Agenda - Notes meets Calendar
Organise your days
Only for Mac
Free · In-App Purchases
Your notes, on a timeline. Award-winning Agenda links notes to your calendar, keeping meeting prep, project plans, and decisions connected to their time.
Most note apps forget time. You jot something down, it vanishes into a folder, and days later you can't recall why you made that choice or what you prepped for that meeting.
Agenda changes this. Each note sits on a timeline with your calendar. Get ready for next week's client meeting, capture decisions as they occur, and review exactly what brought you here — all in one glance.
"It's my top new app in years."
— John Gruber, daringfireball.net
"Every note app should be like Agenda."
— Khoi Vinh, subtraction.com
"One of the most intriguing note apps I've tried."
— John Voorhees, MacStories
YOUR NOTES, LINKED TO YOUR CALENDAR
Attach any note to a date or link it directly to a calendar event. Mark notes as "On the Agenda" to highlight them in a dedicated view — your shortlist of what matters now.
A TRUE TEXT EDITOR
Headings, lists, tables, checklists, indented blocks, and preformatted text — with the ease of plain text input. Concentrate on your writing; Agenda manages the appearance.
FILES, PHOTOS, AND LINKS
Attach files and images to any note. Everything syncs across your devices and can be previewed inline.
SMART NOTES
Ask questions about your notes using Ask Agenda. On the Mac, connect agents like Claude or Codex via the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to automate the entire app.
PROJECTS AND CATEGORIES
Group notes into projects, group projects into categories. Drag to reorder, collapse to focus, or let the timeline organise for you.
MAC, IPAD, AND IPHONE
Agenda syncs across all your devices via iCloud or Dropbox. Share individual notes for real-time collaboration — ideal for team meetings or shared lists.
FREE TO USE, FOREVER
Agenda is free with no time limits. Premium features are available through a yearly subscription — and you keep every feature you unlock, even if you cancel. A one-time lifetime purchase is also available.
more A note-taking app that stands out thanks to its clever use of time. You can attach a specific date to each note you create, tie a note to an event already on your calendar or organise your notes on a timeline, making it easy to tap a specific date and find the note you created.
A note-taking app that stands out thanks to its clever use of time. You can attach a specific date to each note you create, tie a note to an event already on your calendar or organise your notes on a timeline, making it easy to tap a specific date and find the note you created.
Most useful Notes app especially for business users
Most useful Notes app especially for business users
IMPROVED
- Added three-mode paragraph filter: All Content, Include Selected, and Exclude Selected
- Letter and roman numeral numbering support for numbered lists
- Copy As Markdown now produces valid markdown tables
- Improved paste handling: prefer HTML over RTF when pasting from external apps
- Improved highlight keyboard shortcut and increased highlight visibility
- Dismiss popovers and sheets when the app privacy lock is applied
- Added Ask Agenda to Help > How To menu
- MCP: Added markdown content update to edit_note tool
- MCP: Added file attachment support to create_note, edit_note, and append_to_note tools
FIXED
- Fixed search field corrupting text when typing tags or people quickly
- Fixed mail links broken after TextBundle import
- Fixed image aspect ratio issues in display and copy/paste export
- Fixed large spacing at the top of separate note windows on macOS 26
- Fixed MCP search_notes returning wrong totalCount when using limit with filters
- Fixed some notes not appearing correctly in Spotlight search results
22.3 24 Mar
NEW
- Claude Desktop plugin for linking to Agenda's MCP server
IMPROVED
- Better URL detection when pasting onto selected text
FIXED
- Integrations menu now appears in all languages
22.2.1 14 Feb
NEW
- MCP server for AI assistant integration, allowing tools like Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Codex to search notes, manage projects, and more
- Support for action syntax (\color, \done, \pinned, etc.) in automation and Shortcuts search queries
FIXED
- Overviews now filter by focus mode categories
- Inspector panels now filter by focus mode categories
- Group by Project now works in Today Overview
- PDF export now produces multiple pages
22.2 11 Feb
NEW
- Search Notes support in Shortcuts and x-callback-url
IMPROVED
- Enhanced PDF export with coloured note backgrounds
FIXED
- Autocomplete issues in non-English languages
- Corrected poorly localised action strings
- Various crash fixes and stability enhancements
22.1 5 Feb
Lower CPU usage during search indexing to avoid app interruptions.
22.0.2 30 Jan
NEW PREMIUM
- Advanced Tables: header rows, adaptive column widths, drag/drop reordering
- Drag and drop paragraphs and list items from the ruler
- Search within attachments (PDF, Word, RTF, text files)
NEW
- Convert CSV/TSV selections into tables
- Right-to-left language detection and alignment
- Smart Overviews update relative date tags like #defer(today) daily
- Letter and roman numeral lists using the \numbered action
- Manually reorder projects in "Other Projects" sidebar
IMPROVED
- Table cells support tags, people, stars, reminders, links, highlighting, autocompletion
- Enhanced ruler drag visuals
- Faster attachment indexing
- Pasting a URL now links to selected text instead of replacing it
- Improved table cell copy/paste behavior
- Paste copied table cells as CSV text into text
- CSV/TSV paste support into table cell selections
- Preserve PDF attachments as PDFs when exporting to RTFD
- Include archived projects when sorting alphabetically
- Improved search highlight readability on grayed-out text
FIXED
- Improved Spotlight search accuracy when cutting content
- Fixed markdown export issues with styled text whitespace
- Fixed section headers covering index in Tag and People browsers
- Fixed note focus loss when sorted by edited date
- Fixed sort order indicator in document header
- Fixed table drag-and-drop performing copy instead of move
- Various crash fixes in tables, ruler view, and popovers
22.0 23 Jan
NEW
- Use Alt+Shift+Click to open note link in a new window
IMPROVED
- Scrolling now follows automatically when moving paragraphs with keyboard shortcuts
- Enhanced support for reduced transparency accessibility mode
FIXED
- Window maximized state restores correctly after quitting and relaunching
- Text actions like \date expand properly when title field loses focus
- Search and assistant popover positioning on macOS 26
- Calendar search field retains focus while typing
- Note layout updates correctly when window is resized
- Improved scrolling performance on macOS 26
- Resolved blank format palette panel issue when tearing off twice
- Prevented multiple dialogs from appearing with rapid move commands
- Inline text style toggles function correctly when removing multiple styles
- Tag searches display results immediately
- Copy Selection to New Note now copies only the selection, not the entire note
- Fixed PDF export crash with text attachments
- TextBundle export now preserves image links accurately
21.1 11/11/2025
IMPROVED
- Upgraded Related Notes with better scoring for improved suggestions
- Refined appearance of search placeholder on macOS 26+
FIXED
- Correct handling of hidden content in Copy/Cut/Delete for folded paragraphs
- Resolved CoreSpotlight indexing for lengthy notes
- Addressed laggy scrolling on macOS 26.0
- Removed outdated agenda backlinks in Calendar events
- Fixed crash when typing #star tags with visible folded sections
21.0.2 25/09/2025
IMPROVED
- Shift+click to tick an item now also marks reminder as complete
- Scroll view edges in inspector panels now fade
- Archived notes included in search results by default
- TextBundle import improved for attachments
FIXED
- Related Notes now displays other notes with matching tags
- Ask Agenda popover looks better when switching modes
- Ask Agenda no longer creates broken links
- Shortcuts no longer cause beachballing
- Community button functional again on macOS 26
- Content no longer under title bar when app resumes
- Icons for Expand and Expand All menu items
- Inline format buttons in inspector palette functional again
21.0.1 18/09/2025
NEW
- Support for new liquid glass interface in macOS 26
- New layered icon for macOS 26
- Ask Agenda assistant (macOS 26 only)
- Ask Agenda uses Apple Intelligence
- Ask Agenda can access your Agenda notes
- Ask Agenda operates on-device, no cloud use
- Ask questions to Ask Agenda in plain language
- Receive responses from Ask Agenda in plain language
- Get links to relevant notes in Ask Agenda's replies
- Limit Ask Agenda queries to specific date ranges (e.g., last month)
NEW PREMIUM
- Ask follow-up questions to Ask Agenda
FIXED
- Issues with subdued token style in search field
21 11/09/2025
NEW
- Markdown tables in imported or pasted text are now converted to Agenda tables
FIXED
- Resolved issue in text editor where indentation and formatting were lost
- Resolved issue preventing new lines at the end of a note
- Tables now export correctly as markdown, maintaining row and column order
20.2 13/06/2025
FIXED
- Layout issues at the top of the note list
- Deleting tables with backspace
- Dictating no longer removes text when typing
- Formatting palette dismisses with full keyboard navigation
- "Search for Tag" menu in Tag browser no longer crashes
- Tables in notes export as markdown tables
- Share sheet retrieves website titles from URLs
- Fixed odd text when editing collaboratively with folded sections
20.1.1 23/05/2025
NEW
- Agenda is now available in Korean!
IMPROVED
- You can now insert tables using Writing Tools
FIXED
- Prevent popover text formatting palette from multiplying
- Various fixes to search
- The date search field now appears and behaves better
- Sorting when grouping with Marked as Done now works
- The title in the Template Manager window is no longer missing
- Fixed issues editing in Tag Browser window
- Fixed crash related to color conversion on latest OSes
- Clicking a note-linked event now takes you to the note properly
- The search popover will no longer go out the right of screen
- Attachments dragged within a note to the start of a list item do not disappear
- Applying a color or highlight to text does not remove bold or italic from words anymore
20.1 27/03/2025
FIXED
- The unfold button now is more responsive
- Fixed issues in big projects when switching text filter
- Paragraphs with a filter applied should remain visible as you edit, not disappear
- When editing a token in search, the "Save Overview" button will hide
- Fixed background color of the calendar selection popover in settings
- The text filter for bullet/dash lists will now show the preferred title
- Fixed a few crashes
20.0.1 22/01/2025
NEW PREMIUM
- Fold (collapse) note sections including headings and nested lists
- Apply text filters to notes to control what you see
- Choose from many text filters, including todo items, headings, lists, and images
- Combine multiple text filters to include only what you want onscreen
- Expand filtered text to see the whole note
- Edit notes even when folded sections and filtered text are present
- Store a text filter for any project and overview
- Add a text filter for search matches to any new overview
IMPROVED
- The Features screen makes clearer what you receive when purchasing
- There is a now a visual indication when using a non-standard sort order
20.0 17/01/2025
NEW
- Siri support for in-app search
- Siri support for better interchange of data
- Siri note preview
IMPROVED
- Spotlight support for App Entities and Shortcuts
FIXES
- Improved performance when sharing many notes
- Changing font now properly refreshes all attachments
- Fixed a new issue with scrolling when adding new projects
- Fixed missing translations
19.2.1 13/09/2024
NEW
- Siri support for in-app search
- Siri support for better interchange of data
- Siri note preview
IMPROVED
- Spotlight support for App Entities and Shortcuts
FIXES
- Improved performance when sharing many notes
- Changing font now properly refreshes all attachments
- Fixed a new issue with scrolling when adding new projects
- Fixed missing translations
19.2 12/09/2024
NEW
- Search results are now highlighted in note content and title
- Cycle through search results within a single note
- Use Find Next command on iPad (CMD-G) to move between notes in results
- Added syntax highlighting for the Julia programming language
FIXES
- Fixed missing translations
19.1 30/08/2024
NEW
- Simpler and faster search interface
- Integration with Spotlight
- Advanced search queries
- Search options for many types of content, not just text
- Saving of new powerful searches for Overviews
- ToDo overview showing notes with incomplete check list items
- Support for two new accessibility fonts
IMPROVED
- Added support for Google meet event note format
- Move to Bin is no longer considered a destructive action in dialogs
- Projects with locked notes can now be moved between categories
- Checklists should now appear in the list of auto-completable options
- Added support for Things Quick Entry
FIXED
- Addressed an issue where text would end up overlapping from multiple notes
- Fixed a crash while syncing in the background
- Various minor UI issues resolved
19.0 26/05/2024
Performance improvements and bug fixes.
18.3.2 19/01/2024
FIXED
- Fixes export of tables (eg PDF) which broke in a recent macOS release
- The filter field could lose focus when there were no results. Fixed.
- Notes marked as done, but on-the-agenda, will now appear in the Relevant Notes widget
- Widgets could have half truncated rows. This is fixed.
- Facilitated future integration with the Things app
18.3.1 10/12/2023
NEW
- It is now possible to group notes in projects and overviews by their Done status
- The help menu now has a search bar that allows the search the Agenda community
IMPROVED
- More careful hiding of the title of notes in locked projects
- Project icons are now properly shown in a number of menus
- The link, move to, and navigation menus now show (but not allow selection of) locked projects and notes and hide notes that have moved to the trash
- The Add and Append to note shortcuts now always show the end date field
FIXED
- Fixed a layout issue when collapsing the timeline in the related panel without having given permission to access the calendar
- Fixed a small graphic glitch in the calendar when selecting multiple dates
18.3 27/10/2023
NEW
- You can now also sort individual projects on title, edited date, or creation date, and group notes by colour
- You can now disable link shortening using a new command in the _Edit > Substitutions_ menu
IMPROVED
- Pasting code as preformatted text or code now correctly preserves indentation and new lines
- The formatting palette keyboard shortcut now works in the template editor
- Improvements to note drag and drop and sorting in overviews
- Videos are automatically paused when closing the community window
- Command-Shift-F no longer needs to be hit twice to enter a search
- Improved display of the calendar header in the related panel when showing week numbers
- Starting a heading with a number no longer removes it
- Added a hidden preference to disable sidebar and related panel swiping
- Improved navigation of the sidebar using Voiceover
FIXED
- Fixed a number of crashes in the texteditor introduced by the latest OS updates
- Addressed a number of conditions in the editor that could lead to self-duplicating paragraphs
- You can now edit the text of links again in the editor (using the arrow keys or by deleting text)
- Colour searches are now correctly preserved when saving as a smart overview
- Fixed an issue where the project icons were not shown correctly in menus
- Links now work in templates if used through Shortcuts
- Fixed layout of the calendar picker, including when selecting preset dates
- Improvements to ensure displaying the correct pricing of premium features
- Small tweaks and UI improvements
- Localisation improvements
18.2 11/10/2023
FIXED
- Fixed a crash on macOS 11 at launch
For a complete list, see the release notes under the help menu or by visiting agenda.com/releasenotes
18.1.2 27/09/2023
NEW
- There is a new iCloud sync option with e2e encryption, using Advanced Data Protection
- Added a new widget type for displaying a single favourite note of your choice
IMPROVED
- Improvements to widgets with support for latest features
FIXED
- Fixed an issue getting permission to use Calendar Events and Reminders
- The project title field no longer loses focus when creating a new one
- Fixed an issue where certain events and reminders would not be shown in the inspector
- Fixed a crash when using Shared with You
- Fixed issues with Focus mode
For a complete list, see the release notes under the help menu or by visiting agenda.com/releasenotes
18.1.1 18/09/2023
IMPROVED
- Added three-mode paragraph filter: All Content, Include Selected, and Exclude Selected
- Letter and roman numeral numbering support for numbered lists
- Copy As Markdown now produces valid markdown tables
- Improved paste handling: prefer HTML over RTF when pasting from external apps
- Improved highlight keyboard shortcut and increased highlight visibility
- Dismiss popovers and sheets when the app privacy lock is applied
- Added Ask Agenda to Help > How To menu
- MCP: Added markdown content update to edit_note tool
- MCP: Added file attachment support to create_note, edit_note, and append_to_note tools
FIXED
- Fixed search field corrupting text when typing tags or people quickly
- Fixed mail links broken after TextBundle import
- Fixed image aspect ratio issues in display and copy/paste export
- Fixed large spacing at the top of separate note windows on macOS 26
- Fixed MCP search_notes returning wrong totalCount when using limit with filters
- Fixed some notes not appearing correctly in Spotlight search results
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