases are provided:
 - ynote for yearly
 - gnote for global
 
+pluralized aliases (dnotes, mnotes, ynotes, gnotes) are provided to open an
+editor in the appropriate directory. this is great if you use an editor with
+a directory-based quick find function, like CtrlP.vim or Telescope in Neovim
+
 you can enter different names but by default those are the note names too
 the file hierarchy is very simple, for instance:
 - $NOTESDIR
diff --git a/dnotes b/dnotes
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..162a1ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dnotes
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+if [ -f "$(which nnotes)" ]; then
+  NNOTES="$(which nnotes)"
+else
+  NOTEBIN="$( dirname -- "$( readlink -f -- "$0"; )"; )"
+  NNOTES="$NOTEBIN/nnotes"
+fi
+
+$NNOTES daily "$*"
+
diff --git a/gnotes b/gnotes
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..eb6caec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnotes
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+if [ -f "$(which nnotes)" ]; then
+  NNOTES="$(which nnotes)"
+else
+  NOTEBIN="$( dirname -- "$( readlink -f -- "$0"; )"; )"
+  NNOTES="$NOTEBIN/nnotes"
+fi
+
+$NNOTES global "$*"
+
diff --git a/mnotes b/mnotes
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a04d633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mnotes
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+if [ -f "$(which nnotes)" ]; then
+  NNOTES="$(which nnotes)"
+else
+  NOTEBIN="$( dirname -- "$( readlink -f -- "$0"; )"; )"
+  NNOTES="$NOTEBIN/nnotes"
+fi
+
+$NNOTES monthly "$*"
+
diff --git a/nnotes b/nnotes
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4be038c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nnotes
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+NOTETYPE="${1-}"
+if [[ "$NOTETYPE" == "daily" ]]; then
+  DATESTRING="$(date +%Y/%m/%d)"
+  NOTEHEAD=" for $DATESTRING"
+elif [[ "$NOTETYPE" == "monthly" ]]; then
+  DATESTRING="$(date +%Y/%m)"
+  NOTEHEAD=" for $DATESTRING"
+elif [[ "$NOTETYPE" == "yearly" ]]; then
+  DATESTRING="$(date +%Y)"
+  NOTEHEAD=" for $DATESTRING"
+elif [[ "$NOTETYPE" == "global" ]]; then
+  DATESTRING=""
+  NOTEHEAD=""
+else
+  echo "usage: nnotes <type>"
+  echo "           open $EDITOR (\$EDITOR) in the directory for \$type notes"
+  echo "       nnote <type> --help | -h"
+  echo "           get help for a note type"
+  echo " "
+  echo "nnotes requires a type: daily, monthly, yearly, or global"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ "${2-}" == "--help" ] || [ "${2-}" == "-h" ]; then
+  echo "usage: nnotes $NOTETYPE"
+  echo "       open $EDITOR (\$EDITOR) in \$NOTESDIR/$DATESTRING"
+  echo "       default \$NOTESDIR is ~/Notes"
+  echo "       yours is ${NOTESDIR-$HOME/Notes}"
+else
+  NOTESDIR="${NOTESDIR:-$HOME/Notes}"
+  DATEDIR="$NOTESDIR/$DATESTRING"
+  mkdir -p "$DATEDIR"
+  echo "$DATEDIR"
+  pushd "$NOTESDIR" > /dev/null
+  printf "\033]2;$NOTETYPE note\a"
+  $EDITOR
+  printf "\033]2;\a"
+  popd > /dev/null
+fi
diff --git a/ynotes b/ynotes
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..160c223
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ynotes
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+if [ -f "$(which nnotes)" ]; then
+  NNOTES="$(which nnotes)"
+else
+  NOTEBIN="$( dirname -- "$( readlink -f -- "$0"; )"; )"
+  NNOTES="$NOTEBIN/nnotes"
+fi
+
+$NNOTES yearly "$*"
+