notectl

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Manage Apple Notes via AppleScript CLI

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notectl - Apple Notes CLI

Manage Apple Notes from the command line using AppleScript.

Commands

CommandDescription
notectl foldersList all folders with note counts
notectl list [folder]List notes in a folder (default: Notes)
notectl show <title>Show note content by title
notectl add <title>Create a new note
notectl search <query>Search notes by title or content
notectl append <title>Append text to an existing note

Examples

# List all folders
notectl folders

# List notes in default folder
notectl list

# List notes in specific folder
notectl list "rainbat-projects"
notectl list Papi

# Show a note
notectl show "Meeting Notes"

# Create a note
notectl add "New Idea"
notectl add "Project Plan" --folder research --body "Initial thoughts..."

# Search all notes
notectl search "clawdbot"
notectl search "API"

# Append to a note (daily log style)
notectl append "Daily Log" --text "- Completed feature X"

Options for add

OptionDescriptionDefault
-f, --folder <name>Folder to create note inNotes
-b, --body <text>Note body contentempty

Options for append

OptionDescription
-t, --text <text>Text to append to the note

Available Folders

Folders on this system:

  • Notes (default)
  • research
  • rainbat-projects
  • Papi
  • renova-roll
  • Journal
  • CheatSheets
  • pet-projects