NotePlan is a notes, task and calendar app that brings everything into a single daily note, with Apple Calendar and Apple Reminders built in. It stores notes as plain Markdown files synced via iCloud, and offers time blocking, project notes, weekly/monthly/yearly planning, kanban boards, and AI-powered voice transcription and text tools. It runs as native apps on Mac, iPhone and iPad, plus a web version.
What it's for
Combining notes, tasks and calendar into a single daily noteTime blocking tasks against real calendar eventsRunning GTD, PARA, Zettelkasten or Bullet Journal methodsCapturing reminders via Siri and scheduling themWeekly and monthly review and planningTurning voice notes into structured insights and tasks (Memo AI)Managing multiple projects via linked project notesBuilding kanban boards from notesSummarizing meeting discussions and generating follow-up tasksTranscribing handwritten notes and diagramsShared team planning via Spaces
Features 23
- AI text assistant and custom AI commands
- Apple Calendar integration
- Daily note combining tasks, notes and calendar
- Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly notes
- Frontmatter and note properties
- Handwriting transcription in drawings
- Instant full-text search
- Kanban boards built from notes
- MCP server for AI agents
- Native iCloud sync
- Nested hashtags
- Offline-first plain Markdown storage
- Plugins (including community plugins)
- Project notes with backlinks
- Saved filters
- Shortcuts and URL scheme automation
- Teamspaces/Spaces for shared team notes
- Templates
- Themes
- Time blocking on a visual timeline
- Two-way Apple Reminders sync
- Voice transcription (Memo AI)
- Widgets and Share extension
At a glance
free trialAPI
TypeDesktop app
DeploymentInstalled (local)
PlatformsWeb, macOS, iOS
LanguagesEnglish, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Forfounders, managers, operators
CompanyNotePlan LLC
Integrations
EvernoteApple RemindersApple CalendarOpenAI GPT-4WhisperObsidianShortcutsClaudeSiri
Resources
Pricing
Free trial included, cancel anytime. VAT may apply. Prices stated in USD.
Annual$8.33/mo
Billed as $99 paid annually; described as saving 31% vs monthly; 7-day free trial.
Monthly$12/mo
Described as 'Most flexible'; 3-day free trial stated for this plan, differing from the 7-day trial highlighted elsewhere on the page.
Annual plan saves 31% compared to the monthly plan
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