diff --git a/static/js/notes.js b/static/js/notes.js
index cf9886439..aa854078c 100644
--- a/static/js/notes.js
+++ b/static/js/notes.js
@@ -1835,6 +1835,9 @@ function _renderNotes() {
           <button class="note-checkbox-agent${agentDoneClass}" data-note-id="${_attrEsc(note.id)}" data-idx="${i}"${agentSessionAttr} data-agent-title="${_attrEsc(agentMenuTitle)}" title="${_attrEsc(agentTitle)}">
             <svg width="10" height="10" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M12 8V4H8"/><rect x="4" y="8" width="16" height="12" rx="2"/><path d="M2 14h2M20 14h2M15 13v2M9 13v2"/></svg>
           </button>
+          <button class="note-checkbox-edit" data-note-id="${note.id}" data-idx="${i}" title="Edit item">
+            <svg width="10" height="10" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M11 4H4a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v14a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h14a2 2 0 0 0 2-2v-7"/><path d="M18.5 2.5a2.121 2.121 0 0 1 3 3L12 15l-4 1 1-4 9.5-9.5z"/></svg>
+          </button>
           <button class="note-checkbox-rm" data-note-id="${note.id}" data-idx="${i}" title="Delete item">
             <svg width="10" height="10" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.5" stroke-linecap="round"><line x1="18" y1="6" x2="6" y2="18"/><line x1="6" y1="6" x2="18" y2="18"/></svg>
           </button>
@@ -2518,6 +2521,85 @@ function _bindCardEvents(body) {
     });
   });
 
+  function _startChecklistItemEdit(noteId, idx, span) {
+    if (span.isContentEditable) return;
+    const note = _notes.find(n => n.id === noteId);
+    if (!note || !Array.isArray(note.items) || !note.items[idx]) return;
+    
+    span.textContent = note.items[idx].text || '';
+    span.contentEditable = "true";
+    span.spellcheck = false;
+    span.focus();
+    
+    const selection = window.getSelection();
+    const range = document.createRange();
+    range.selectNodeContents(span);
+    selection.removeAllRanges();
+    selection.addRange(range);
+
+    const save = () => {
+      if (!span.isContentEditable) return;
+      span.contentEditable = "false";
+      const newText = span.textContent.trim();
+      const oldText = (note.items[idx].text || '').trim();
+      
+      if (newText === oldText) {
+        _renderNotes();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const oldItem = note.items[idx];
+      if (!newText) {
+        note.items.splice(idx, 1);
+      } else {
+        note.items[idx].text = newText;
+      }
+
+      _patchNote(noteId, { items: note.items }).catch(() => {
+        if (!newText) note.items.splice(idx, 0, oldItem);
+        else note.items[idx].text = oldText;
+        _renderNotes();
+        uiModule.showError('Failed to update item');
+      });
+      _renderNotes();
+    };
+
+    const onKeydown = (e) => {
+      if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        save();
+      } else if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        span.contentEditable = "false";
+        _renderNotes();
+      }
+    };
+
+    span.addEventListener('blur', save, { once: true });
+    span.addEventListener('keydown', onKeydown);
+  }
+
+  // Edit a single checklist item (hover Edit button)
+  body.querySelectorAll('.note-checkbox-edit').forEach(btn => {
+    btn.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+      e.stopPropagation();
+      if (_selectMode) return;
+      const noteId = btn.dataset.noteId;
+      const idx = parseInt(btn.dataset.idx);
+      const span = btn.parentElement.querySelector('.note-check-text');
+      if (span) _startChecklistItemEdit(noteId, idx, span);
+    });
+  });
+
+  // Prevent clicks from toggling the row while actively editing inline
+  body.querySelectorAll('.note-check-text').forEach(span => {
+    span.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+      if (span.isContentEditable) {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
   // Per-item agent solve (hover button next to the X). Scoped to one todo
   // item — uses the note title as context if present, but only the single
   // item's text as the work. Mirrors the per-note _agentSolveNote pattern.
diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index 3af43307e..99bedacf9 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -34117,7 +34117,7 @@ body.notes-mobile-mode.notes-drag-mode .note-card-pin.active {
   word-break: break-all;
 }
 .note-link:hover { opacity: 0.8; }
-.note-checkbox-rm {
+.note-checkbox-edit, .note-checkbox-rm {
   flex: 0 0 auto;
   background: transparent;
   border: none;
@@ -34129,13 +34129,25 @@ body.notes-mobile-mode.notes-drag-mode .note-card-pin.active {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
-  margin-left: auto;
-  margin-right: 0;
+  margin-left: 2px;
   transition: opacity 0.12s, background 0.12s, color 0.12s;
 }
+.note-checkbox-rm { margin-left: auto; }
+.note-checkbox-edit { margin-left: auto; }
+.note-checkbox:hover .note-checkbox-edit,
 .note-checkbox:hover .note-checkbox-rm { opacity: 0.55; }
 .note-checkbox-rm:hover { opacity: 1 !important; color: var(--red); background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--red) 12%, transparent); }
+.note-checkbox-edit:hover { opacity: 1 !important; color: var(--accent, var(--blue)); background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent, var(--blue)) 12%, transparent); }
+.note-card-selectmode .note-checkbox-edit,
 .note-card-selectmode .note-checkbox-rm { display: none; }
+.note-check-text[contenteditable="true"] {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--fg) 8%, transparent);
+  outline: 1px solid var(--accent, var(--blue));
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  cursor: text;
+  padding: 0 2px;
+  margin: 0 -2px;
+}
 .note-check-dot {
   width: 16px;
   height: 16px;