diff --git a/core/src/event.rs b/core/src/event.rs
index 3692188..57ece59 100644
--- a/core/src/event.rs
+++ b/core/src/event.rs
@@ -72,15 +72,19 @@ pub enum NotebookEvent {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Display)]
 pub enum KeyEvent {
+    A,
     B,
     E,
     H,
+    I,
     J,
     K,
     L,
     M,
     O,
     W,
+    CapA,
+    CapI,
     CapO,
     DollarSign,
     Num(NumKey),
diff --git a/core/src/state/notebook/consume/note.rs b/core/src/state/notebook/consume/note.rs
index c0a99c6..6de08ea 100644
--- a/core/src/state/notebook/consume/note.rs
+++ b/core/src/state/notebook/consume/note.rs
@@ -98,12 +98,6 @@ pub async fn open(
     Ok(NotebookTransition::OpenNote { note, content })
 }
 
-pub async fn edit(state: &mut NotebookState) -> Result<NotebookTransition> {
-    state.inner_state = InnerState::EditingInsertMode;
-
-    Ok(NotebookTransition::EditMode)
-}
-
 pub async fn view(state: &mut NotebookState) -> Result<NotebookTransition> {
     let note = state.get_editing()?.clone();
 
diff --git a/core/src/state/notebook/inner_state/editing_normal_mode.rs b/core/src/state/notebook/inner_state/editing_normal_mode.rs
index 5cc66bb..a6b3751 100644
--- a/core/src/state/notebook/inner_state/editing_normal_mode.rs
+++ b/core/src/state/notebook/inner_state/editing_normal_mode.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ async fn consume_idle(
         Notebook(SelectNote(note)) => note::select(state, note),
         Notebook(SelectDirectory(directory)) => directory::select(state, directory),
         Notebook(UpdateNoteContent(content)) => note::update_content(db, state, content).await,
-        Notebook(EditNote) => note::edit(state).await,
         Notebook(BrowseNoteTree) => note::browse(state).await,
         Key(KeyEvent::J) => Ok(NotebookTransition::EditingNormalMode(
             NormalModeTransition::MoveCursorDown(1),
@@ -64,6 +63,34 @@ async fn consume_idle(
         Key(KeyEvent::DollarSign) => Ok(NotebookTransition::EditingNormalMode(
             NormalModeTransition::MoveCursorLineEnd,
         )),
+        Key(KeyEvent::I) => {
+            state.inner_state = InnerState::EditingInsertMode;
+
+            Ok(NotebookTransition::EditingNormalMode(
+                NormalModeTransition::InsertAtCursor,
+            ))
+        }
+        Key(KeyEvent::CapI) => {
+            state.inner_state = InnerState::EditingInsertMode;
+
+            Ok(NotebookTransition::EditingNormalMode(
+                NormalModeTransition::InsertAtLineStart,
+            ))
+        }
+        Key(KeyEvent::A) => {
+            state.inner_state = InnerState::EditingInsertMode;
+
+            Ok(NotebookTransition::EditingNormalMode(
+                NormalModeTransition::InsertAfterCursor,
+            ))
+        }
+        Key(KeyEvent::CapA) => {
+            state.inner_state = InnerState::EditingInsertMode;
+
+            Ok(NotebookTransition::EditingNormalMode(
+                NormalModeTransition::InsertAtLineEnd,
+            ))
+        }
         Key(KeyEvent::O) => {
             state.inner_state = InnerState::EditingInsertMode;
 
diff --git a/core/src/transition.rs b/core/src/transition.rs
index 474b6aa..e94ac5c 100644
--- a/core/src/transition.rs
+++ b/core/src/transition.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ pub enum NotebookTransition {
         note: Note,
         content: String,
     },
-    EditMode,
     ViewMode(Note),
     SelectNote(Note),
     SelectDirectory(Directory),
@@ -92,6 +91,10 @@ pub enum NormalModeTransition {
     MoveCursorWordBack(usize),
     MoveCursorLineStart,
     MoveCursorLineEnd,
+    InsertAtCursor,
+    InsertAtLineStart,
+    InsertAfterCursor,
+    InsertAtLineEnd,
     InsertNewLineBelow,
     InsertNewLineAbove,
 }
diff --git a/tui/src/action.rs b/tui/src/action.rs
index 11e0c08..8a398aa 100644
--- a/tui/src/action.rs
+++ b/tui/src/action.rs
@@ -354,16 +354,20 @@ fn to_event(input: Input) -> Option<KeyEvent> {
     };
 
     let event = match code {
+        KeyCode::Char('a') => KeyEvent::A,
         KeyCode::Char('b') => KeyEvent::B,
         KeyCode::Char('e') => KeyEvent::E,
         KeyCode::Char('h') => KeyEvent::H,
+        KeyCode::Char('i') => KeyEvent::I,
         KeyCode::Char('j') => KeyEvent::J,
         KeyCode::Char('k') => KeyEvent::K,
         KeyCode::Char('l') => KeyEvent::L,
         KeyCode::Char('m') => KeyEvent::M,
-        KeyCode::Char('O') => KeyEvent::CapO,
         KeyCode::Char('o') => KeyEvent::O,
         KeyCode::Char('w') => KeyEvent::W,
+        KeyCode::Char('A') => KeyEvent::CapA,
+        KeyCode::Char('I') => KeyEvent::CapI,
+        KeyCode::Char('O') => KeyEvent::CapO,
         KeyCode::Char('1') => NumKey::One.into(),
         KeyCode::Char('2') => NumKey::Two.into(),
         KeyCode::Char('3') => NumKey::Three.into(),
diff --git a/tui/src/context/notebook.rs b/tui/src/context/notebook.rs
index e6542a4..183d049 100644
--- a/tui/src/context/notebook.rs
+++ b/tui/src/context/notebook.rs
@@ -259,10 +259,6 @@ impl NotebookContext {
 
                 Action::Dispatch(NotebookEvent::BrowseNoteTree.into())
             }
-            KeyCode::Char('i') => {
-                self.state = ContextState::EditorInsertMode;
-                Action::Dispatch(NotebookEvent::EditNote.into())
-            }
             KeyCode::Char('t') => {
                 self.show_line_number = !self.show_line_number;
 
@@ -274,8 +270,8 @@ impl NotebookContext {
             }
             .into(),
             KeyCode::Char(
-                'h' | 'j' | 'k' | 'l' | 'w' | 'e' | 'b' | 'o' | 'O' | '$' | '0' | '1' | '2' | '3'
-                | '4' | '5' | '6' | '7' | '8' | '9',
+                'a' | 'h' | 'i' | 'j' | 'k' | 'l' | 'w' | 'e' | 'b' | 'o' | 'A' | 'I' | 'O' | '$'
+                | '0' | '1' | '2' | '3' | '4' | '5' | '6' | '7' | '8' | '9',
             )
             | KeyCode::Esc => Action::PassThrough,
             _ => Action::None,
diff --git a/tui/src/transitions.rs b/tui/src/transitions.rs
index 16fefe8..0ea02bc 100644
--- a/tui/src/transitions.rs
+++ b/tui/src/transitions.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ impl App {
 
                 self.glues.dispatch(event).await.log_unwrap();
             }
-            NotebookTransition::EditMode => {}
             NotebookTransition::RemoveNote {
                 selected_directory, ..
             }
@@ -241,6 +240,24 @@ impl App {
                 self.context.notebook.editor.move_cursor(CursorMove::Up);
                 self.context.notebook.state = context::notebook::ContextState::EditorInsertMode;
             }
+            NotebookTransition::EditingNormalMode(NormalModeTransition::InsertAtCursor) => {
+                self.context.notebook.state = context::notebook::ContextState::EditorInsertMode;
+            }
+            NotebookTransition::EditingNormalMode(NormalModeTransition::InsertAtLineStart) => {
+                self.context.notebook.editor.move_cursor(CursorMove::Head);
+                self.context.notebook.state = context::notebook::ContextState::EditorInsertMode;
+            }
+            NotebookTransition::EditingNormalMode(NormalModeTransition::InsertAfterCursor) => {
+                self.context
+                    .notebook
+                    .editor
+                    .move_cursor(CursorMove::Forward);
+                self.context.notebook.state = context::notebook::ContextState::EditorInsertMode;
+            }
+            NotebookTransition::EditingNormalMode(NormalModeTransition::InsertAtLineEnd) => {
+                self.context.notebook.editor.move_cursor(CursorMove::End);
+                self.context.notebook.state = context::notebook::ContextState::EditorInsertMode;
+            }
             NotebookTransition::Alert(message) => {
                 log!("[Alert] {message}");
                 self.context.alert = Some(message);