Notes (macOS)
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Notes (macOS) is Apple's built-in note-taking application for macOS that lets users create, organize, and sync text notes, checklists, images, and attachments across their Apple devices via iCloud.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apple Notes | 1 |
| Apple Notes app | 1 |
| Notes (macOS) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1936142 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Notes (macOS) Context triple: [TextEdit, hasAlternativeTo, Notes (macOS)]
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A.
macOS
macOS is Apple’s proprietary Unix-based operating system known for its graphical user interface, tight integration with Apple hardware and services, and strong emphasis on usability and security.
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B.
Notepad
Notepad is a simple text-editing program for Windows that allows users to create and edit plain text files without formatting.
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C.
Simplenote
Simplenote is a minimalist, cross-platform note-taking app focused on fast, distraction-free writing and seamless cloud syncing.
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D.
Mac
Mac is Apple’s line of personal computers known for their sleek hardware design and tight integration with the macOS operating system.
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E.
Mac
Mac is one of the main characters on the sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," known for his delusional self-image, obsession with toughness and martial arts, and often misguided religious zeal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Notes (macOS) Target entity description: Notes (macOS) is Apple's built-in note-taking application for macOS that lets users create, organize, and sync text notes, checklists, images, and attachments across their Apple devices via iCloud.
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A.
macOS
macOS is Apple’s proprietary Unix-based operating system known for its graphical user interface, tight integration with Apple hardware and services, and strong emphasis on usability and security.
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B.
Notepad
Notepad is a simple text-editing program for Windows that allows users to create and edit plain text files without formatting.
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C.
Simplenote
Simplenote is a minimalist, cross-platform note-taking app focused on fast, distraction-free writing and seamless cloud syncing.
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D.
Mac
Mac is Apple’s line of personal computers known for their sleek hardware design and tight integration with the macOS operating system.
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E.
Mac
Mac is one of the main characters on the sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," known for his delusional self-image, obsession with toughness and martial arts, and often misguided religious zeal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
macOS application
ⓘ
note-taking application ⓘ |
| dataStorage |
On My Mac storage
ⓘ
iCloud account ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| distributionModel | pre-installed software ⓘ |
| feature |
PDF attachments
ⓘ
Quick Note from Control Center ⓘ Quick Note from hot corner ⓘ Quick Note from keyboard shortcut ⓘ activity view for shared notes ⓘ attachments ⓘ attachments browser ⓘ attachments from drag and drop ⓘ checklist completion tracking ⓘ checklist reordering ⓘ checklists ⓘ collaboration ⓘ folders ⓘ handwritten notes ⓘ image attachments ⓘ import from Apple Mail ⓘ inline checkboxes ⓘ inline image viewing ⓘ mention support in shared notes ⓘ monospaced text style ⓘ note linking (internal links) ⓘ note locking ⓘ note pinning ⓘ note sharing via link ⓘ quick note creation ⓘ rich text formatting ⓘ scanned documents ⓘ search ⓘ shared folders ⓘ shared notes ⓘ sketches ⓘ smart folders ⓘ subfolders ⓘ tables ⓘ tags ⓘ text notes ⓘ |
| includedWith | macOS ⓘ |
| integratesWith |
Apple Pencil (via iPad for continuity)
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Pencil
Continuity ⓘ Mail (Apple Mail) ⓘ
linked to:
Mail
Photos ⓘ Reminders (via sharing and links) ⓘ
linked to:
Reminders
Siri ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software license ⓘ |
| monetization | free with macOS ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | macOS ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
note organization across Apple devices
ⓘ
personal information management ⓘ |
| supports |
Face ID for locked notes (via iOS/iPadOS devices)
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Touch ID for locked notes (on supported Macs) ⓘ iCloud end-to-end encryption for eligible notes ⓘ |
| supportsPlatform |
iOS
ⓘ
iPadOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ visionOS ⓘ watchOS ⓘ web (iCloud.com) ⓘ |
| synchronizationService | iCloud ⓘ |
| userInterface | graphical user interface ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Notes (macOS) Description of subject: Notes (macOS) is Apple's built-in note-taking application for macOS that lets users create, organize, and sync text notes, checklists, images, and attachments across their Apple devices via iCloud.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Notes (macOS)
linked to: Notes (macOS)