Questions tagged [notes.app]
An application provided with the original iPhone, and made available on the Mac in Mac OS 10.8 Mountain Lion. Used to record text notes, and can be synced using iCloud or other services.
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AppleScript: adding an attachment to Notes.app
I scan physical mail into Notes.app for archiving. I use the Notes app on my iPhone to do this. Works great, except that the name of the attachment is derived from the content scanned in and 100% of ...
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Can you undo the text message notification that gets sent when changing share settings on a Note?
Say you are working on the draft of a project in an iOS note.
You share the note with a potential collaborator wanting their input.
But then you share the note with someone else who is their ...
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How do I access notes from another account in the Notes app
I use the Notes app on 2 accounts. One is iCloud, the other is Microsoft Exchange.
On my iPhone I can see notes from both accounts and add and edit them with ease.
On my MacBook running MacOS Ventura ...
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Disable Spotlight indexing of subdirectories? e.g. builds, by name?
I'm having issues with Apple Notes not returning searches. I'm led to believe that Spotlight indexes notes. I've just disabled indexing of /nix (also resolved, and reported disabled at /System/Volumes/...
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iOS/Notes app…Note lost after app crash…possible to recover?
I was editing a note in the iOS Notes app (iPhone 13, iOS 16.1.1) when I had an app crash and lost the entire content of my note. Possible to restore in any way?
I was editing a lengthy note, and ...
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Notes app on MacOS stuck in cycle of high CPU and eventual crash
My Notes app recently got stuck in a cycle of high CPU (~125%) and eventual crash. Or, more accurately, I should say that my Notes iCloud data recently started crashing the Notes app on multiple ...
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Notes app doesn’t sync all notes from iCloud
To fix my Notes widget problem, I deleted the app from my iPhone 8 and reinstalled it, hoping it would resync with my iCloud account.
I did resync, but not completely. There are still plenty of notes —...
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Notes widget shows blanks after upgrading to iOS 16.2
When I upgraded my iPhone 8 to iOS 16.2 -- from 16 or 16.1, I don't recall -- the Notes widget now looks like this:
If you tap on it, it will correctly open the Notes app and all the notes are there, ...
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Create and edit notes from mail client for MacOS notes app
My notes on my Notes App get transferred into a directory "Notes" on my mail account. When I open them [e.g. on my Android phone], they just look like simple mails, with text and a subject. ...
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How to copy line in bullet point list without the bullet point?
My workflow involves lots of lists. I think in lists, I write my notes in lists.
An example note in my apple notes might look like
Here are the commands I need to Run!
echo "this is a command&...
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Notes not synced to iPhone
I went to read notes on my iPhone - there were only 28 (using iCloud)
My Mac has 35 - those I had added recently are not there.
This has always worked in the past.
Any idea what is wrong (and how to ...
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How do I delete a note from Notes.app using AppleScript?
I would like to delete any notes in Notes.app that are older than two weeks. However, the following code results in an error, "Can’t get item [X] of every note.":
tell application "...
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How to retain the formatting of Apple Notes at export?
I want to export some notes as PDFs or any other type of text file to save them locally, but when I go to File -> Export as PDF... it shrinks down the note page width, meaning the lines of code and ...
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Applescript to save a webpage to apple notes?
I'm fairly new to Applescript. I would like to develop an Applescript that saves a webpage to Apple notes, instead of doing it manually by going to the 'Share' icon on the upper right of Safari and ...
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Cmd+O in Notes (open list) does not work (in MacOS 13 - Ventura). How to fix it or debug it?
Use case:
Open a note with a click into right-bottom corner (hot-corner).
Press Cmd+O to open your notes list (accessible in menu Window).
Does not work...
CMD+O suppose to open the list in Notes.
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How to disable shortcut N+Return for opening Notes
On macOS Ventura 13.0.1, default Notes are opened with N+Return. When I work with gdb, I use N+Return every time, but Notes opens in a new window.
How do I disable this obnoxious feature?
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How to have Quick Notes not "Float on top" by default
I have macOS Monterey, and I use the "Quick Notes" hot corner. I hate the fact that every time I use the hot corner, Notes starts with the "Float on top" option, and I have to ...
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Transfer files attached to notes on iPhone 5c to PC/macOS
I want to transfer large ZIP files (up to 200 MB) attached to notes created with Notes app to my PC or macOS. Because I have a iPhone 5c running iOS 10, I can't install Google Drive, Dropbox, etc. ...
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How to export iOS/macOS/icloud Notes [duplicate]
Does anyone know how to export all my Notes in one go?
I have replaced my Macbook Pro with a Windows laptop.
It would be handy to be able to view my notes in Outlook Notes or OneNote or any other note ...
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How to get a bitmap from a scan in Apple Notes
I love the scanning capability of Apple Notes, it does a great job of squaring up the images, and the black and white seems to have a good adaptive thresholding algorithm.
But, I can't find any way to ...
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iCloud Notes show Apple Pencil notes as blank attachments
Any guesses if this is possible to overcome. This changed only recently. The notes are showing fine on iPad and iPhone. The browser is Chrome and OS is Windows 11.
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iPad Air 5th Gen gets massively hot while using ANY notetaking app and Apple Pencil 2
iPad Air 5th gen gets massively hot and drains battery, when using just any note taking app and Apple Pencil.
Even if I do not have any Note taking app active, when I just attach the Pencil to the ...
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Export handwritten note from Apple Note on iPad to PDF
I am using an iPad for taking handwritten notes. My notes also contain some images I've cut and pasted from the screen capture feature on the iPad.
I'd simply like to export my notes to PDF to share ...
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Location of Notes password hashes on macOS or iOS
I saw this question already but it hasn't been answered.
I was sure I knew my password but I must have mistyped it because it doesn't accept it.
Please let me know how I can prove that it is my Phone ...
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Saving iPhone data storage by moving Notes to iCloud?
Can I save data storage space on my iPhone by moving Notes folders from On My iPhone to iCloud, if possible, how?
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Possible way to transfer notes from a VERY old iPhone to computer?
I have an iPhone 4 with iOS 7 that I want to extract notes from. The only useful app that has access to internet is the app store (not even the settings has internet access) and I can't find any ...
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I have loads notes. Loads of thoughts. I need 2 (or more) Notes apps open side by side. How?
I know I could open an indivudual note: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8654537
I know I could use web version of iCloud.
In fact I would like to open two Notes apps side by side.
This because I ...
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iOS Shortcuts+Notes Not Syncing with macOS Notes without manual interference
I've created a shortcut on my iPhone & added it as a Widget that will let me add quick ideas to a specific Notes folder.
In & of itself, that works fine. BUT, in order for me to access those ...
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Change 'New Quick Note' keyboard shortcut
How to change the shortcut fn+Q to create a quick note to another hotkey?
My Logitech K380 doesn't support fn+letters as valid hotkeys.
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How to enable spell check in Notes?
I want to enable the option Check spelling while typing in macOS Notes app.
This is usually done in:
Notes > Edit > Spelling and Grammar > Check spelling while typing.
But, I cannot. For some ...
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Apple Notes Password
I am really in despair - my locked iPhone 7 notes were usually unlokced via my fingerprint. I don't know why but this is not working any longer and I am asked to use my password to unlock these (...
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Icon and menu items getting disabled on Scribble for iPad
While using Scribble on an iPad, the carriage return icon is disabled, and the Show Keyboard menu item is too. This occurred while using the Apple Notes app.
Why do they become disabled? How do I get ...
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iPhone Notes become blank/empty in times, you get them back after OS restart
This is taking up the wording and image of the 201911 Apple forum question Apple Notes Blank.
Sometimes when I go to my notes on my phone, the contents of my notes have disappeared.
If you still ...
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Annotating macOS Maps locations with personal notes
I’d like to annotate map locations with “check out this art piece when you’re at this gallery” or “my favourite is the bibimbap” for a restaurant. It would be really cool to be able to link to a Notes....
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Checkmark by Date in Notes
All my notes have a checkbox at the top by the date and I don't know how to remove. Any suggestions? It's up by the date, before even my title so I can't uncheck it...photo attached.
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Method to export Notes from iPad while keeping URL intact
I have hundreds of links that have been saved on my iPad. They were saved by finding websites and the “share” to notes. I am Surprised to find how hard it is to export these notes. If I save them as a ...
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Is it possible to add handwritten hideable notes to a pdf with an Apple Pencil?
In Preview, you can add a note somewhere and write text in it. This note hides afterward. I want this but with the possibility to make notes with an Apple Pencil within this speech bubble e.g. for ...
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I can't turn on "Check spelling while typing" in Notes app
I can't turn on "Check spelling while typing" nor "Check Grammar with spelling". when I click on either the menu vanishes and nothing happens.
Why is this happening? how can I fix ...
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How to add screenshots from iOS Store links in the iPhone Notes app?
This is a strange one. Last year I created a Notes folder with my iPhone and started saving links to some apps from the iOS Store, each one as a separate note. I just added a title and pasted the link,...
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How can I use my Google Account with Apple apps (Mail, Calendar, etc) in OS X 10.10 and older?
For months, Google has been warning me that I "may lose access to apps that are using less secure sign-in technology".
The warnings directed to this page with more information. Starting on ...
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MacBook Notes stopped syncing and disappeared
All of a sudden new notes via iOS didn't appear on my MacBook Notes app. I turned Notes off in iCloud settings on mac, then when I turned Notes on again all the Notes disappeared. I've turned iCloud ...
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Moving bulk Notes off an iPhone
My partner lives in her Notes on her iPhone SE. She’s discovered that having over 800 saved Notes of various sizes has slowed down the Notes app alarmingly. She’d love to transfer all her Notes to ...
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AppleScript to guess notes app password
I accidentally set a password on my notes app and I have no idea what it could be. I was hoping to write some code to just brute force guess at it using AppleScript.
I really don’t have a ton of ...
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How do I remove an imported folder from Notes.app?
I accidentally imported my entire filesystem as a folder in the Notes app on MacOS 11.3.1. Obviously, this is now causing Notes to be largely unresponsive, and frequently crash. I do not have the ...
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What's the maximum tag count supported in the notes app?
Now that iOS supports tags natively in the Notes app what's the limit on the number of tags one can create?
I don't see anything mentioned in the corresponding support page
Use Tags and Smart Folders ...
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How can I restore Notes from a time machine backup?
I originally had the Notes app syncing to my Google account. I changed my google password 8 months ago and never bothered to update it on my machine. Today I went to Notes/Accounts and unchecked the ...
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How can I export and important Notes stored on Gmail?
My phone has crashed and reset. my latest backup if from 2019. the only data I have left from the past two years are the notes which are stored also in Gmail.
I still didn't re-install the phone and ...
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Size limit of content on a single note in Notes app
Using Notes 4.8.1 app on macOS Big Sur (and in iOS/iPadOS).
👉 What is the size limit for text content on a single note in the Notes app?
I am writing page multiple pages in printed length. I wonder ...
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How do I access old unlocked notes that I forgot the password to without any ID? [closed]
Is there a way to access old notes that you forgot the password to? Without touch ID or face ID? I've tried every combo I could think of.
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How to share a scanned document from the Notes app with a shortcut
I have scanned PDFs I want to share to a shortcut to process them further. However, when sharing from the share sheet that props up when I click on the share button in the Notes app for my shortcut it ...
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