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Quick capture for Apple Notes

Quick Notes for Apple Notes

Use Capture as a fast inbox before an idea becomes a note in Apple Notes. Move captured text and links into Apple Notes through Capture’s bundled “CaptureToAppleNotes” shortcut.

To send a capture to Apple Notes, open Capture Settings, choose Export, and add Apple Notes as a destination. Choose Apple Notes in Capture and tap Setup integration with Shortcuts. Continue, tap Add to Shortcuts in the share sheet, add the bundled shortcut, then return to Capture and complete setup. Text and phone captures are passed to the shortcut as text. Link captures pass the absolute URL. Apple Notes is offered as a destination for Text and Links captures.

A quick capture workflow for Apple Notes

  1. 01Catch it

    Write or share the thought into Capture while it is fresh.

  2. 02Keep moving

    Save the Capture without stopping to organize the destination.

  3. 03Send to Apple Notes

    Use your configured export action when the capture is ready.

What gets sent to Apple Notes

  • Text and phone captures are passed to the shortcut as text.
  • Link captures pass the absolute URL.
  • The bundled shortcut performs the Notes action.

Set up Apple Notes in Capture

  1. Open Capture Settings, choose Export, then tap Configure if this is your first destination or Add new destination.
  2. Choose Apple Notes from the app picker.
  3. Choose Apple Notes in Capture and tap Setup integration with Shortcuts.
  4. Continue, tap Add to Shortcuts in the share sheet, add the bundled shortcut, then return to Capture and complete setup.
  5. Review the destination name and icon, then tap Save.
Capture tutorial showing how to add a bundled export shortcut in Apple Shortcuts
Capture tutorial showing how to add a bundled export shortcut in Apple Shortcuts.

Supported Capture types

This destination appears only for content it can receive.

TextLinks

Fields and options

Field or optionWhat it changes
Shortcuts setupA one-time setup flag; there are no note-folder or formatting fields in Capture.

Example: a quick capture to Apple Notes

Capture a reading-list URL, export to Apple Notes, and let the installed CaptureToAppleNotes shortcut create the note without manually copying the link.

Send the capture

  1. Open an existing Capture and choose its configured Apple Notes export action.
  2. Capture hands off only the supported types listed above. Complete any confirmation or compose screen shown by Apple Notes.

Limits and troubleshooting

Limits

  • Images and files are not offered to this destination.
  • Capture does not expose a target Notes folder; behavior after handoff is defined by the bundled shortcut.
  • Deleting or renaming the shortcut can break the integration.

Troubleshooting

  • Use Re-configure integration with Shortcuts if the shortcut is missing.
  • On macOS, Capture checks for the exact shortcut name before completing setup; add it before continuing.

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Checked against Capture 2.14.1, last verified 19 July 2026.