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How do you rename a note in Notes?

There seems to be no way to rename a note.

Does anyone know how?


Contrary to what has been claimed in a previous thread (that is now dead), you cannot simply change the top-most bold text heading to rename the note.


e.g. if I have a note that is called "Shopping List", and I then change the top heading to "Test", a shortcut (created in Shortcuts app) that previously referenced "Shopping List" will still display "Shopping List" --and it will still open the original note that is now supposedly called Test. Hence the note name is not simply the first heading in the note, although Notes does display that heading as a pseudo title... Apple manages the actual reference or file name or whatever under the hood and we don't get to access that, it seems.

MacBook Air, macOS 13.0

Posted on Mar 17, 2023 11:10 PM

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Posted on Apr 8, 2024 3:24 PM

The Note title is determined by the first line of the note. So if you want to change the title of an existing note do the following:


1 - copy the contents of the note you want to rename.

2 - create a new note and enter a title on the first line. Then add the copied note below it.

3 - delete the original note.



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How do you rename a note in Notes?

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