diff --git a/src/main/services/FileStorage.ts b/src/main/services/FileStorage.ts
index 00dda778be..18a11c6bd6 100644
--- a/src/main/services/FileStorage.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/FileStorage.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { loggerService } from '@logger'
 import {
   checkName,
+  expandNotesPath,
   getFilesDir,
   getFileType,
   getName,
@@ -741,7 +742,9 @@ class FileStorage {
 
   public getDirectoryStructure = async (_: Electron.IpcMainInvokeEvent, dirPath: string): Promise<NotesTreeNode[]> => {
     try {
-      return await scanDir(dirPath)
+      // Expand relative paths before scanning
+      const expandedPath = expandNotesPath(dirPath)
+      return await scanDir(expandedPath)
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error('Failed to get directory structure:', error as Error)
       throw error
@@ -754,8 +757,8 @@ class FileStorage {
         return false
       }
 
-      // Normalize path
-      const normalizedPath = path.resolve(dirPath)
+      // Expand and normalize path (handles ~, ., and .. paths)
+      const normalizedPath = expandNotesPath(dirPath)
 
       // Check if directory exists
       if (!fs.existsSync(normalizedPath)) {
@@ -1008,7 +1011,8 @@ class FileStorage {
         throw new Error('Directory path is required')
       }
 
-      const normalizedPath = path.resolve(dirPath.trim())
+      // Expand relative paths before watching
+      const normalizedPath = expandNotesPath(dirPath.trim())
 
       if (!fs.existsSync(normalizedPath)) {
         throw new Error(`Directory does not exist: ${normalizedPath}`)
diff --git a/src/main/utils/file.ts b/src/main/utils/file.ts
index 1432dccc8a..f9e44c0134 100644
--- a/src/main/utils/file.ts
+++ b/src/main/utils/file.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,33 @@ export function untildify(pathWithTilde: string) {
   return pathWithTilde
 }
 
+/**
+ * Expand relative paths to absolute paths.
+ * Handles paths starting with ~, ., or ..
+ * @param pathString - The path to expand
+ * @param basePath - Optional base path for relative paths (defaults to userData directory)
+ * @returns Absolute path
+ */
+export function expandNotesPath(pathString: string, basePath?: string): string {
+  if (!pathString) {
+    return pathString
+  }
+
+  // First handle tilde expansion
+  let expandedPath = untildify(pathString)
+
+  // If it's already an absolute path, return it
+  if (path.isAbsolute(expandedPath)) {
+    return path.normalize(expandedPath)
+  }
+
+  // For relative paths, resolve against the base path (default to userData)
+  const base = basePath || app.getPath('userData')
+  expandedPath = path.resolve(base, expandedPath)
+
+  return path.normalize(expandedPath)
+}
+
 export async function hasWritePermission(dir: string) {
   try {
     logger.info(`Checking write permission for ${dir}`)
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en-us.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en-us.json
index 0695075051..54682ac625 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en-us.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en-us.json
@@ -2102,8 +2102,8 @@
         "select": "Select",
         "select_directory_failed": "Failed to select directory",
         "title": "Data Settings",
-        "work_directory_description": "Work directory is where all note files are stored. Changing the work directory won't move existing files, please migrate files manually.",
-        "work_directory_placeholder": "Select notes work directory"
+        "work_directory_description": "Work directory is where all note files are stored. Supports relative paths like ~/Notes or ./Notes for multi-device sync. Changing the work directory won't move existing files, please migrate files manually.",
+        "work_directory_placeholder": "Enter or select notes work directory (e.g., ~/Notes)"
       },
       "display": {
         "compress_content": "Content Compression",
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh-cn.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh-cn.json
index 37659a7dd7..5c27bb918b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh-cn.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh-cn.json
@@ -2102,8 +2102,8 @@
         "select": "选择",
         "select_directory_failed": "选择目录失败",
         "title": "数据设置",
-        "work_directory_description": "工作目录是存储所有笔记文件的位置。更改工作目录不会移动现有文件，请手动迁移文件。",
-        "work_directory_placeholder": "选择笔记工作目录"
+        "work_directory_description": "工作目录是存储所有笔记文件的位置。支持相对路径如 ~/笔记 或 ./笔记 以实现多设备同步。更改工作目录不会移动现有文件，请手动迁移文件。",
+        "work_directory_placeholder": "输入或选择笔记工作目录（例如：~/笔记）"
       },
       "display": {
         "compress_content": "缩减栏宽",
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh-tw.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh-tw.json
index 5016bcfe1d..ab365b669b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh-tw.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh-tw.json
@@ -2102,8 +2102,8 @@
         "select": "選擇",
         "select_directory_failed": "選擇目錄失敗",
         "title": "數據設置",
-        "work_directory_description": "工作目錄是存儲所有筆記文件的位置。\n更改工作目錄不會移動現有文件，請手動遷移文件。",
-        "work_directory_placeholder": "選擇筆記工作目錄"
+        "work_directory_description": "工作目錄是存儲所有筆記文件的位置。支持相對路徑如 ~/筆記 或 ./筆記 以實現多設備同步。\n更改工作目錄不會移動現有文件，請手動遷移文件。",
+        "work_directory_placeholder": "輸入或選擇筆記工作目錄（例如：~/筆記）"
       },
       "display": {
         "compress_content": "縮減欄寬",
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/pages/settings/NotesSettings.tsx b/src/renderer/src/pages/settings/NotesSettings.tsx
index be36c0fe6e..d5533abb67 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/pages/settings/NotesSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/pages/settings/NotesSettings.tsx
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ const NotesSettings: FC = () => {
               value={tempPath}
               onChange={(e) => setTempPath(e.target.value)}
               placeholder={t('notes.settings.data.work_directory_placeholder')}
-              readOnly
             />
             <Button
               type="default"