The new Notes app is great but How do I create a new note without switching to the Notes app first?
Same goes for Reminders.app.
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Create Shortcut in:
System Preferences → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts → Services → Text
See Mohamad Elwan's answer for notes
For Notes,
Launch Automator --> Service
Add the action "Run AppleScript"
Replace (* Your script goes here *)
with:
tell application "Notes" to activate
tell application "System Events"
click menu item "Notes" of ((process "Notes")'s (menu bar 1)'s ¬
(menu bar item "Window")'s (menu "Window"))
click menu item "New Note" of ((process "Notes")'s (menu bar 1)'s ¬
(menu bar item "File")'s (menu "File"))
end tell
This will work regardless if the Notes app is minimized or hidden.
Then, follow the above procedure to create the global shortcut.
Hope this helps :)
"Window"
, "New Note"
, and "File"
by the corresponding names in your language. I didn't need to change "System Events"
and "Notes"
(my system is in French).
tell application "Notes"
activate
end tell
tell application "System Events"
tell application process "Notes"
click menu item "New note" of menu "File" of menu bar item "File" of menu bar 1
end tell
end tell
As of macOS 12 Monterey, there is a default shortcut for creating a Quick Note from anywhere: Fn Q.
You can change this shortcut in System Settings. (in macOS Ventura and up, the setting is in System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts… > Mission Control > Quick Note).