NotesCTL: A Club MacStories Preview of Federico’s Advanced Apple Notes CLI Tool

This article previews NotesCTL, a command-line tool for Apple's Notes app developed by Federico Viticci, available first to Club MacStories+ and Premier members. NotesCTL exposes every Notes feature—tags, subfolders, pinning, rich links, attachments, checklists, headings, tables, audio recordings, and highlights—for use in scripts, Shortcuts, and AI agents. It includes a Markdown exporter, PencilKit support for converting SVGs to editable drawings, and audio transcription. The tool is designed for power users and integrates with automation workflows, complementing the earlier RemCTL. The article highlights its utility for research reports and creative tasks, and notes it's part of a series of software projects from MacStories.