Apple Notes

Apple Notes CLI

Use memo notes to manage Apple Notes directly from the terminal. Create, view, edit, delete, search, move notes between folders, and export to HTML/Markdown.

Setup

• Install (Homebrew): brew tap antoniorodr/memo && brew install antoniorodr/memo/memo
• Manual (pip): pip install . (after cloning the repo)
• macOS-only; if prompted, grant Automation access to Notes.app.

View Notes

• List all notes: memo notes
• Filter by folder: memo notes -f "Folder Name"
• Search notes (fuzzy): memo notes -s "query"

Create Notes

• Add a new note: memo notes -a
  • Opens an interactive editor to compose the note.
• Quick add with title: memo notes -a "Note Title"

Edit Notes

• Edit existing note: memo notes -e
  • Interactive selection of note to edit.

Delete Notes