apple-notes-core-workflow-b

name	apple-notes-core-workflow-b
description	Export and convert Apple Notes to Markdown, JSON, HTML, and SQLite. Use when backing up notes, exporting to other apps, converting HTML to Markdown, or building searchable note archives from Apple Notes. Trigger: "export apple notes", "apple notes to markdown", "backup apple notes", "apple notes to JSON", "convert apple notes".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash(osascript:*), Bash(node:*), Grep
version	1.0.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","macos","apple-notes","automation","export"]
compatible-with	claude-code

Apple Notes Core Workflow B — Export & Conversion

Overview

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.

Instructions

Step 1: Export All Notes to JSON

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"

Step 2: Export Notes as Markdown Files

#!/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  2>/dev/null)

  
  md_body=$(  | sed )

  safe_title=$(  |    |  -c 100)
   -p 
   -e  >