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Chaos to Clarity in Apple Notes: Forever * Notes with Matthias Hilse
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If you’re an Apple Notes user who’s feeling buried in folders, tags, or forgotten ideas — and you’ve struggled to bring order to your notes — this episode is for you.
We dive deep into the Forever * Notes system with its creator, Matthias Hilse, and explore how it brings clarity, structure, and intentionality to even the messiest note collections.
You’ll hear:
- How to set up a central Home note
- The power of hubs, collections, and simplified tagging
- How Forever * Notes scales beautifully — even with thousands of notes
Plus:
- The features Matthias wishes Apple would add
- How this system completely changed Jeff’s Notes experience
- And why weekly notes are surprisingly complicated
Resources & Links
- Forever * Notes Official Site
- Forever * Notes YouTube Channel
- Forever * Notes Workshop
- Join the community: Forever * Notes Forum
Question or Comment? Send us a Text Message!
Contact Us
- Drop us a line at [email protected]
- You’ll find Jeff at @reyespoint on Threads and reyespoint.bsky.social on Bluesky
- Find Tom at @tomanderson on Threads
- Join Tom’s newsletter, Apple Talk, for more Apple coverage and tips & tricks.
- Tom has a new YouTube channel
- Show artwork by the great Randall Martin Design
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...Chapters
1. Intro (00:00:00)
2. Welcome, Matthias Hilse! (00:02:52)
3. Origin of Forever * Notes (00:05:48)
4. The Components of Forever * Notes (00:10:26)
5. User Experiences and Customization (00:14:28)
6. Tagging and Organization Strategies (00:17:34)
7. Forever * Notes Workshop (00:26:40)
8. Navigating Feedback and User Experience (00:32:38)
9. Ways Apple Can Enhance the Notes App (00:34:44)
10. Future Additions (00:38:32)
11. Task Management Tools and Preferences (00:40:48)
12. Framework Portability Across Apps (00:45:13)
13. Beta Testing New Operating Systems (00:49:10)
14. Where to Find More on Matthias and Forever * Notes (00:54:17)
15. Close (00:55:58)
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