Apple Notes Shortcuts

apple-notes-shortcuts.md

Readwise Sync

• Shortcuts for Readwise sync to Apple Notes
• Consists of (2) shortcuts - The API Request and the Response Processing (Both must be used)
• Based on the shortcuts mentioned in this Reddit Thread
  • Main change is accounting for 26 results per request. Added nextPageCursor loop to get all results.
• Shortcuts (Both Required):
  1. Readwise API Call
  2. Readwise Response Processing and Note Creation (Use one or the other)
  • Create Notes with Cover Images
  • Create Notes without Cover Images

Consolidate Apple Notes

• This will consolidate multiple Apple notes into a single note. By default it searches for all notes with the "consolidate" tag. Feel free to change it.
  • https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/4ba142bae0554efba15f1cddcea45b6e

Book Notes to TheBrain App Import

• This will import Book Notes from Apple Notes into TheBrain App. It is very specific to my book notes format, so some tweaking will be required.
  • https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/aa3eafe3e55f48778a7a2020e365735b

Thanks @hstagner, this is literally a life-changer. I used to use Obsidian to sync my Readwise highlights, but as I started to simplify my tool stack, I ended up with Apple Notes, which does not have an official Readwise integration and was a pain to manually import notes from readwise 🫡