ProNotes
ProNotes is a macOS extension for Apple Notes that adds faster formatting, markdown tools, templates, links, and optional AI writing features.
What is ProNotes?
ProNotes is a productivity app for macOS that extends Apple Notes with editing and navigation tools designed for keyboard-first note taking. It helps users write, format, and organize notes more efficiently inside Apple’s Notes app instead of moving to a separate note platform. Common uses include applying rich-text formatting from a compact selection bar, writing with markdown shortcuts, inserting reusable templates, and quickly finding or linking related notes. ProNotes also adds slash commands and a command-palette style search workflow that can speed up everyday note editing. Some versions include optional AI writing tools for tasks such as summarizing, continuing text, or improving grammar. Created by Dexter Leng, ProNotes is aimed at Mac users who rely on Apple Notes for personal knowledge, study, writing, or work notes and want more powerful editing features without changing their main notes app.
Key features
- Format selected text from a quick editing bar inside Apple Notes
- Write and format notes with markdown-style shortcuts
- Use slash commands to insert headings, lists, quotes, tables, and other structures
- Insert reusable templates for repetitive note content
- View backlinks between related notes
- Search notes quickly with a command-palette style interface
- Use optional AI tools to summarize, continue, or revise writing
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
ProNotes is a legitimate Apple Notes enhancement for macOS. Its accessibility permission request is consistent with its purpose because it needs to interact with text and controls inside the Notes app. Review any AI-related settings before use if you do not want note content sent to external model providers, and grant only the permissions you expect for your workflow.
Recommendation: Keep ProNotes if you actively use Apple Notes and want faster formatting, markdown shortcuts, templates, or note-linking features. If you no longer use it, you can remove it like a normal third-party Mac app; doing so will remove the extra editing features from your Notes workflow but not your underlying Apple Notes content.
Common paths
/Applications/ProNotes.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.dexterleng.ProNotes
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.dexterleng.ProNotes.plist
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