You’re using Apple Notes wrong

[@Melanchotato]

I'm guilty of going on the hunt for the best apps when not even giving the built in ones a chance sometimes. Great video!

[@ep6606]

Same

[@benjaminhalliday8799]

to be fair, Apple makes great phones, basic af apps that often lack the "smart" features offered by so many great third parties. Todoist, Fantastical... just to name a couple

[@FallenGravity.44]

Eloquently Spoken 😢😮

[@_Francis]

Same here

[@AtuliAtuli]

I agree with this idea. People tend to overcomplicate everything they do, just to feel like they do it better, smarter. Productivity is about doing less, not more. It's about being clear and focused on your ideas and using tools to your advantage. But yes productivity became a chaotic and not actually understandable. It's not more about how can I actually do it better but which apps, systems and fancy templates can I use. Then you just get lost in it. Funny thing.

[@mohd.azeemuddin1095]

💯 true 🔥

[@guilhermebrumdutra7683]

Completely agree with you

[@nikatalbot]

Yup, far too many tools, apps on the market. Back to my Moleskin notebook for most stuff.

[@Xackory]

Having to want specific tools doesn't mean “to feel better” it's called having a preference and not being limited. Nice try tho better luck next time.

[@NFFFFFFFF]

@@Xackorystill the same thing 😂

[@TannerBarcelos]

I started the shift to all native Apple apps and the minimalistic workflow and I am loving it. I am seeing the benefits of just getting things in and out and working through content. All these other apps and tools have too many features for customization, clutter, distractions etc. And as a Software Engineer, sure, I do appreciate all that ingenuity in the apps, and I have played with all of them and *did* enjoy them, but there is something about Apple's core apps with the iCloud integration. It is all insanely fast, clean, sleek and no bs - straight to the point - work.

[@东城大伟]

我和你的感受是一样的，我现在一直在用Apple的原生APP。

[@syedfaraz2987]

Content was definitely informative, but I loved the way the video is made. Simple and clean. No overwhelming intros and outros. The BG score was not disturbing or deafening. Could hear every word crystal clear. Looking forward to more of such quality videos.

[@kishandavetech]

Totally agree - the less friction to create a note, the higher the chance you will capture something. Simplicity reduces the barrier to action and whilst I also use Notion for more complex things, Apple Notes can't be beaten for its speed, simplicity and ability to get the job done. Great video production!

[@andylsq]

I recently switched back to Apple notes after trying Notion, Obsidian, etc. and the simplicity is so refreshing. Smart folders have so much potential but you can’t put them inside other folders, which really limits the ability to organize them. (Like you wouldn’t have been able to hide everything in your Personal folder for this demo if you had any smart folders).

[@andremoreira8188]

true

[@foodflavourasmr]

We can make inside the folders in it

[@Cuemommy]

I think 4 or 5 upgrades ago, they made it possible to nest folders. I do it all the time. I have like 10 main folders and inside them are multiple folders and even more folders inside the multiple folders. I think it is possible up to 3 or 4x.

[@Dinomite1]

Searching for a good notes app is a canon event we all go through

[@itaintcal]

true lol, same with email apps and calendar/to-do apps

[@sousasemze8088]

For iPad, for learning, I would recommend Notability if you like to write down as if you had to replace the traditional notebook

[@RogelioAraujoGómez]

If you close your eyes, you can hear Jason Statham preaching some nice apple knowledge

[@almajohannesson3042]

your voice is amazing, for some reason this made me so calm. thank you.

[@RobinBarr]

His voice is beautiful but he talks way too fast for me. Had to find someone else to explain Notes.

[@spencermackel7800]

I’ve recently come full circle back to Notes as well after years of applications such as Notability, GoodNotes, etc. My initial issue was my handwriting with the Apple Pencil in the Notes app, whereas Notability gives you the ability to zoom into the page and be more precise with writing. Over time I found my handwriting improved without the need to zoom in and I began to type more of the notes I jot down. Cheers!

[@ElJebetequa]

i’m in a similar boat. just thought i’d let you know (incase you don’t already) that in freeform (native apple app) you can zoom in and out as far as you want. it’s very useful when taking handwritten notes esp like mind maps, sketches, etc, since you’re not limited a one a4 page :)

[@emahtech1510]

Apple Notes would be the best notes app ever, if only it had the possibility to zoom while writing with Apple Pencil.

[@PedroCouto_90]

Yup... Apple Notes is the best note taking app for me. Actually using the default apps, like the Reminders, Podcasts, Books, Calendar and Mail brings some advantages on the ecosystem...

[@ActuallyJamesS]

It's Apple Calendar I really can't get along with, I don't like the views at all. Also, Todoist is so clean so I love to use that (just the free version) for my todolist.

[@michaelm8874]

⁠​⁠@@ActuallyJamesSI like the fact that the Apple calendar knows what you need, for example when you add a flight it reminds you to check in, and when you’re on the plane it gives you a shortcut to turn airplane mode on right on the notification screen.

[@ActuallyJamesS]

@@michaelm8874 Yeah that's true, the issue I have is the monthly format on iphone (and also there's no weekly). I hate the standard weekly view in general on calendar apps (the one they all copied form Microsoft). There's an ios app called "Calendars" that has the only good weekly calendar view I've ever seen.

[@Tellurdogisayhello]

The default mail app sucks.

[@ilias5978]

@@Tellurdogisayhellogmail 4 life!

[@iamabdirazak]

One cool simple feature about the indent/outdent I found is instead of going into the menu to change the identation, u can basically move the check box forward with ur finger and vice versa.

[@CreachterZ]

I’d like to buy you lunch! Thank you!

[@victor_correra]

What the hell... I've seen a lot of "use Notes like a Pro", but none mention this!!! This is magic

[@RichardYoungCF]

I love the Notes App - and the ability to add photos, pdfs etc inside the notes. Looking forward to the upgrades coming in 17

[@erikforsen6182]

I love to use the object selector on photos where you hold down on an object on a picture together with the notes app. Creating your own PNGs. Use it to organise such things as closet, books or just to add a picture to the text giving the note more character or context.

[@StonedNoob]

I essentially have the same feeling for the default reminders app. I went on about finding and using so many other apps like Things etc. But I can literally do everything on the default reminders app as well. It has smart lists as well just like smart folders, and now instead of using the plethora of notes and tasks apps I downloaded I am just using the notes app and the reminders app for everything and the best thing is they integrate with the ecosystem and with each other so well that doing things is effortless.

[@narenakurati]

With every update, Notes gets more and more powerful. More and more, I start things in Notes over Notion and Google Docs, especially with the latest collaborative notes quality of life improvements

[@tommygunn940]

Google Docs doesn’t play well with images

[@ashleypingu5688]

To be very honest, as someone who's been using notion for quite a while and used the notes app for a while for school, it's so much easier to take my notes on the notes app. Notion takes a bit to fully understand, but the notes app is just super simple.

[@musicwaala]

Also, a beautiful feature where you can add a voice note recorded in the IOS Vocie Memo application, Go to the Note ---> Share -----> Save to Note

[@mrbunyip]

I have recently discovered the power of Apple Notes. I am a builder and now use notes to create folder for each job I am running. It allows me to seperate and store plans, quotes, invoices etc. One feature that needs to be added is to be able to rename PDF files within the notes app. Currently the only way I have found that works is to save first to my files, rename and upload to a notes folder. Regardless, I still highly recommend.

[@alarmingdrifer]

The scan function can also be accessed in the files app too, skipping a couple taps to move the file from notes to the files app

[@GamingPIPI]

Yes i much prefer that!

[@twilight7457]

The checklist is super useful for shopping. I make a list, and check it off after I put the item in my cart at grocery stores. love it.

[@TheSimaa]

The main issue of Apple Notes - is removing the "undo" button. And the new ways with three fingers or "shake" phone are not user-friendly. One time when I spent about an hour writing a text and by mistake removed it all, I just lost it because I switched to Safari to google how to make undo and lost all in-memory buffers because of that. So, even google notes is better because it has a logical and simple interface for everyday use like "undo" button. :c

[@edmoorebsc]

So much this. It’s incredibly painful and makes me absolutely terrified of using notes for more than a quick Apple Pencil scribble or two.

[@letzertenorioperez1630]

Totally agree. I use Notes for everything, but I also live afraid of losing them by mistake, and (in the iPhone version) there is no Undo button.

[@melvin6228]

Most of my "apps" are folders to particular notes via Apple Shortcuts. The reason they're apps is to reduce friction for finding certain notes. I have: * personal journal * career journal * groceries * todo * dream diary * "I can't sleep touch this button right now" * daily commitments (habits) I wish I could voice record into the Apple Notes.

[@TruthLove333]

you can now

[@keithbertschin1213]

I love iOS notes, available across all devices but I wish you could color folders to make visually navigating easier

[@firstlast6956]

Ahhh this would be lovely

[@gregsimmons1709]

Very helpful and reassuring. I have gravitated towards and away from Notes numerous times since iOS11, but the fact is that it’s my favourite writing tool. Even better now that it can be transferred directly into Pages. I can write my text in Notes, open in Pages, and paste into WordPress without losing formatting.

[@richardgreen1199]

Having something that can OCR a document to make it searchable is a lifesaver. Just switched all my note taking to Apple notes, but I’m a windows laptop user for work and wish there was a better way to access them, rather than having to login through my browser and going to iCloud, then notes.

[@ServantStatusMinistries]

I watched another video where someone showed how you can sync google and gmail with apple notes to access them so that may be a start

[@marcoyoungbiz]

I swear, everything always leads back to simplicity. I only use Notion for work now, and notes + reminders to organize everything from my personal tasks, to my goals. Apple really knows what matters lol.

[@nurmbms90]

Well I use notes and Apple Pencil for iPad and it works pretty well. Although I use good notes to annotate some pictures, Apple does it easier and straightforward

[@ArtingwithRandall]

The biggest waste of my productivity has been all the time looking for the "best" productivity apps. The biggest boost to my productivity has been learning the best ways to use the native Apple apps and understanding their flexibility.

[@andreasschmidt553]

Apple Notes was pretty basic in the past but Apple made a big effort to improve over time and incorporate a lot of good ideas from other apps. I use it every day and I am on the way to leave Evernote (especially because I pay annually for it). In combination with the also permanently improved reminders app from Apple, it is all I really need. Reminders would be a great tip for another video! :-) Thanks for the super content!

[@twadd]

Another helpful thing about using apple notes is that you can just search from spotlight and relevant notes will come up.

[@snkrs-wrld123]

Great video! Can you also scan a couple of documents in a row to have it in the same pdf document? Thanks for your help!

[@Areaeees]

I agree, after trying Logseq, Obsidian, and other apps I went back to Apple Notes and it works amazing after getting the IPad and using it for handwritten notes. The only thing I wish apple would add is syntax highlighting support in notes for when taking notes in certain languages like JavaScript or Python. It would be amazing to see that implemented.

[@KevinTspirit]

You videos are soooo good! I just came back to iPhone actively. Just as in the past I started looking at all the 3rd party note apps, but this reminded me to stick with the native Notes app. Great reminder that it is good. On my Samsung devices I often forgot about Samsung Notes, which in itself is great. Once again great videos.

[@Maxsarto]

Tried Notion and literally lost hours to set it up to then realize I wasn't really focusing on my work. I was focusing on making it perfect rather than storing what I really needed. Found Apple Notes, no distraction, easy to set up, will never look back.

[@sepakurei]

This was 1 of the features and reasons on why i did a switch on different os and for now i could say that im not regretting it.

[@TheCreateOutdoors]

Wow, there are so many great tips in here. I have recently transitioned to the field notes idea which has made things easier for me to remember but notes has some real great tools in it.

[@PrabhavKhandelwal]

The crispy sound sounds great with Oliur’s visual style, but would love to hear a softer audio edit ❤

[@jsox78]

I’m totally on board with this approach. I think I’ve tried every new mail, note, task and shared storage app that has come out since I got my first iPhone back in 2011. I moved back to using all stock Apple apps two years ago as I was trying to save money on subscription services. Of course there are features that I miss from some of those applications, but overall I have been very happy since moving back to the stock apps.

[@clarajamison783]

learned something new.... outdent is the opposite of indent... didn't know that AND all the other tips on how to use notes. Simplicity is key when it comes to notes and I love that it has a lot of features that makes it robust enough for the user.

[@damijanicki]

What I miss the most in the notes app is the possibility to sum up numbers in the table. Very often I list some things in the table with the cost and it would be great to automatically calculate a sum. In order to do that I need to use Numbers app.

[@nwadwa0316]

Great video! Quick tip - if you use iCloud Drive, you can scan documents directly into your files, so if you have a folder for, say, “Personal Documents”, you can scan your DL, Passport, whatever else, and save it in a folder as PDFs. Makes them easily accessible everywhere, rather than using Notes which actually feels unintuitive.

[@chauswriting]

I LOVE Notes! It really does everything! The function I use most is ofc taking notes and scanning documents. It's just so convenient to type down ideas in Notes on the go than say Notion or GoodNotes. Scanning documents in Notes is also life-changing!

[@nuvamusic]

I use it a lot. The search function is awful though, it doesn’t bring the note with the specific word, you can’t choose the type of search (eg contains, starts with, is exactly, etc). Can’t wait for Apple to improve that.

[@frank2398]

Wow! First time watcher of your channel. Very professionally done. Exceptionally done man! One video and I subscribed. Thank you!

[@spiritzen]

I use Notes on iPhone and password protect them to access all my debit and credit cards which I've taken pictures of. This way whenever I don't have my wallet nearby or with me, I can still get to the cards. Got me out of some situations and made life generally easier.

[@alfredoj1349]

Amazing video, just a showcase of efficiency and proficiency and also how hyped are most other people with other apps instead of using the amazing tools they already have in hand

[@SanjotBhasin_]

Great video man! I was one of those people who kept looking for other note taking apps but the Notes app on the iPhone is just perfect!

[@RealJoseph123]

I love Craft Docs for work stuff, but Apple Notes is my personal go-to app due to convenience.

[@wreespace]

I agree. my most used notes app had been the apple notes app. i now keep all my fleeting notes in apple notes and transfer the solid archivable ones to obsidian.

[@maestri240z]

Coming from android, I can see how Apps such as Notes can compliment the iOS ecosystem seamlessly. For me, the ease of use and ux make transitions whilst capturing, viewing or sharing information without hindrance, allowing me to get back to the things I want to do.

[@amensbuildingjourney]

notes+notion is the best combo ever

[@Jae87217]

Your right and I recently started using the Action button too write ✍️ down a quick note 🗒️

[@victormarban9229]

Fantastic tutorial. Going to get the most out of the Notes app now! Thank you

[@razorbackroar]

Your looking good buddy. wishing you nothing but the best. you have helped me more then you know.

[@jinvid]

As an iPhone user who jumped from Evernote to several other apps over the years and has come back to Notes, I can personally vouch that Apple has improved Notes incredibly over the years and it’s become an essential part of my daily productivity.

[@picxlproductions]

Yeah, how do you add an attachment?

[@likely-out]

I tried all kinds of notes apps but i always come back to notes of iphone. I mean, its basic, works so well and well designed

[@LeJ0hn]

Thé image is so clean! Great work!

[@JayFriedrichs]

I do love notion, but notes app is so killer haha I love it

[@user-xc4eh4kp9n]

Great Content!!! How about when you scan a document with note app, how can you 1- import all the text from the document 2- can you import the image and save it to your iPhone as pdf? 3- How are you able to export it from your phone?

[@abasiamauwatt557]

Apple note is seriously underrated. I’m one of those forever searching for a better productivity app, name it and I’ve been there. I’ ve just tried out a few features and I think it’s pretty cool

[@rajanrengasamy]

I can’t get over the elegance of Craft App

[@anakinhk]

Agree to spend the time to on simple application to manage the idea, instead of hunting / waiting for an powerful application which also take time to learn. Do it now, instead of waiting.

[@nurudinmudhir9337]

I started this journey and a few years later I’m back to Apple notes 😭 pro level and Notion for work related things

[@MrFrozone93]

It’s still not comparable to notion but definitely at least as Good as goodnotes and other apps.

[@joss2651]

Yup, recently I decided it was ridiculous to keep researching the latest notes apps out there when I already have Apple Notes and it does so much these days. HOWEVER, insane that there isn't a built in tool to create a horizontal line to separate note entries within one specific note. This is something I use constantly when I am updating a note with the latest but still want to keep initial iterations so I can track changes. Everything else so far seems like a great Evernote replacement for me.

[@pgVeritas]

Great video, thanks. I’ve been using notes as simple lists with the occasional photo attachment.

[@EvaKristin68]

Thank you for a good presentation :) its not easy to find People to folow that are good teachers. Many people go to fast, and expect us to know everything.

[@musman5989]

tried bunch of productivity apps and got satisfied with no one. later decided to go with iNotes (I built my own simple system of Todos, points, Classes, Gym and all that) and it' going pretty smooth. Thanks for the video

[@Anil75987]

Notes on iPhone is actually really basic when compared to the native app on android, you cant even do something like change the colour or highlight text unless you have MacBook

[@ZakariaBoualaid]

Note taking itself is an art, and from one person to another, the intention behind note-taking differs, here are different scenarios on why a person wants to take notes : 1. Writing a grocery list 2. Quickly jotting something down to find it later 3. Writing essays or complex ideas (creative individuals) 4. Jotting down dreams right after sleep 5. A personal library for personal documents (passports, identity cards etc..) 6. A personal encyclopedia as a knowledge base, if you are interested in learning about multiple domains or languages 7. A gigantic knowledge base with timelines, mind-maps, tables, code, screenshots, quotes, drawings, graphs about all domains of life With Apple Notes you can do : 1, 2, 4, 5 For 3, 6, 7 you need Obsidian or Notion or some other similar tool, why? Because these tools tend to have a plugin ecosystem that provides solutions for mind-maps, drawings and links between different notes etc... If you download Obsidian or Notion for your grocery list, you are overcomplicating it If you use Apple Notes as a gigantic (and useful) knowledge base, you are oversimplifying it In a nutshell : It depends.

[@Oliur]

Holy moly. A KZbin comment that’s actually useful and contains valuable advice. Thank you Zakaria!

[@tajnothdurft2286]

bro looks good

[@mackarroyo6376]

I discovered that notes can convert currencies too! Just add £ € or USD after the value and notes will convert it to your default currency! 👍🏻

[@arguitarmusic]

One thing that's missing terribly in Notes is version history. That's why I prefer apps like Notion for longer and/or more important text. Once you delete something in Notes and it syncs up to iCloud, there's no way to get it back.

[@QuaniDan]

Recently deleted, 30 days until it goes away

[@MrLichWar]

@@QuaniDan I don't think it works like that if you delete some letters, not the whole note

[@shamanbeartwo3819]

I just got an iPad and have never used Notes before so this helped me on so many levels.

[@MiraySerdar]

Good to know I'm going to try out the late-night slots. There's a night owl bonus for playing after midnight🌜

[@dougscott188]

I switched from Evernote to Notes a couple years ago. The thing that put me over the top was the scanning tool. The only thing I miss about Evernote is the cross platform with Android. I have a Pixel as a secondary phone and it would be nice to have access to these notes on my Pixel.

[@austinmorriss]

It’s a bit of a workaround, but have you tried adding a shortcut to your Home Screen that links to the iCloud browser page? I use that function if I need to get in to my iCloud from another device and can see my notes from there

[@dougscott188]

@@austinmorriss good idea I will give that a try

[@donelson52]

Would you store confidential info in Notes? I'm not keen on Evernote, but you can encrypt any note

[@dougscott188]

@@donelson52 the iPhone is encrypted but I think you can password protect specific notes.

[@brithegenius]

You’re right I was using this wrong. Only writing a lot of notes pinning things and scanning but not organizing it per say

[@fae_27]

Haha the outdent searching part, best part😂

[@UngoloMichele]

good video, but what about Applw Watch? It's unbelievable that doesn't exist Note app.

[@cloudsnbooks]

Thanks for the video! Although it might be one of the basic apps but because of the option to collaborate on one note my mom simply loves this app. We share a shopping list, which we also edit daily

[@InnerGiggles]

How do you collab on One Note? I love the grocery list idea to share with mom. I’m going to try it. Thanks!

[@cloudsnbooks]

@@InnerGiggles oh, I’m sorry, I made a mistake. I intended to write that my mom and I were sharing a common note in Apple Notes, which was our grocery list.

[@InnerGiggles]

@@cloudsnbooks I think I misread. Thanks for the clarification. One Note vs one note. Gets tricky when watching a video on taking notes.

[@steveherridge8965]

We can pin notes to move to the top of the list, but can we move individual notes up and down the list?

[@hannahliles5397]

I use Notes for single-dimension items such as passwords, etc but I mainly use Things 3 for anything with multiple layers.

[@01bigtrev]

I’d like to just have a note within the files /iCloud app where I can update via notes app but when I send a copy to the files app and then try opening the app it opens a converter app on my phone to convert the note??? On box cloud folder I can just create.txt notes within a folder and type in them

[@jaimeduncan6167]

I will not say it's the best, but men did I learn a lot from this tutorial. Thanks for sharing.

[@Drdontcare1]

I already have a lot of notes which I would like to organize retroactively. Is there anyway to make certain key terms into tags without going into each note individually?

[@daleleeroy]

Dohhh! I’ve always used notes but was never seeing the enhanced features when editing. I just figured out that’s because all my notes are stored in Gmail, not iCloud 😀

[@Lightcode]

Is there a way to use this program without it uploading itself to iCloud? I’m really looking for an app to put passwords etc. but need to put notes with it as well and I don’t want it accessible across devices or on the Internet. Suggestions would be awesome!

[@spartafisetu1414]

I don’t know if its new, but now you can just adding an hashtag in the note and tagging it automatically in a folder related

[@zaimmukhsin7637]

actually before i hunt other note app, ive used the native note app, however the non existence of pdf page break is the one that make me quit using it as my main note taking app. -ps im a student

[@footyxeditimsubbingtoevery5457]

I don’t take notes with the app but I use it to STUDY, so I don’t really add photos/pdfs etc. should I still use it as a student

[@NateBearDown]

I knew I got old when Apple Notes and Reminders became my favorite apps😂 I use them all the time. Now we just need the Notes app for the Apple Watch.

[@toolfinderhq]

Aha. *Stops looking for the notes app*

[@sparklingdiamond505]

how do we save the scan photo? the only way is by printing the screen?

[@ifeoluwaaminu1152]

Love this! Please do a video about the Reminders app too. It's also very easy and effective and no one I know ever uses it unfortunately.

[@notokek]

I literally can’t remember what I just watched I was only listening to his magnificent voice 🫠

[@gencsermaxhaj9761]

In my notebook, after a while when i go in and look at the folder, some of the photos of the videos are deleted. Can you tell me why?

[@lNTOTHEGRAVE]

Same thing with the photo gallery. If you took a pic of a sign or book you can search text in the photo app and it will show you what pic has that word.

[@PauloNogueiraSilva]

Greetings! I really appreciate your demonstration of the usability of Apple Notes. Thank you very much!

[@joshuaspruett]

I love the simplicity of the Notes, and I'm glad that they will FINALLY be adding the ability to link to other notes soon. My biggest complaint with Notes, though, is how ugly it is. No matter how organized I am it's a gray, ugly mess that's hard to read at a glance. I tried switching to Bear for this very reason because they use colors and heading sizes that actually look visually different, where I get tons of visual cues as to what I'm looking at. Miles better. But Bear also offered too many features and made me feel overwhelmed. Plus it costs money for some of it. I just wish Apple would make it look nicer. Not sure how an app that's been around this long still looks so bad.

[@treytonternes1349]

Finally, someone who has said it, though I personally believe that the reason it looks so ugly is because the Notes app is SO simple and SO barebones on its UI that it has the reverse effect and it starts to look to cluttered and hard to understand when you look at it, if that makes any sense at all. Now if you have many, many folders and notes and your notes are actually done nice I find that this problem seems to go away for the most part, though not entirely.

[@joshuaspruett]

Kind of. Another thing I liked about Bear was that the folder system was based on tags. My notes in Notes are sorted into broad folders and then one layer of sub folders, but I still often forget exactly where something is. Notes can often fit in many different folders, and when they're excluded to one, that actually makes it somewhat confusing as well. Overall, the entire app really needs some TLC.@@treytonternes1349

[@firstlast9965]

Its FUGLY

[@drvoodoo3073]

I don’t think Notes is _ugly_, a little plain but not ugly. I like it. Zero distractions.

[@MartinHarvey]

For notes that have a shelf life I add a tag, viz deletebyYYYYMMDD, and monthly delete notes that are part the due date