Why I'm Switching Back to Apple Notes

If you’re still looking for the perfect note taking app, look no further! In this video I’ll explain the reasons why I picked this app. It’s been on my phone this whole time!

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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:21 Welcome
00:59 Number One
02:33 Rock Paper Pencil!
03:25 Number Two
05:01 Number Three
06:03 Number Four
06:28 Number Five
07:06 Conclusion

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[mccoomer]

What you are articulating here is the power of Apple Notes is unparalleled in the industry. I too have tried all the note apps, but I just keep coming back to the seamless integrated experience of the Apple Note.

[jeffreypatterson]

I think I have tried them all. Bear and Apple Notes are the ones that stick around. If Notes were to develop a decent web clipper and allow more export formats, I’d probably go all in.

[Bruceneuman]

I use Apple Notes to collect all of my notes on a subject. For writing notes, I am experimenting with e-ink devices such as Scribe and SuperNote and then copying those notes to my Apple Notes. I have also experimented with Notability and similar offerings. Each has its pluses and minuses, but given my needs Apple Notes offers this simplest and complete approach given my needs, Great review, by the way.

[STWHA_]

I recently did an experiment where I used all Apple productivity apps. Prior to this, I think we were probably similar. I used Spark, Calendar (+some others), Things3, and Bear. I am continuing on with Apple Mail and I always used Calendar, so that stays. I missed a few things in Bear and I am running parallel notes at the moment to see which I prefer. I definitely prefer Things3 to Apple Reminders, because I missed start and due dates, and some other aspects. I have tried apple Notes off and on and for years, we have used them as family shared notes. I just never used them for work, and my daily logs before. I was very impressed and it didn’t take long to adjust to keyboard commands over markdown. I liked the ability to use colors (which I used to differentiate work and home content in my daily note), and I really like the share options.

[elevateyourcreativeness]

Brandon, once Notes released the ability to link to other notes, I haven't look backed. Yeah, I've tried a few other applications, but when you're in a place where every dollar counts, as most of us are, I'm trying to reduce the amount of subscriptions to third-party apps. Seeing as I only operate on my iPhone or my iPad, there really isn't a need for me to have to rely on third-part apps when I can achieve pretty much everything I need in the native app. In addition, I'm truly stoked to see what iOS 18 will bring to notes and from the rumors I've heard, integration to both reminds and the calendar are in the works, which means a person will have access to a full productivity suite of tools and could even develop their own CRM and ditch some of those costs as well. Great overview of the native app!

[frankiesimsart]

i love being able to quiclky handwrite notes in my own shortcut language, and, being an artist, i love being able to sketch, draw some pretty awesome digital drawings to go along with my notes, . I've even done some that i later cut out and exported to other apps or to photos. Plus, i really like how i can organize my art business, my gallery plus the other galleries and events where i show/sell, into so many different folders and sub and sub-sub folders. feel much more organized than other note-type apps i have used. can keep copies of receipts, drawings or schematics of show locations to plan layouts.... i often write my rough drafts of business correspondence in a note file where i can play around with it easily -- usually hand write it first. if i want, then can do a split screen and type it into mail, or just type into notes and then c-p into mail....can do research using split screen, using notes to take notes and to keep urls that i can refer back to easily.... ok, ok, i'll stop, but there is so so much....

[maikaimakena]

I think the amount of stimulus we all have coming at us makes me just use default apps less to think about and less confusion. I love notes and reminders they work well together along with mail.

[Morschri]

You can link notes with reminders. thats part of my work flow

[-ThatGuyVal-]

I used to go back and forth between Goodnotes and Notability but once I figured out a system of organization with Apple Notes, there really is nothing that beats it because it seamlessly works across all of my devices.

[wowlance]

I never used notes before, but recently I decided to give it a go and so far I am finding a lot of uses. Since I just joined today, do you have other videos that talk about setting them up etc? We are talking a 75 year old here, so nothing complicated. Thanks! ws

[robgroc]

Is there a possibility to change the page size?

[brianwestbrook]

Good day. Have you ever tried Bear? It is more versitile. My opinion. 🎉

[hoboesque_]

The only thing that keeps me from using apple notes exclusively is the graph (mindmap) feature that Anytype (and obsidian and capacities ) app has . The graph view of how your notes and thoughts link together really helps me develop my note making and pkm / second brain . If apple notes offered a graph view . I’m first party apps exclusively

[fototr]

Brandon, what brand of fine tip are you using on your Apple Pencil? Do you like it?

[eightwheels]

While I like Apple Notes, I started using Obsidian a few months ago. It is so easy to build links between notes and track everything in my life, tie my personal life with my work life (where helpful), I don't think I can go back to Apple Notes again.

[danilrudakovskiy]

I can't stop thinking about Millennial Falcon...

[callmeNeno]

I transitioned from Evernote Premium to Apple Notes and have not looked back.

[kevanmcnay]

I save all my business invoices in a folder in Apple Notes, I can carry all the info I need in my pocket should the tax man ever request a chat …..

[kevanmcnay]

Shortcuts are like spreadsheets to me ….. no matter how many times, or how slowly they are explained, I have no idea how to use them !

[Omar-zqwx]

The biggest problem is that it does not exist any kind of versioning of notes