Folder Level Apple Notes Exporter

Code base enhanced from notes-export/notesExport.applescript at master · robertgaal/notes-export

Enhancedments

added selection on folder level and individual notes

how to Run AppleNotesExportToHTML_v3.applescript

copy the script to Apple script editor and run it.

Apple Notes Exporter To HTML v3 Guide

📋 What This Script Does

This script exports Apple Notes to formatted HTML files with:

• Preserved folder structure
• Attachments handling (audio/video/PDF embeds)
• Clean HTML formatting
• Open Graph metadata support
• Customizable templates
• Multi-account support

🚀 How to Use

1. Run the Script
   Double-click the .applescript file or run via Script Editor

2. Select Account
   Choose which Notes account to export from

3. Choose Folders
   Select specific folders or "All Notes"

4. Pick Output Location
   Select a destination folder (empty directory recommended)

5. Let It Run
   The script will:

   • Create mirrored folder structure
   • Export notes as HTML
   • Save attachments
   • Clean up formatting
   • Add metadata headers

🔄 Workflow Diagram

flowchart TD
A[Start Script] --> B[Select Notes Account]
B --> C[Choose Folders to Export]
C --> D[Select Output Folder]
D --> E[Process Notes]
E --> F[Export HTML + Attachments]
F --> G[Clean HTML Formatting]
G --> H[Add Metadata Headers]
H --> I[Complete Export]

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🛠 Customization Options

1. HTML Metadata (in wrapHTML handler)

2. HTML Styling

Modify the CSS in the wrapHTML handler:

3. Attachment Handling

Supported formats in attList loop:

• Video: .webm, .mp4, .mov
• Audio: .ogg, .mp3, .m4a
• Documents: .pdf

4. File Naming

Adjust sanitization rules:

set baseFileName to my replaceText(baseFileName, ":", "-")
set baseFileName to my replaceText(baseFileName, "/", "-")

5. HTML Cleaning

Modify preProcessHTML for different cleanup needs:

repeat while fileContent contains "<br><br>"
    set fileContent to my replaceText(fileContent, "<br><br>", "<br>")
end repeat

📂 Export Structure

ExportFolder/
├── Folder1/
│   ├── Note1.html
│   └── attachments/
│       ├── video.mp4
│       └── doc.pdf
└── Folder2/
    ├── Note2.html
    └── Subfolder/
        └── Note3.html

⚠️ Important Notes

1. Requires macOS Catalina (10.15) or newer
2. Needs permission to access Notes app
3. Password-protected notes are skipped
4. First run may require:
   • System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Automation
   • Check "Script Editor" and "Notes"

🐛 Error Handling

The script includes:

• File access error recovery
• Attachment failure fallbacks
• User-friendly error dialogs
• Cleanup routines for partial exports

🔄 Update Frequency

Can safely export multiple times - overwrites existing files but preserves folder structure.

Apple Notes Export to Reminder Item (v1)

📋 What This Script Does

This script creates a reminder from a selected note in Apple Notes with:

• Note title as the reminder title
• First 100 characters of the note's second line as reminder body
• Deep links back to the original note (desktop and mobile versions)
• Due date set to the coming Saturday at 10:00 AM
• Reminder placed in the "Default" list

🚀 How to Use

1. Open Apple Notes Select the note you want to create a reminder for

2. Run the Script
   Double-click the .applescript file or run via Script Editor

3. Verification

   • The selected note will open in a separate window
   • The script will extract information and create a reminder
   • Reminders app will open showing the newly created item

🔄 Workflow Diagram

flowchart TD
    A[Start Script] --> B[Get Selected Note]
    B --> C[Extract Note Title & Content]
    C --> D[Query NoteStore.sqlite Database]
    D --> E[Generate Deep Links]
    E --> F[Calculate Next Saturday]
    F --> G[Create Reminder]
    G --> H[Open Reminders App]

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📝 Technical Details

Note Identification

The script uses SQLite to query the NoteStore.sqlite database to retrieve the real UUID of the note, allowing for proper deep linking.

Warning

Make sure go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Full Disk Access for Script Editor and enable it.

-- Query the NoteStore.sqlite database to get the real note identifier (UUID)
set sqliteQuery to "SELECT ZIDENTIFIER FROM ZICCLOUDSYNCINGOBJECT WHERE Z_PK=" & internalPK & ";"
try
	set realNoteID to do shell script "/usr/bin/sqlite3 ~/Library/Group\\ Containers/group.com.apple.notes/NoteStore.sqlite " & quoted form of sqliteQuery
on error errMsg number errNum
	display dialog "Error retrieving note identifier: " & errMsg
	return
end try

Deep Links

Two deep links are created:

• notes://showNote?identifier=UUID (Desktop)
• mobilenotes://showNote?identifier=UUID (iOS)

Date Calculation

Automatically calculates the coming Saturday at 10:00 AM for the reminder due date.

⚠️ Important Notes

1. Requires macOS with access to both Notes and Reminders apps
2. Needs permission to:
   • Control Apple Notes
   • Control Reminders
   • Access your Notes database
3. Will create reminders in the "Default" list (create this list if it doesn't exist)
4. First-time use requires Automation permissions in System Preferences