Apple Notes

Productivity

Read, write, and search Apple Notes hands-free

• Fuzzy search titles and body content
• Create, edit, and move between folders
• Export to HTML or Markdown formats

What You Can Do

• List all notes - View notes with titles, folders, creation and modification dates
• Filter by folder - Browse notes in specific folders or subfolders
• Fuzzy search - Search across both note titles and full body content
• Create notes - Quick-add with title or use interactive editor ($EDITOR)
• Edit notes - Open any note interactively in your default text editor
• Delete notes - Remove notes by selection
• Move between folders - Reorganize notes across your folder structure
• Export to HTML or Markdown - Back up notes or share in portable formats

Try Asking

• "Show me all notes from the Work folder"
• "Search my notes for anything about the quarterly report"
• "Create a new note called 'Meeting Notes for Feb 19'"
• "Export my recipe notes to Markdown"
• "Move the project notes to the Archive folder"
• "Edit my note about project deadlines"

Pro Tips

• macOS only - requires granting Automation permission in System Settings > Privacy & Security
• Fuzzy search is powerful - matches across both titles and full note content
• Interactive editing opens your $EDITOR (Vim, VS Code, etc.)
• HTML export preserves rich text formatting
• Notes sync automatically via iCloud to all Apple devices

Plans

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