Search Apple/iCloud Notes

[gaurav_mac_user]

Hi, i am using this workflow on the latest release of Catalina as well as Alfred 4.

 

The workflow doesn't seem to be working at all for me.

 

After installing the workflow and trying to run it i did not receive any security messages where teh workflow was asking for any permissions or access to any files.

 

Am i missing any steps?

 

Aside from this all of my other workflows are working perfectly fine.

[Acidham]

@gaurav_mac_user I am on Catalina latest and Alfred 4 and WF works. What is Workflow debug window telling you when executing the WF (open WF in Alfred, click the bug in top right corner and execute the workflow)

[gaurav_mac_user]

Here is a screenshot of the debugger window.

 

[Acidham]

@gaurav_mac_user is python3 installed on your computer?

[gaurav_mac_user]

No, i don't have Python 3 installed.

Can you recommend any good knowledge base articles to get me on my way?

[sballin]

You can use release 1.4.3 of the workflow or install the xcode command line tools using the command

xcode-select --install

[gaurav_mac_user]

I believe Xcode is a very heavy file? ALmost 8gb is this correct?

 

ALso will version 1.4.3 of the workflow work on Catalina?

[sballin]

1.4.3 will work on Catalina.

[gaurav_mac_user]

Have installed Python 3. The WF is working fine now.

Thank you!

[Acidham]

@gaurav_mac_user enjoy 🤘

[qhkm]

Installed and try to run once but not working. Then i try to check the python path, and apparently python3 path is located in different place on my machine. So if you had the same problem, try to check your whether python3 was installed or not, and if installed, check the path by running `which python3` on your terminal. Then change the part according to whats on your machine. Cheers!!

[yeroc]

Love this workflow, so thank you for all the hard work! Do you think it would be good to update the Installation instructions to reflect the Python / Xcode requirement?

[sballin]

On 3/19/2020 at 10:11 PM, yeroc said:

Love this workflow, so thank you for all the hard work! Do you think it would be good to update the Installation instructions to reflect the Python / Xcode requirement?

 

Good idea, I've updated the instructions.

[sballin]

Just released version 2.1.0, which hopefully fixes some of the database problems people have been encountering lately, and is compatible with Dropbox sync.

Edited April 1, 2020 by sballin

[jellytran]

@sballin that new version works, I have struggled for 2 days. Thank you a lot!

[sballin]

Version 2.2.0 is now released. It adds error handling, auto-updating, and fixes problems related to the toolbar search in Notes. Let me know if there are any issues!

Edited May 4, 2020 by sballin

[sballin]

Version 3.0.0 is out! Notes for this release:

• Rewritten in Go
• Faster searching
• Create a new note if none was found
• Shift+enter to search for query using Notes in-app search

[MP1]

This workflow didn't work for me until I deactivated the connection to my google account notes. Prior to doing this, the workflow would index notes correctly, but would not launch them. Worth including in the instructions that default notes account has to be iCloud for it to work.

[sballin]

On 8/4/2020 at 10:07 AM, MP1 said:

This workflow didn't work for me until I deactivated the connection to my google account notes. Prior to doing this, the workflow would index notes correctly, but would not launch them. Worth including in the instructions that default notes account has to be iCloud for it to work.

 

Thanks for letting me know, I wasn't aware of this issue. Looks like notes that are not from iCloud or On My Mac are not stored in the normal database. If anyone figures out the details, I'm happy to try adding support.

[Skone]

You are a hero among men. Since evernote have kamikazed themselves this month, I've been looking for an alternative, but the key lacking feature in apple notes was their ⌘J search. This plugs that gap. Time to move over 💪

[Acidham]

1 hour ago, bazerman said:

You are a hero among men. Since evernote have kamikazed themselves this month, I've been looking for an alternative, but the key lacking feature in apple notes was their ⌘J search. This plugs that gap. Time to move over 💪

@bazerman Interesting, I moved from EN to NS 6 months ago. I thought EN released a new version why are you saying then "kamikazed" ... did EN screwed it up?

[Vero]

1 hour ago, Acidham said:

did EN screwed it up

 

They released Evernote 10, and as of current enquiries with some of their staff, doesn't support AppleScript. They've said they're still considering it, but at this point, the workflow requires Evernote 7 (which is still available in the legacy section of their site)

 

The more people make noise about wanting support, the more likely they'll add it. However, the workflow may need to evolve to use their API instead, if they choose not to add AppleScript support.

[Acidham]

@Vero I left Evernote behind because of missing Markdown support. At that time they considered adding MD support for over 6 years. I assume similar will happen with AS support

I really don't know why EN is so screwed 😕

 

[sballin]

Looks like in Big Sur the notes:// URI scheme is handled by the Notes app directly, meaning that notes://seemingly-any-string-here causes the Notes app to come into focus, but do nothing further. It's possible to get around this with SwiftDefaultApps and make notes:// links work as before, or it would also be possible to change the URI for links generated by this workflow (note:// seems like a good alternative). But does anyone know how the default macOS notes:// URI scheme handling works? Is there some documentation anywhere?

[funkymonkey]

9 hours ago, sballin said:

Looks like in Big Sur the notes:// URI scheme is handled by the Notes app directly, meaning that notes://seemingly-any-string-here causes the Notes app to come into focus, but do nothing further. It's possible to get around this with SwiftDefaultApps and make notes:// links work as before, or it would also be possible to change the URI for links generated by this workflow (note:// seems like a good alternative). But does anyone know how the default macOS notes:// URI scheme handling works? Is there some documentation anywhere?

I'm on Big Sur and I can still search for notes and when I hit return it opens notes.app at the correct note. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯