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Can Forever ✱ Notes Make Apple Notes a True Productivity Tool?

A methodology that can enhance your Apple Notes experience.

Darwin Cruz
8 min readFeb 12, 2025

I’m currently streamlining my productivity apps and reducing my subscription costs, which led me to adopt Apple Notes as my primary note-taking app. Since Apple Notes offers a wide range of features that rival those of premium note-taking apps, users have discovered various ways to customize it to suit their preferences. One notable example is the ✱ Forevernotes Framework, a system developed using the stock Apple Notes app.

Please note that this post is not sponsored by anyone. This is just about my pure experience upon discovering the methodology and my thoughts and opinions about the methodology is purely mine.

What is the ✱ ForeverNotes Framework?

Image source: myforevernotes.com
Image source: myforevernotes.com

The Forever ✱ Notes framework, developed by Matthias Hilse, merges concepts from The Bullet Journal Methodology by Ryder Carroll and the PARA Method by Tiago Forte. As a devoted follower of the Bullet Journal Method, I was immediately captivated by this system because it aligns seamlessly with my current productivity philosophy.

The Forever Notes Framework leverages the linking feature of Apple Notes to create a homepage, reminiscent of Notion users’ familiarity. I…

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Darwin Cruz
Darwin Cruz

Written by Darwin Cruz

A pastor and counselor who is very passionate about faith, mental health, tech, simplicity, mindfulness, productivity and intentional living.

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