- name
- notectl
- description
- Manage Apple Notes via AppleScript CLI
notectl - Apple Notes CLI
Manage Apple Notes from the command line using AppleScript.
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|
notectl folders | List 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
| Option | Description | Default |
|---|
-f, --folder <name> | Folder to create note in | Notes |
-b, --body <text> | Note body content | empty |
Options for append
| Option | Description |
|---|
-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
