What problem does it solve?
macOS users often need a quick, scriptable way to read from and create in Apple Notes without opening Notes.app. nanotes exposes a lightweight CLI to interact with Notes data directly from the terminal, delivering human-readable output by default and JSON for automation.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Read folders, list notes, show details, search, attach, and dump notes from Apple Notes via the terminal.
- Create new notes in a selected folder with a simple command, enabling lightweight automation and integration with other tools.
- Use cases include scripting note migrations, generating quick inventories of notes, or exporting data for backups.
Quick Start
Run nanotes folders --json to list folders and nanotes list --folder "Notes" --json to retrieve notes.