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Notes on notes, AI, and building Amber Notes on my own.
- Guides
How to connect ChatGPT to your notes
Ask ChatGPT to add to a list or tidy a note, and the change lands in your notes. The steps for ChatGPT and Claude, and how you stay in control.
Emil Wagman - Guides
Can Claude read your Apple Notes?
On a Mac, yes. On iPhone and in the browser, no. Why it depends on where you use Claude, and what each option can and can't do.Emil Wagman - Comparisons
Notes apps with an MCP server, compared
Notion, Evernote, Bear, Obsidian, Apple Notes and more: which ones your AI can reach from your phone, and what happens when it gets an edit wrong.Emil Wagman - Guides
How to move from Apple Notes to Amber Notes
Bring every note over in one go on your Mac, folders and pins included. Nothing in Apple Notes changes, so you can take your time.Emil Wagman - Guides
Use your notes from Claude Code and Codex
Let your coding agent write the standup or keep a work log, in the same notes you read on your phone. One command for Claude Code, a few lines for Codex.Emil Wagman - Comparisons
Amber Notes vs Apple Notes
Amber Notes is built to feel like Apple Notes, with a few things it always missed. Where they differ, including what Apple Notes still does better.Emil Wagman - Guides
The Amber Notes MCP server
For developers and curious people: the address, how an AI app signs in and gets approved, and every tool it can call.Emil Wagman - Guides
Apple Notes API: what exists and what to use instead
Apple Notes has no public API. What you can do with AppleScript and Shortcuts, what you can't, and what to use when you need more.Emil Wagman - Comparisons
Notes apps that work with ChatGPT
“Works with ChatGPT” can mean reading the note you have open, or searching and editing all of them. The main notes apps, compared.Emil Wagman - Comparisons
The best notes app for AI agents
Remote MCP, precise writes, undo, approval and a phone app to read the results: the criteria that matter, and how the options compare.Emil Wagman
