diff --git a/novelwriter/core/coretools.py b/novelwriter/core/coretools.py
index 81803576..fd040461 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/coretools.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/coretools.py
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ class ProjectBuilder:
 
             chSynop = self.tr("Summary of the chapter.")
             scSynop = self.tr("Summary of the scene.")
+            bfNote = self.tr("A brief description.")
 
             # Create chapters
             if numChapters > 0:
@@ -446,7 +447,11 @@ class ProjectBuilder:
                         aHandle = project.newFile(noteTitles[newRoot], rHandle)
                         ntTag = simplified(noteTitles[newRoot]).replace(" ", "")
                         aDoc = project.storage.getDocument(aHandle)
-                        aDoc.writeDocument(f"# {noteTitles[newRoot]}\n\n@tag: {ntTag}\n\n")
+                        aDoc.writeDocument(
+                            f"# {noteTitles[newRoot]}\n\n"
+                            f"% Brief: {bfNote}\n\n"
+                            f"@tag: {ntTag}\n\n"
+                        )
 
             # Also add the archive and trash folders
             project.newRoot(nwItemClass.ARCHIVE)
diff --git a/novelwriter/core/tohtml.py b/novelwriter/core/tohtml.py
index 7443ed34..219f6032 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/tohtml.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/tohtml.py
@@ -287,7 +287,10 @@ class ToHtml(Tokenizer):
                 para.append(stripEscape(tTemp.rstrip()))
 
             elif tType == self.T_SYNOPSIS and self._doSynopsis:
-                lines.append(self._formatSynopsis(tText))
+                lines.append(self._formatSynopsis(tText, True))
+
+            elif tType == self.T_BRIEF and self._doSynopsis:
+                lines.append(self._formatSynopsis(tText, False))
 
             elif tType == self.T_COMMENT and self._doComments:
                 lines.append(self._formatComments(tText))
@@ -454,9 +457,9 @@ class ToHtml(Tokenizer):
     #  Internal Functions
     ##
 
-    def _formatSynopsis(self, text: str) -> str:
+    def _formatSynopsis(self, text: str, synopsis: bool) -> str:
         """Apply HTML formatting to synopsis."""
-        sSynop = self._localLookup("Synopsis")
+        sSynop = self._localLookup("Synopsis") if synopsis else self._localLookup("Brief")
         if self._genMode == self.M_PREVIEW:
             return f"<p class='comment'><span class='synopsis'>{sSynop}:</span> {text}</p>\n"
         else:
diff --git a/novelwriter/core/tokenizer.py b/novelwriter/core/tokenizer.py
index a4e7f61a..b5d0fd18 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/tokenizer.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/tokenizer.py
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from functools import partial
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QCoreApplication, QRegularExpression
+from novelwriter.core.index import processComment
 
-from novelwriter.enum import nwItemLayout
+from novelwriter.enum import nwComment, nwItemLayout
 from novelwriter.common import formatTimeStamp, numberToRoman, checkInt
 from novelwriter.constants import nwHeadFmt, nwRegEx, nwShortcode, nwUnicode
 from novelwriter.core.project import NWProject
@@ -79,17 +80,18 @@ class Tokenizer(ABC):
     # Block Type
     T_EMPTY    = 1   # Empty line (new paragraph)
     T_SYNOPSIS = 2   # Synopsis comment
-    T_COMMENT  = 3   # Comment line
-    T_KEYWORD  = 4   # Command line
-    T_TITLE    = 5   # Title
-    T_UNNUM    = 6   # Unnumbered
-    T_HEAD1    = 7   # Header 1
-    T_HEAD2    = 8   # Header 2
-    T_HEAD3    = 9   # Header 3
-    T_HEAD4    = 10  # Header 4
-    T_TEXT     = 11  # Text line
-    T_SEP      = 12  # Scene separator
-    T_SKIP     = 13  # Paragraph break
+    T_BRIEF    = 3   # Brief comment
+    T_COMMENT  = 4   # Comment line
+    T_KEYWORD  = 5   # Command line
+    T_TITLE    = 6   # Title
+    T_UNNUM    = 7   # Unnumbered
+    T_HEAD1    = 8   # Header 1
+    T_HEAD2    = 9   # Header 2
+    T_HEAD3    = 10   # Header 3
+    T_HEAD4    = 11  # Header 4
+    T_TEXT     = 12  # Text line
+    T_SEP      = 13  # Scene separator
+    T_SKIP     = 14  # Paragraph break
 
     # Block Style
     A_NONE     = 0x0000  # No special style
@@ -461,17 +463,22 @@ class Tokenizer(ABC):
                     continue
 
             if aLine[0] == "%":
-                cLine = aLine[1:].lstrip()
-                synTag = cLine[:9].lower()
-                if synTag == "synopsis:":
+                cStyle, cText, _ = processComment(aLine)
+                if cStyle == nwComment.SYNOPSIS:
                     self._tokens.append((
-                        self.T_SYNOPSIS, nHead, cLine[9:].strip(), None, sAlign
+                        self.T_SYNOPSIS, nHead, cText, None, sAlign
+                    ))
+                    if self._doSynopsis and self._keepMarkdown:
+                        tmpMarkdown.append("%s\n" % aLine)
+                elif cStyle == nwComment.BRIEF:
+                    self._tokens.append((
+                        self.T_BRIEF, nHead, cText, None, sAlign
                     ))
                     if self._doSynopsis and self._keepMarkdown:
                         tmpMarkdown.append("%s\n" % aLine)
                 else:
                     self._tokens.append((
-                        self.T_COMMENT, nHead, aLine[1:].strip(), None, sAlign
+                        self.T_COMMENT, nHead, cText, None, sAlign
                     ))
                     if self._doComments and self._keepMarkdown:
                         tmpMarkdown.append("%s\n" % aLine)
diff --git a/novelwriter/core/tomd.py b/novelwriter/core/tomd.py
index d13e3b18..3187258a 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/tomd.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/tomd.py
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ class ToMarkdown(Tokenizer):
                 label = self._localLookup("Synopsis")
                 lines.append(f"**{label}:** {tText}\n\n")
 
+            elif tType == self.T_BRIEF and self._doSynopsis:
+                label = self._localLookup("Brief")
+                lines.append(f"**{label}:** {tText}\n\n")
+
             elif tType == self.T_COMMENT and self._doComments:
                 label = self._localLookup("Comment")
                 lines.append(f"**{label}:** {tText}\n\n")
diff --git a/novelwriter/core/toodt.py b/novelwriter/core/toodt.py
index aec5eefb..26cc76b2 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/toodt.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/toodt.py
@@ -481,7 +481,11 @@ class ToOdt(Tokenizer):
                 pFmt.append(tFormat)
 
             elif tType == self.T_SYNOPSIS and self._doSynopsis:
-                tTemp, fTemp = self._formatSynopsis(tText)
+                tTemp, fTemp = self._formatSynopsis(tText, True)
+                self._addTextPar("Text_20_Meta", oStyle, tTemp, tFmt=fTemp)
+
+            elif tType == self.T_BRIEF and self._doSynopsis:
+                tTemp, fTemp = self._formatSynopsis(tText, False)
                 self._addTextPar("Text_20_Meta", oStyle, tTemp, tFmt=fTemp)
 
             elif tType == self.T_COMMENT and self._doComments:
@@ -552,9 +556,9 @@ class ToOdt(Tokenizer):
     #  Internal Functions
     ##
 
-    def _formatSynopsis(self, text: str) -> tuple[str, list[tuple[int, int]]]:
+    def _formatSynopsis(self, text: str, synopsis: bool) -> tuple[str, list[tuple[int, int]]]:
         """Apply formatting to synopsis lines."""
-        name = self._localLookup("Synopsis")
+        name = self._localLookup("Synopsis") if synopsis else self._localLookup("Brief")
         rTxt = f"{name}: {text}"
         rFmt = [(0, self.FMT_B_B), (len(name) + 1, self.FMT_B_E)]
         return rTxt, rFmt
diff --git a/tests/test_core/test_core_tohtml.py b/tests/test_core/test_core_tohtml.py
index b0776ef6..7f616155 100644
--- a/tests/test_core/test_core_tohtml.py
+++ b/tests/test_core/test_core_tohtml.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def testCoreToHtml_ConvertFormat(mockGUI):
         "<p class='break'>Line one<br/>Line two<br/>Line three</p>\n"
     )
 
-    # Synopsis
+    # Synopsis, Brief
     html._text = "%synopsis: The synopsis ...\n"
     html.tokenizeText()
     html.doConvert()
@@ -163,6 +163,14 @@ def testCoreToHtml_ConvertFormat(mockGUI):
         "<p class='synopsis'><strong>Synopsis:</strong> The synopsis ...</p>\n"
     )
 
+    html.setSynopsis(True)
+    html._text = "%brief: A description ...\n"
+    html.tokenizeText()
+    html.doConvert()
+    assert html.theResult == (
+        "<p class='synopsis'><strong>Brief:</strong> A description ...</p>\n"
+    )
+
     # Comment
     html._text = "% A comment ...\n"
     html.tokenizeText()
@@ -610,9 +618,12 @@ def testCoreToHtml_Format(mockGUI):
     # Export Mode
     # ===========
 
-    assert html._formatSynopsis("synopsis text") == (
+    assert html._formatSynopsis("synopsis text", True) == (
         "<p class='synopsis'><strong>Synopsis:</strong> synopsis text</p>\n"
     )
+    assert html._formatSynopsis("brief text", False) == (
+        "<p class='synopsis'><strong>Brief:</strong> brief text</p>\n"
+    )
     assert html._formatComments("comment text") == (
         "<p class='comment'><strong>Comment:</strong> comment text</p>\n"
     )
@@ -632,9 +643,12 @@ def testCoreToHtml_Format(mockGUI):
 
     html.setPreview(True, True)
 
-    assert html._formatSynopsis("synopsis text") == (
+    assert html._formatSynopsis("synopsis text", True) == (
         "<p class='comment'><span class='synopsis'>Synopsis:</span> synopsis text</p>\n"
     )
+    assert html._formatSynopsis("brief text", False) == (
+        "<p class='comment'><span class='synopsis'>Brief:</span> brief text</p>\n"
+    )
     assert html._formatComments("comment text") == (
         "<p class='comment'>comment text</p>\n"
     )
diff --git a/tests/test_core/test_core_tokenizer.py b/tests/test_core/test_core_tokenizer.py
index c218b7d7..3dc513ce 100644
--- a/tests/test_core/test_core_tokenizer.py
+++ b/tests/test_core/test_core_tokenizer.py
@@ -471,6 +471,20 @@ def testCoreToken_MetaFormat(mockGUI):
     tokens.tokenizeText()
     assert tokens.theMarkdown[-1] == "% synopsis: The synopsis\n\n"
 
+    # Brief
+    tokens.setSynopsis(False)
+    tokens._text = "% brief: A description\n"
+    tokens.tokenizeText()
+    assert tokens._tokens == [
+        (Tokenizer.T_BRIEF, 0, "A description", None, Tokenizer.A_NONE),
+        (Tokenizer.T_EMPTY, 0, "", None, Tokenizer.A_NONE),
+    ]
+    assert tokens.theMarkdown[-1] == "\n"
+
+    tokens.setSynopsis(True)
+    tokens.tokenizeText()
+    assert tokens.theMarkdown[-1] == "% brief: A description\n\n"
+
     # Keyword
     tokens._text = "@char: Bod\n"
     tokens.tokenizeText()
diff --git a/tests/test_core/test_core_tomd.py b/tests/test_core/test_core_tomd.py
index c44447a4..78e94230 100644
--- a/tests/test_core/test_core_tomd.py
+++ b/tests/test_core/test_core_tomd.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def testCoreToMarkdown_ConvertFormat(mockGUI):
     theMD.doConvert()
     assert theMD.theResult == "Line one  \nLine two  \nLine three\n\n"
 
-    # Synopsis
+    # Synopsis, Brief
     theMD._text = "%synopsis: The synopsis ...\n"
     theMD.tokenizeText()
     theMD.doConvert()
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ def testCoreToMarkdown_ConvertFormat(mockGUI):
     theMD.doConvert()
     assert theMD.theResult == "**Synopsis:** The synopsis ...\n\n"
 
+    theMD.setSynopsis(True)
+    theMD._text = "%brief: A description ...\n"
+    theMD.tokenizeText()
+    theMD.doConvert()
+    assert theMD.theResult == "**Brief:** A description ...\n\n"
+
     # Comment
     theMD._text = "% A comment ...\n"
     theMD.tokenizeText()
diff --git a/tests/test_core/test_core_toodt.py b/tests/test_core/test_core_toodt.py
index ab6bf41c..04d5180b 100644
--- a/tests/test_core/test_core_toodt.py
+++ b/tests/test_core/test_core_toodt.py
@@ -447,12 +447,13 @@ def testCoreToOdt_Convert(mockGUI):
         '</office:text>'
     )
 
-    # Synopsis, Comment, Keywords
+    # Synopsis, Brief, Comment, Keywords
     odt._text = (
         "### Scene\n\n"
         "@pov: Jane\n\n"
         "% synopsis: So it begins\n\n"
-        "% a plain comment\n\n"
+        "% brief: Then what\n\n"
+        "% A plain comment\n\n"
     )
     odt.setSynopsis(True)
     odt.setComments(True)
@@ -470,7 +471,9 @@ def testCoreToOdt_Convert(mockGUI):
         '<text:p text:style-name="Text_20_Meta"><text:span text:style-name="T7">'
         'Synopsis:</text:span> So it begins</text:p>'
         '<text:p text:style-name="Text_20_Meta"><text:span text:style-name="T7">'
-        'Comment:</text:span> a plain comment</text:p>'
+        'Brief:</text:span> Then what</text:p>'
+        '<text:p text:style-name="Text_20_Meta"><text:span text:style-name="T7">'
+        'Comment:</text:span> A plain comment</text:p>'
         '</office:text>'
     )
 
@@ -804,9 +807,12 @@ def testCoreToOdt_Format(mockGUI):
     project = NWProject()
     odt = ToOdt(project, isFlat=True)
 
-    assert odt._formatSynopsis("synopsis text") == (
+    assert odt._formatSynopsis("synopsis text", True) == (
         "Synopsis: synopsis text", [(0, ToOdt.FMT_B_B), (9, ToOdt.FMT_B_E)]
     )
+    assert odt._formatSynopsis("brief text", False) == (
+        "Brief: brief text", [(0, ToOdt.FMT_B_B), (6, ToOdt.FMT_B_E)]
+    )
     assert odt._formatComments("comment text") == (
         "Comment: comment text", [(0, ToOdt.FMT_B_B), (8, ToOdt.FMT_B_E)]
     )