Apple Notes: Simple Yet Powerful (Tips + Tricks)

Unless you have a very niche use case, the best notes app for you is probably the one that comes with your iPhone: Apple Notes.

There are other note-taking apps with advanced collaboration features, with AI built in, and with complex networked note-taking abilities. But I realized that I don’t need to create a personal wiki or a second brain and that most of my notes are just for me. I just need to write down some information and access it later.

Chances are, keeping your notes simple is the best approach for you too. The Notes app is amazing because it’s already on your devices, it’s dead easy to use, and it actually has many of the advanced features you might need.

So in this tutorial, I’ll show you some tips and tricks about what you can do with the Notes app. I’ll also show you why it’s probably the right app for you.

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00:00 Introduction
00:41 Organize With Folders and Tags
02:27 Format Your Notes
05:11 View Your Notes in Different Ways
06:10 Swipe or Long Tap on Notes for Options
07:30 Use the Quick Note Button
08:10 Easily Search for Notes

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[MonolithMike]

This is great. The more notes and task management apps I try, the more I come to believe that all you need is Apple Notes and Apple Reminders. That’s it.

[bertlzansinger]

This "tutorial" is finally one to my taste. Fast, precise, in-depth. Thank you!

[gaxrav]

Thank my fucking GOD you finally posted about Apple Notes. I have watched EACH AND EVERY apple notes video on YouTube... even some in unknown languages. I am obsessed with Apple Notes.

[girishd]

Great video.❤👌👌👌 Very helpful.

I was not aware of the below points until I saw this video -

Using hash tags.
Creating checklist.
Search for notes with attachments.
Using 2 fingers to select notes.

[allinson_sam]

This guy needs more subscribers let get him to 100, 000 mark such clear instructions 👍🏼

[kiwiinexile]

easy is GREAT. As I have said before, it is awesome to have a productivity tool that does not steal your productivity. Even better - getting videos like this that just gets on with it and hits me with the info - BOOM, no messing around and everything I need. Top work as usual Peter 👍👋

[drdentrepair]

I've used several different note apps over the years. About a year ago I switched to just using apple notes. I think it works great. It does everything I need it to do. IOS 17 has some new features that take it to another level.

[AdrianEarnshawMusic]

Great video yet again, always look forward to what tips you can provide. The thing that annoys me with Apple Notes is that you cannot set a default font for a new note and have to physically set it every time. If Apple fixed this, then it would be perfect for my use case.

[KhaledMoAdel]

honestly this "second brain" is in my opinion powerful and also useless, investing the time in using them properly feels like an entire job on it's own if you know what i mean, Great video as always!

[gusttavoo]

i didn't want the video to end. hehe. learned a bunch. thanks!

[kmylla]

As a Brazilian, I loved “tiau” 😍 Great video! I'm setting up my review notebooks in Notes because I saw that it was more complicated to use notebooks in Word or Goodnotes. And since I have a Mac and iPad, it has made my studying easier.

[RameshKumar-ngnf]

What a great informative video Peter !! 👌❤🙏
Thanks a lot for sharing as always 🙏

[Bmarker]

Outstanding. I just suscribed. Cannot afford to miss you excellent and useful videos

[MikeLambert]

Great video; it covered a lot of ground but in an efficient, easy-to-follow way.

[kidson]

Hey Peter! I've seen Carl Pullein use a "Master projects list" to track projects long-term. Do you use any particular method or view to track what projects you are currently working on, and to visualize their current status?

Your content really helps me organise my life and tasks in a way that suits me, thanks a lot!

[alistairlegge]

The thing i want most from any notes application is the ability to convert to Word and Word to notes with ease. Being able to link the two would be ideal.

[DREAMINDIGO]

Great video! You taught me something new, I'm going to reorganize all my notes in sub-folders now. My only problem with the Apple ecosysthem (which I love by the way) is that it only works with other Apple users. I need to take a lot of notes with my friends (we are at University), but none of them has Apple, so I always need to opt for other apps

[robertfairbanks]

I love Notes. One question, though. I know I can sort notes, but is there a way to sort folders?

[waterfire]

Great Video!!!
How to I stop Notes from pasting 'Excerpt From and the author/book information every time I copy/paste from a book pdf I have?

[subzer]

Thank you so much for that video, very useful.