Managing Apple Notes with inotes

inotes is a macOS CLI for Apple Notes. It communicates with Notes.app via AppleScript and supports all CRUD operations plus search. Output defaults to a human-readable table; use --json for machine-readable output.

🔒 Privacy & Security

• ✅ Open source: Full source code at https://github.com/wangwalk/inotes
• ✅ Local-only: All operations run locally via AppleScript; no data leaves your machine
• ✅ No network calls: inotes does not connect to any remote servers
• ✅ Auditable install: Binary installed via Homebrew from signed release or GitHub Releases
• ✅ MIT Licensed: Free and open for inspection and contributions
• ⚠️ Requires macOS Automation permission for Notes.app (user grants via System Settings)
• 📦 Universal binary: Supports both Apple Silicon (arm64) and Intel (x86_64)

Prerequisites

System Requirements:

• macOS 14+ (Sonoma or later)
• Apple Notes.app (comes with macOS)