Deepnote Notebook Editor

Goal

Edit Deepnote .ipynb notebooks so that changes are visible when the file is re-imported into Deepnote.

When to use

• Editing cells in a Deepnote-exported .ipynb file
• Adding new SQL or code cells to a Deepnote notebook
• Modifying queries or markdown in Deepnote notebooks

When not to use

• Standard Jupyter notebooks (no deepnote_source in metadata)
• Notebooks created in JupyterLab, VS Code, or Colab

The Problem

Deepnote notebooks look like standard .ipynb files but store a duplicate of each cell's content in metadata.deepnote_source. Deepnote reads from deepnote_source on import, NOT from the standard source field. If you only update source (which NotebookEdit does), Deepnote shows the old content.

Cell Types