Apple Notes and Ollama
I built a desktop app for conversing with Apple Notes locally on device because the normal Apple Notes Search sucks - and because I live in Apple Notes.
Apple Notes and Ollama launched on March 4, 2025 with 13 votes, #1,748 of 7,215 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
Apple Notes and Ollama is a desktop application that lets users search and converse with their Apple Notes using local, on-device processing. It addresses limitations in Apple's built-in Notes search functionality, allowing users who rely heavily on Apple Notes to interact with their content through natural conversation rather than traditional search methods.
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From the sources
Chat with your Apple Notes
Notechat allows you to converse with your Apple Notes locally. Private and secure. Chat with your Apple Notes using powerful AI that runs 100% on your Mac. No cloud processing, no data sharing, no privacy concerns. Have natural conversations with your Apple Notes right on your Mac. Our AI assistant runs completely locally, so your notes and conversations never leave your device. Unlike cloud-based AI apps, the language model runs directly on your Mac. This means you can chat with your notes even offline, with complete privacy guaranteed. We don't store your notes anywhere. The app works directly with your existing Apple Notes, keeping your data exactly where it belongs - in Apple's secure…from notechat.app
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