diff --git a/papers/plugins/texnote/note_sample.tex b/papers/plugins/texnote/note_sample.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc97042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/papers/plugins/texnote/note_sample.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+\documentclass{article}
+
+\usepackage{amsmath}
+\usepackage{amsfonts}
+\usepackage{amssymb}
+
+\usepackage{algorithm}
+\usepackage{algorithmic}
+	
+\usepackage{graphics}
+\usepackage{graphicx}
+
+\usepackage{hyperref}
+\usepackage{verbatim}
+\usepackage{url}
+
+\usepackage{caption}
+\usepackage{subcaption} 
+
+\begin{document}
+
+\begin{center}
+\Large{\textbf{TITLE}} \\ [0.2cm]
+\small{\textsc{AUTHOR}} \\ [0.2cm]
+\normalsize{\textsc{YEAR}} \\ [1cm]
+\end{center}
+
+\begin{abstract}
+	ABSTRACT
+\end{abstract}
+
+\section{Notes}
+	Write your notes here.
+
+\end{document}
diff --git a/papers/plugins/texnote/texnote_cmd.py b/papers/plugins/texnote/texnote_cmd.py
index a32cda2..390cb84 100644
--- a/papers/plugins/texnote/texnote_cmd.py
+++ b/papers/plugins/texnote/texnote_cmd.py
@@ -1,11 +1,136 @@
-#from ... import pretty
-#from ... import repo
+#import ConfigParser
 
+#from ... import configs
+#cfg = configs.read_config()
+
+#TEXNOTE_SECTION = 'texnote'
+#DEFAULT_EDIT_CMD = cfg.get(configs.MAIN_SECTION, 'edit-cmd')
+
+#TODO file should not be created before the end of the process to ensure everything went ok
+#TODO add subparser to have more feature
+#TODO add clean command to wipe out any compilation file
+#TODO add function to merge several texnote in one based on a research result
+
+import os
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+
+from ...color import colored
+from ... import repo
+from ...paper import NoDocumentFile
+from ... import configs
+from ... import files
+
+TEXNOTE_SECTION = 'texnote'
+TEXNOTE_SAMPLE_FILE = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'note_sample.tex')
+TEXNOTE_DIR = 'texnote'
 
 def parser(subparsers, config):
     parser = subparsers.add_parser('texnote', help="edit advance note in latex")
+    parser.add_argument('ref', help='the paper associated citekey or number')
+    parser.add_argument('-v', '--view', action='store_true', help='open the paper in a pdf viewer', default=None)
     return parser
 
 
-def command(config, ui):
+def command(config, ui, ref, view):
     ui.print_('texnote test')
+    if view is not None:
+        subprocess.Popen(['papers', 'open', ref])
+
+    # check if citekey exist
+    open_texnote(config, ui, ref)
+
+
+
+def open_texnote(config, ui, ref):
+    rp = repo.Repository.from_directory(config)
+    paper = rp.paper_from_ref(ref, fatal=True)
+
+    if not paper.metadata.has_key('texnote'):
+        texnote_dir = os.path.join(rp.papersdir, TEXNOTE_DIR)
+        # if folder does not exist create it
+        if not os.path.exists(texnote_dir):
+            os.mkdir(texnote_dir)
+        texnote_path = os.path.join(texnote_dir, paper.citekey + '.tex')
+        paper.metadata['texnote'] =  files.clean_path(texnote_path)
+        # save path in metadata
+        metapath = rp.path_to_paper_file(paper.citekey, 'meta')
+        files.save_meta(paper.metadata, metapath)
+
+    texnote_path = paper.metadata['texnote']
+    # test if doc exist else copy the sample one
+    if not files.check_file(texnote_path):
+        shutil.copyfile(TEXNOTE_SAMPLE_FILE, texnote_path)
+    #should autofill at every opening or not ? usefull if bib changes but the filling should be improved
+    autofill_texnote(texnote_path, paper.bibentry)
+
+    #open the file using the config editor
+    if config.has_option(TEXNOTE_SECTION, 'edit-cmd'):
+        #os.system(config.get(TEXNOTE_SECTION, 'edit-cmd') + ' ' + texnote_path + " &")
+        subprocess.Popen([config.get(TEXNOTE_SECTION, 'edit-cmd'), texnote_path])
+    else:
+        #os.system(config.get(configs.MAIN_SECTION, 'edit-cmd') + ' ' + texnote_path + " &")
+        subprocess.Popen([config.get(configs.MAIN_SECTION, 'edit-cmd'), texnote_path])
+
+
+
+##### ugly replace by proper #####
+def format_author(author):
+    first = author.first()
+    middle = author.middle()
+    last = author.last()
+    formatted = ''
+    if first:
+        formatted += first[0]
+    if middle:
+        formatted += ' ' + middle[0] + '.'
+    if last:
+        formatted += ' ' + last[0]
+    return formatted
+
+def concatenate_authors(authors):
+    concatenated = ''
+    for a in range(len(authors)):
+        if len(authors) > 1 and a > 0:
+            if a == len(authors) - 1:
+                concatenated += 'and '
+            else :
+                concatenated += ', '
+        concatenated += authors[a]
+    return concatenated
+#####
+
+
+def autofill_texnote(texnote_path, bibentry):
+    # read file
+    f = open(texnote_path, "r")
+    text = f.read()
+    f.close()
+    # modify with bib info
+    print bibentry
+    fields = bibentry.fields
+    persons = bibentry.persons
+
+    if fields.has_key('title'):
+        title_str = fields['title']
+        text = text.replace("TITLE", title_str)
+
+    if fields.has_key('year'):
+        year_str = fields['year']
+        text = text.replace("YEAR", year_str)
+
+    if fields.has_key('abstract'):
+        abstract_str = fields['abstract']
+        text = text.replace("ABSTRACT", abstract_str)
+
+    if persons.has_key('author'):
+        authors = []
+        for author in persons['author']:
+            authors.append(format_author(author))
+        author_str =  concatenate_authors(authors)
+        text = text.replace("AUTHOR", author_str)
+
+    # write file
+    f = open(texnote_path, "w")
+    f.write(text)
+    f.close()