diff --git a/adapter/fzf/finder.go b/adapter/fzf/finder.go
index 5f07f32..b717bad 100644
--- a/adapter/fzf/finder.go
+++ b/adapter/fzf/finder.go
@@ -1,29 +1,44 @@
 package fzf
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/core/note"
 	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/core/style"
+	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/core/zk"
 	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/util/opt"
 	stringsutil "github.com/mickael-menu/zk/util/strings"
 )
 
 // NoteFinder wraps a note.Finder and filters its result interactively using fzf.
 type NoteFinder struct {
+	opts   NoteFinderOpts
 	finder note.Finder
 	styler style.Styler
 }
 
-func NewNoteFinder(finder note.Finder, styler style.Styler) *NoteFinder {
-	return &NoteFinder{finder, styler}
+type NoteFinderOpts struct {
+	// Indicates whether fzf is opened for every query, even if empty.
+	AlwaysFilter bool
+	// When non nil, a "create new note from query" binding will be added to
+	// fzf to create a note in this directory.
+	NewNoteDir *zk.Dir
+}
+
+func NewNoteFinder(opts NoteFinderOpts, finder note.Finder, styler style.Styler) *NoteFinder {
+	return &NoteFinder{
+		opts:   opts,
+		finder: finder,
+		styler: styler,
+	}
 }
 
 func (f *NoteFinder) Find(opts note.FinderOpts) ([]note.Match, error) {
 	isInteractive, opts := popInteractiveFilter(opts)
 	matches, err := f.finder.Find(opts)
 
-	if !isInteractive || err != nil || len(matches) == 0 {
+	if !isInteractive || err != nil || (!f.opts.AlwaysFilter && len(matches) == 0) {
 		return matches, err
 	}
 
@@ -34,10 +49,26 @@ func (f *NoteFinder) Find(opts note.FinderOpts) ([]note.Match, error) {
 		return selectedMatches, err
 	}
 
+	bindings := []Binding{}
+
+	if dir := f.opts.NewNoteDir; dir != nil {
+		suffix := ""
+		if dir.Name != "" {
+			suffix = " in " + dir.Name + "/"
+		}
+
+		bindings = append(bindings, Binding{
+			Keys:        "Ctrl-N",
+			Description: "create a note with the query as title" + suffix,
+			Action:      fmt.Sprintf("abort+execute(%s new %s --title {q} < /dev/tty > /dev/tty)", zkBin, dir.Path),
+		})
+	}
+
 	fzf, err := New(Opts{
 		// PreviewCmd: opt.NewString("bat -p --theme Nord --color always {1}"),
 		PreviewCmd: opt.NewString(zkBin + " list -f {{raw-content}} {1}"),
 		Padding:    2,
+		Bindings: bindings,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return selectedMatches, err
diff --git a/adapter/fzf/fzf.go b/adapter/fzf/fzf.go
index da637d6..e734178 100644
--- a/adapter/fzf/fzf.go
+++ b/adapter/fzf/fzf.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/core/note"
 	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/util/errors"
 	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/util/opt"
 	stringsutil "github.com/mickael-menu/zk/util/strings"
@@ -27,6 +28,18 @@ type Opts struct {
 	Padding int
 	// Delimiter used by fzf between fields.
 	Delimiter string
+	// List of key bindings enabled in fzf.
+	Bindings []Binding
+}
+
+// Binding represents a keyboard shortcut bound to an action in fzf.
+type Binding struct {
+	// Keyboard shortcut, e.g. `ctrl-n`.
+	Keys string
+	// fzf action, see `man fzf`.
+	Action string
+	// Description which will be displayed as a fzf header if not empty.
+	Description string
 }
 
 // Fzf filters a set of fields using fzf.
@@ -65,14 +78,30 @@ func New(opts Opts) (*Fzf, error) {
 		"--tabstop", "4",
 		"--height", "100%",
 		"--layout", "reverse",
-		// FIXME: Use it to create a new note? Like notational velocity
-		// "--print-query",
+		//"--info", "inline",
 		// Make sure the path and titles are always visible
 		"--no-hscroll",
 		// Don't highlight search terms
 		"--color", "hl:-1,hl+:-1",
 		"--preview-window", "wrap",
 	}
+
+	header := ""
+	binds := []string{}
+	for _, binding := range opts.Bindings {
+		if binding.Description != "" {
+			header += binding.Keys + ": " + binding.Description + "\n"
+		}
+		binds = append(binds, binding.Keys+":"+binding.Action)
+	}
+
+	if header != "" {
+		args = append(args, "--header", strings.TrimSpace(header))
+	}
+	if len(binds) > 0 {
+		args = append(args, "--bind", strings.Join(binds, ","))
+	}
+
 	if !opts.PreviewCmd.IsNull() {
 		args = append(args, "--preview", opts.PreviewCmd.String())
 	}
@@ -108,14 +137,19 @@ func New(opts Opts) (*Fzf, error) {
 		}()
 
 		output, err := cmd.Output()
+
 		if err != nil {
-			if err, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok &&
-				err.ExitCode() != exitInterrupted &&
-				err.ExitCode() != exitNoMatch {
+			exitErr, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError)
+			switch {
+			case ok && exitErr.ExitCode() == exitInterrupted:
+				f.err = note.ErrCanceled
+			case ok && exitErr.ExitCode() == exitNoMatch:
+				break
+			default:
 				f.err = errors.Wrap(err, "failed to filter interactively the output with fzf, try again without --interactive or make sure you have a working fzf installation")
 			}
 		} else {
-			f.parseSelection(string(output))
+			f.parseSelection(output)
 		}
 	}()
 
@@ -123,7 +157,7 @@ func New(opts Opts) (*Fzf, error) {
 }
 
 // parseSelection extracts the fields from fzf's output.
-func (f *Fzf) parseSelection(output string) {
+func (f *Fzf) parseSelection(output []byte) {
 	f.selection = make([][]string, 0)
 	lines := stringsutil.SplitLines(string(output))
 	for _, line := range lines {
diff --git a/cmd/container.go b/cmd/container.go
index b12af73..6bf860c 100644
--- a/cmd/container.go
+++ b/cmd/container.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/adapter/markdown"
 	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/adapter/sqlite"
 	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/adapter/term"
-	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/core/note"
 	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/core/zk"
 	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/util"
 	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/util/date"
@@ -58,9 +57,9 @@ func (c *Container) Parser() *markdown.Parser {
 	return markdown.NewParser()
 }
 
-func (c *Container) NoteFinder(tx sqlite.Transaction) note.Finder {
+func (c *Container) NoteFinder(tx sqlite.Transaction, opts fzf.NoteFinderOpts) *fzf.NoteFinder {
 	notes := sqlite.NewNoteDAO(tx, c.Logger)
-	return fzf.NewNoteFinder(notes, c.Terminal)
+	return fzf.NewNoteFinder(opts, notes, c.Terminal)
 }
 
 // Database returns the DB instance for the given slip box, after executing any
diff --git a/cmd/edit.go b/cmd/edit.go
index 689501a..3d7c20a 100644
--- a/cmd/edit.go
+++ b/cmd/edit.go
@@ -4,16 +4,18 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 
+	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/adapter/fzf"
 	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/adapter/sqlite"
 	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/core/note"
+	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/core/zk"
 	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/util/errors"
 )
 
 // Edit opens notes matching a set of criteria with the user editor.
 type Edit struct {
-	Filtering `embed`
-	Sorting   `embed`
-	Force     bool `help:"Don't confirm before editing many notes at the same time" short:"f"`
+	Filtering
+	Sorting
+	Force bool `help:"Don't confirm before editing many notes at the same time" short:"f"`
 }
 
 func (cmd *Edit) Run(container *Container) error {
@@ -34,10 +36,17 @@ func (cmd *Edit) Run(container *Container) error {
 
 	var notes []note.Match
 	err = db.WithTransaction(func(tx sqlite.Transaction) error {
-		notes, err = container.NoteFinder(tx).Find(*opts)
+		finder := container.NoteFinder(tx, fzf.NoteFinderOpts{
+			AlwaysFilter: true,
+			NewNoteDir:   cmd.newNoteDir(zk),
+		})
+		notes, err = finder.Find(*opts)
 		return err
 	})
 	if err != nil {
+		if err == note.ErrCanceled {
+			return nil
+		}
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -60,9 +69,29 @@ func (cmd *Edit) Run(container *Container) error {
 		}
 
 		note.Edit(zk, paths...)
+
 	} else {
 		fmt.Println("Found 0 note")
 	}
 
 	return err
 }
+
+// newNoteDir returns the directory in which to create a new note when the fzf
+// binding is triggered.
+func (cmd *Edit) newNoteDir(zk *zk.Zk) *zk.Dir {
+	switch len(cmd.Path) {
+	case 0:
+		dir := zk.RootDir()
+		return &dir
+	case 1:
+		dir, err := zk.DirAt(cmd.Path[0])
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return dir
+	default:
+		// More than one directory, it's ambiguous for the "new note" fzf binding.
+		return nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/list.go b/cmd/list.go
index 2f5196b..b954a21 100644
--- a/cmd/list.go
+++ b/cmd/list.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/adapter/fzf"
 	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/adapter/sqlite"
 	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/core/note"
 	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/util/errors"
@@ -54,10 +55,16 @@ func (cmd *List) Run(container *Container) error {
 
 	var notes []note.Match
 	err = db.WithTransaction(func(tx sqlite.Transaction) error {
-		notes, err = container.NoteFinder(tx).Find(*opts)
+		finder := container.NoteFinder(tx, fzf.NoteFinderOpts{
+			AlwaysFilter: false,
+		})
+		notes, err = finder.Find(*opts)
 		return err
 	})
 	if err != nil {
+		if err == note.ErrCanceled {
+			return nil
+		}
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/note/edit.go b/core/note/edit.go
index 5455f13..5852d7b 100644
--- a/core/note/edit.go
+++ b/core/note/edit.go
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ package note
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/kballard/go-shellquote"
 	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/core/zk"
 	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/util/errors"
+	executil "github.com/mickael-menu/zk/util/exec"
 	"github.com/mickael-menu/zk/util/opt"
 	osutil "github.com/mickael-menu/zk/util/os"
 )
@@ -19,22 +19,12 @@ func Edit(zk *zk.Zk, paths ...string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("no editor set in config")
 	}
 
-	wrap := errors.Wrapperf("failed to launch editor: %v", editor)
-
-	args, err := shellquote.Split(editor.String())
-	if err != nil {
-		return wrap(err)
-	}
-	if len(args) == 0 {
-		return wrap(fmt.Errorf("editor command is not valid: %v", editor))
-	}
-	args = append(args, paths...)
-
-	cmd := exec.Command(args[0], args[1:]...)
+	cmd := executil.CommandFromString(editor.String(), paths...)
 	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
 	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 
-	return wrap(cmd.Run())
+	return errors.Wrapf(cmd.Run(), "failed to launch editor: %s %s", editor, strings.Join(paths, " "))
 }
 
 // editor returns the editor command to use to edit a note.
diff --git a/core/note/find.go b/core/note/find.go
index c102ba4..1cb777f 100644
--- a/core/note/find.go
+++ b/core/note/find.go
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 package note
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 )
 
+// ErrCanceled is returned when the user cancelled an operation.
+var ErrCanceled = errors.New("canceled")
+
 // Finder retrieves notes matching the given options.
 //
 // Returns the number of matches found.
diff --git a/core/zk/zk.go b/core/zk/zk.go
index 222d58e..e973ab4 100644
--- a/core/zk/zk.go
+++ b/core/zk/zk.go
@@ -144,6 +144,15 @@ func (zk *Zk) RelPath(path string) (string, error) {
 	return path, nil
 }
 
+// RootDir returns the root Dir for this slip box.
+func (zk *Zk) RootDir() Dir {
+	return Dir{
+		Name:   "",
+		Path:   zk.Path,
+		Config: zk.Config.DirConfig,
+	}
+}
+
 // DirAt returns a Dir representation of the slip box directory at the given path.
 func (zk *Zk) DirAt(path string, overrides ...ConfigOverrides) (*Dir, error) {
 	path, err := filepath.Abs(path)
diff --git a/core/zk/zk_test.go b/core/zk/zk_test.go
index 49f49e2..323f9e9 100644
--- a/core/zk/zk_test.go
+++ b/core/zk/zk_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@ func TestDBPath(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, zk.DBPath(), filepath.Join(wd, ".zk/data.db"))
 }
 
+func TestRootDir(t *testing.T) {
+	wd, _ := os.Getwd()
+	zk := &Zk{Path: wd}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, zk.RootDir(), Dir{
+		Name:   "",
+		Path:   wd,
+		Config: zk.Config.DirConfig,
+	})
+}
+
 func TestRelativePathFromGivenPath(t *testing.T) {
 	// The tests are relative to the working directory, for convenience.
 	wd, _ := os.Getwd()
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8977dc9..846bb3a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,21 +12,21 @@ require (
 	github.com/gosimple/slug v1.9.0
 	github.com/jehiah/go-strftime v0.0.0-20171201141054-1d33003b3869 // indirect
 	github.com/kballard/go-shellquote v0.0.0-20180428030007-95032a82bc51
-	github.com/lestrrat-go/strftime v1.0.3
+	github.com/lestrrat-go/strftime v1.0.4
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.12
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.10 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.6
 	github.com/mickael-menu/pretty v0.2.3
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.8.1
+	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.6.2 // indirect
 	github.com/rvflash/elapsed v0.2.0
-	github.com/schollz/progressbar/v3 v3.7.3
+	github.com/schollz/progressbar/v3 v3.7.4
 	github.com/tebeka/strftime v0.1.5 // indirect
 	github.com/tj/go-naturaldate v1.3.0
-	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.1
+	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.2
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark-meta v1.0.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210113181707-4bcb84eeeb78 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/djherbis/times.v1 v1.2.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 06825a1..e934e49 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ github.com/lestrrat-go/envload v0.0.0-20180220234015-a3eb8ddeffcc h1:RKf14vYWi2t
 github.com/lestrrat-go/envload v0.0.0-20180220234015-a3eb8ddeffcc/go.mod h1:kopuH9ugFRkIXf3YoqHKyrJ9YfUFsckUU9S7B+XP+is=
 github.com/lestrrat-go/strftime v1.0.3 h1:qqOPU7y+TM8Y803I8fG9c/DyKG3xH/xkng6keC1015Q=
 github.com/lestrrat-go/strftime v1.0.3/go.mod h1:E1nN3pCbtMSu1yjSVeyuRFVm/U0xoR76fd03sz+Qz4g=
+github.com/lestrrat-go/strftime v1.0.4 h1:T1Rb9EPkAhgxKqbcMIPguPq8glqXTA1koF8n9BHElA8=
+github.com/lestrrat-go/strftime v1.0.4/go.mod h1:E1nN3pCbtMSu1yjSVeyuRFVm/U0xoR76fd03sz+Qz4g=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.0.0/go.mod h1:5WUZQaWbwv1U+lTReE5YruASi9Al49XbQIvNi/34Woo=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.1.0/go.mod h1:5WUZQaWbwv1U+lTReE5YruASi9Al49XbQIvNi/34Woo=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.2.0/go.mod h1:5WUZQaWbwv1U+lTReE5YruASi9Al49XbQIvNi/34Woo=
@@ -125,6 +127,8 @@ github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.8.1 h1:1Nf83orprkJyknT6h7zbuEGUEjcyVlCxSUGTENmNC
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.8.1/go.mod h1:T2/BmBdy8dvIRq1a/8aqjN41wvWlN4lrapLU/GW4pbc=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1 h1:iURUrRGxPUNPdy5/HRSm+Yj6okJ6UtLINN0Q9M4+h3I=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
+github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
+github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/rainycape/unidecode v0.0.0-20150907023854-cb7f23ec59be h1:ta7tUOvsPHVHGom5hKW5VXNc2xZIkfCKP8iaqOyYtUQ=
@@ -145,6 +149,8 @@ github.com/rvflash/elapsed v0.2.0/go.mod h1:sgjohdXO66LHVgIEQpO92eQjDWyZ5twX1ow1
 github.com/satori/go.uuid v1.2.0/go.mod h1:dA0hQrYB0VpLJoorglMZABFdXlWrHn1NEOzdhQKdks0=
 github.com/schollz/progressbar/v3 v3.7.3 h1:U0etV6FzAPBne0ZqoWwThp7FEdfcTX2lHzQYh5B7scE=
 github.com/schollz/progressbar/v3 v3.7.3/go.mod h1:fBsumCeOE+GOuGKY1JldFX0eRT6gkw3sw9eZTt2bFgE=
+github.com/schollz/progressbar/v3 v3.7.4 h1:G2HfclnGJR2HtTOmFkERQcRqo9J20asOFiuD6AnI5EQ=
+github.com/schollz/progressbar/v3 v3.7.4/go.mod h1:1H8m5kMPW6q5fyjpDqtBHW1JT22mu2NwHQ1ApuCPh/8=
 github.com/shopspring/decimal v0.0.0-20180709203117-cd690d0c9e24 h1:pntxY8Ary0t43dCZ5dqY4YTJCObLY1kIXl0uzMv+7DE=
 github.com/shopspring/decimal v0.0.0-20180709203117-cd690d0c9e24/go.mod h1:M+9NzErvs504Cn4c5DxATwIqPbtswREoFCre64PpcG4=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.4.1/go.mod h1:ni0Sbl8bgC9z8RoU9G6nDWqqs/fq4eDPysMBDgk/93Q=
@@ -168,6 +174,8 @@ github.com/tj/go-naturaldate v1.3.0/go.mod h1:rpUbjivDKiS1BlfMGc2qUKNZ/yxgthOfmy
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.2.1/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.1 h1:eVwehsLsZlCJCwXyGLgg+Q4iFWE/eTIMG0e8waCmm/I=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.1/go.mod h1:mwnBkeHKe2W/ZEtQ+71ViKU8L12m81fl3OWwC1Zlc8k=
+github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.2 h1:YjHC5TgyMmHpicTgEqDN0Q96Xo8K6tLXPnmNOHXCgs0=
+github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.2/go.mod h1:mwnBkeHKe2W/ZEtQ+71ViKU8L12m81fl3OWwC1Zlc8k=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark-meta v1.0.0 h1:ScsatUIT2gFS6azqzLGUjgOnELsBOxMXerM3ogdJhAM=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark-meta v1.0.0/go.mod h1:zsNNOrZ4nLuyHAJeLQEZcQat8dm70SmB2kHbls092Gc=
 github.com/zenazn/goji v0.9.0/go.mod h1:7S9M489iMyHBNxwZnk9/EHS098H4/F6TATF2mIxtB1Q=
@@ -210,6 +218,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201119102817-f84b799fce68/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201223074533-0d417f636930/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210113181707-4bcb84eeeb78 h1:nVuTkr9L6Bq62qpUqKo/RnZCFfzDBL0bYo6w9OJUqZY=
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+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210124154548-22da62e12c0c h1:VwygUrnw9jn88c4u8GD3rZQbqrP/tgas88tPUbBxQrk=
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diff --git a/util/exec/exec_unix.go b/util/exec/exec_unix.go
index edf12ad..76c7aaf 100644
--- a/util/exec/exec_unix.go
+++ b/util/exec/exec_unix.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ package exec
 import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+
+	"github.com/kballard/go-shellquote"
 )
 
 // CommandFromString returns a Cmd running the given command with $SHELL.
@@ -13,6 +15,6 @@ func CommandFromString(command string, args ...string) *exec.Cmd {
 	if len(shell) == 0 {
 		shell = "sh"
 	}
-	args = append([]string{"-c", command}, args...)
+	args = append([]string{"-c", command + " " + shellquote.Join(args...)})
 	return exec.Command(shell, args...)
 }