src/components/keyboard-navigable-note-list.tsx

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export function KeyboardNavigableNoteList({
     }
   }, [])
 
-  const { selectedIndex } = useNoteListKeyboard({
+  const { selectedIndex, prefetchNote } = useNoteListKeyboard({
     notes,
     onEdit,
     onFavorite: handleFavorite,

src/components/note-card.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use client'
 
 import Link from 'next/link'
+import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation'
 import { Note } from '@/types/note'
 import { Card, CardContent } from '@/components/ui/card'
 import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge'
@@ -16,12 +17,21 @@ const typeColors: Record<string, string> = {
 }
 
 export function NoteCard({ note }: { note: Note }) {
+  const router = useRouter()
   const preview = note.content.slice(0, 100) + (note.content.length > 100 ? '...' : '')
   const typeColor = typeColors[note.type] || typeColors.note
 
+  const handleMouseEnter = () => {
+    // Prefetch on hover for faster navigation
+    router.prefetch(`/notes/${note.id}`)
+  }
+
   return (
-    <Link href={`/notes/${note.id}`}>
+    <Link href={`/notes/${note.id}`} prefetch={true}>
-      <Card className="hover:shadow-md transition-shadow cursor-pointer h-full">
+      <Card
+        className="hover:shadow-md transition-shadow cursor-pointer h-full"
+        onMouseEnter={handleMouseEnter}
+      >
         <CardContent className="p-4">
           <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-2 mb-2">
             <h3 className="font-semibold text-lg line-clamp-1">{note.title}</h3>

src/hooks/use-note-list-keyboard.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useCallback, useState } from 'react'
+import { useEffect, useCallback, useState, useRef } from 'react'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation'
 import { Note } from '@/types/note'
 
@@ -17,10 +17,19 @@ export function useNoteListKeyboard({
 }: UseNoteListKeyboardOptions) {
   const [selectedIndex, setSelectedIndex] = useState(-1)
   const router = useRouter()
+  const prefetchedRef = useRef<Set<string>>(new Set())
+
+  // Prefetch a note's page data for faster navigation
+  const prefetchNote = useCallback((noteId: string) => {
+    if (prefetchedRef.current.has(noteId)) return
+    prefetchedRef.current.add(noteId)
+    router.prefetch(`/notes/${noteId}`)
+  }, [router])
 
   // Reset selection when notes change
   useEffect(() => {
     setSelectedIndex(-1)
+    prefetchedRef.current.clear()
   }, [notes.length])
 
   const handleKeyDown = useCallback(
@@ -38,13 +47,19 @@ export function useNoteListKeyboard({
       switch (e.key) {
         case 'ArrowDown':
           e.preventDefault()
-          setSelectedIndex((prev) =>
+          setSelectedIndex((prev) => {
-            prev < notes.length - 1 ? prev + 1 : notes.length - 1
+            const next = prev < notes.length - 1 ? prev + 1 : notes.length - 1
-          )
+            if (notes[next]) prefetchNote(notes[next].id)
+            return next
+          })
           break
         case 'ArrowUp':
           e.preventDefault()
-          setSelectedIndex((prev) => (prev > 0 ? prev - 1 : -1))
+          setSelectedIndex((prev) => {
+            const next = prev > 0 ? prev - 1 : -1
+            if (next >= 0 && notes[next]) prefetchNote(notes[next].id)
+            return next
+          })
           break
         case 'Enter':
           e.preventDefault()
@@ -75,7 +90,7 @@ export function useNoteListKeyboard({
           break
       }
     },
-    [notes, selectedIndex, router, onEdit, onFavorite, onPin]
+    [notes, selectedIndex, router, onEdit, onFavorite, onPin, prefetchNote]
   )
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -83,5 +98,5 @@ export function useNoteListKeyboard({
     return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown)
   }, [handleKeyDown])
 
-  return { selectedIndex, setSelectedIndex }
+  return { selectedIndex, setSelectedIndex, prefetchNote }
 }