From apple-notes-pack
Exports Apple Notes to Markdown, JSON, HTML files, and SQLite databases using macOS osascript and bash. Converts internal HTML to Markdown for backups, app exports, or searchable archives.
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Export Apple Notes to portable formats: Markdown, JSON, HTML files, and SQLite databases. Apple Notes stores content as HTML internally — these workflows convert it to developer-friendly formats.
Handles Apple Notes HTML format, checklists, Markdown conversion, and attachments using TypeScript converters and osascript Bash scripts.
Manages Apple Notes on macOS via memo CLI: create, view, edit, delete, search, move notes between folders, and export to HTML/Markdown. Useful for terminal-based note operations.
Manages Apple Notes on macOS via memo CLI: create, view, edit, delete, search, move, export notes. For terminal-based note CRUD and organization.
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Export Apple Notes to portable formats: Markdown, JSON, HTML files, and SQLite databases. Apple Notes stores content as HTML internally — these workflows convert it to developer-friendly formats.
osascript -l JavaScript -e '
const Notes = Application("Notes");
const allNotes = Notes.defaultAccount.notes();
const exported = allNotes.map(n => ({
id: n.id(),
title: n.name(),
body: n.body(),
folder: n.container().name(),
created: n.creationDate().toISOString(),
modified: n.modificationDate().toISOString(),
}));
JSON.stringify(exported, null, 2);
' > apple-notes-export.json
echo "Exported $(jq length apple-notes-export.json) notes to apple-notes-export.json"
#!/bin/bash
# scripts/notes-to-markdown.sh
OUTPUT_DIR="${1:-./notes-export}"
mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"
osascript -l JavaScript -e '
const Notes = Application("Notes");
const notes = Notes.defaultAccount.notes();
notes.map(n => JSON.stringify({
title: n.name(),
body: n.body(),
folder: n.container().name(),
})).join("\n---SEPARATOR---\n");
' | while IFS= read -r line; do
if [ "$line" = "---SEPARATOR---" ]; then continue; fi
title=$(echo "$line" | jq -r '.title' 2>/dev/null)
body=$(echo "$line" | jq -r '.body' 2>/dev/null)
folder=$(echo "$line" | jq -r '.folder' 2>/dev/null)
# Convert HTML to basic Markdown
md_body=$(echo "$body" | sed 's/<h1>/# /g; s/<\/h1>//g; s/<h2>/## /g; s/<\/h2>//g; s/<p>//g; s/<\/p>/\n/g; s/<br>/\n/g; s/<li>/- /g; s/<\/li>//g; s/<[^>]*>//g')
safe_title=$(echo "$title" | tr '/:' '-' | head -c 100)
mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR/$folder"
echo -e "# $title\n\n$md_body" > "$OUTPUT_DIR/$folder/$safe_title.md"
done
echo "Export complete: $OUTPUT_DIR"
# Using apple-notes-to-sqlite (pip install apple-notes-to-sqlite)
pip install apple-notes-to-sqlite
apple-notes-to-sqlite export notes.db
# Or build your own with JXA + sqlite3
osascript -l JavaScript -e '
const Notes = Application("Notes");
const notes = Notes.defaultAccount.notes();
const rows = notes.map(n =>
`INSERT INTO notes (title, body, folder, created) VALUES (${JSON.stringify(n.name())}, ${JSON.stringify(n.body())}, ${JSON.stringify(n.container().name())}, ${JSON.stringify(n.creationDate().toISOString())});`
).join("\n");
rows;
' > /tmp/notes-inserts.sql
sqlite3 notes.db << 'SQL'
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS notes (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, title TEXT, body TEXT, folder TEXT, created TEXT);
.read /tmp/notes-inserts.sql
SELECT COUNT(*) || ' notes imported' FROM notes;
SQL
# Search across all exported notes
osascript -l JavaScript -e '
const Notes = Application("Notes");
const query = "project plan";
const results = Notes.defaultAccount.notes().filter(n => {
const body = n.body().toLowerCase();
const name = n.name().toLowerCase();
return body.includes(query) || name.includes(query);
});
results.map(n => `${n.name()} (${n.container().name()})`).join("\n");
'
| Error | Cause | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Slow export | Thousands of notes | Export in batches by folder |
| HTML artifacts in Markdown | Complex formatting | Use a proper HTML-to-MD library (turndown) |
| Missing attachments | Images not exported | Attachments need separate export path |
| Encoding issues | Unicode in note titles | Use safe filename sanitization |
For common errors, see apple-notes-common-errors.