Apple Notes Expected to Gain Markdown Support in iOS 26
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Re: Apple Notes Expected to Gain Markdown Support in iOS 26
#2> Instead of tapping buttons to bold text or create headers, users could type *bold* or # Header directly into their notes.
Which will be more keystrokes, not fewer – it's faster to get to the formatting buttons than it is the punctuation keyboard on iOS, and even on Mac the shortcut commands are often faster too.
Notes was a fanastic example of a rich-text environment, but if Markdown input helps the die-hards that is great, so long as I don't have to ever see, use or be aware of it.
Re: Apple Notes Expected to Gain Markdown Support in iOS 26
#3I first thought it was some kind of extrapolation like... at the rate features are currently being added, Markdown will land in ~2032 with iOS 26... just noticed about the new version numbering, I missed that news!
Re: Apple Notes Expected to Gain Markdown Support in iOS 26
#4I would not recommend investing in the iOS Notes ecosystem. There is no way to export these notes with their metadata and media intact without using iCloud. If you need a note-taking app, go with Joplin instead; it supports Markdown, has both iOS and desktop clients, and supports self-hosted syncing.
Re: Apple Notes Expected to Gain Markdown Support in iOS 26
#5proper access to pdfs already stored in notes would be good, too.
Re: Apple Notes Expected to Gain Markdown Support in iOS 26
#6> Instead of tapping buttons to bold text or create headers, users could type *bold* or # Header directly into their notes. Which will be more keystrokes, not fewer – it's faster to get to the formatting buttons than it is the punctuation keyboard on iOS, and even on Mac the shortcut commands are often faster too. Notes was a fanastic example of a rich-text environment, but if Markdown input helps the die-hards that…
Apple Notes is used not only with onscreen keyboards in iOS, but also with physical keyboards in iPadOS and macOS, where familiarity with Markdown input could make it faster than shortcut commands.
Re: Apple Notes Expected to Gain Markdown Support in iOS 26
#7> Instead of tapping buttons to bold text or create headers, users could type *bold* or # Header directly into their notes. Which will be more keystrokes, not fewer – it's faster to get to the formatting buttons than it is the punctuation keyboard on iOS, and even on Mac the shortcut commands are often faster too. Notes was a fanastic example of a rich-text environment, but if Markdown input helps the die-hards that…
I tend to copy Markdown content from other sources into Apple Notes. Being able to paste into Notes and have it format in the view is a big win.
It is possible reporting is getting this wrong and the Markdown feature and it is just to serve use case above. As an example, Google Docs recently enabled "Paste from Markdown" that also is a huge convenience.
Re: Apple Notes Expected to Gain Markdown Support in iOS 26
#8I would not recommend investing in the iOS Notes ecosystem. There is no way to export these notes with their metadata and media intact without using iCloud. If you need a note-taking app, go with Joplin instead; it supports Markdown, has both iOS and desktop clients, and supports self-hosted syncing.
You can connect iOS Notes with any IMAP server. This supports a reduced feature set (no embedded images, tables, or audio) but does allow for self-hosting.
Re: Apple Notes Expected to Gain Markdown Support in iOS 26
#9Notes: I'm stuck with this and wish I could leave, but the combo of security and attachments leaves me with few options. Notes is buggy, lacks interoperability, has crap AI integration, etc. BUT... the real pain is Apple Messages. The inability create folders, rules, etc. is insanity. At a time when most comms are instant why would you not offer users the same level of organization they enjoy with email, or with other IM platforms?
Re: Apple Notes Expected to Gain Markdown Support in iOS 26
#10The MacRumors article claims Markdown input formatting but they source this from a 9to5Mac article which only seems to claim Markdown exporting.
Edit: The article has since been corrected.