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NotePlan

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Velocity2.5

Calendar, notes and task planning app for Mac and iOS

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NotePlan keeps opening its notebook to outside writers: plugins, MCP agents, now Apple Reminders.

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◆Current state
NotePlan ships on two tracks: the main 3.2x app and Memo AI, a separate voice-capture product launched in April. Recent main-app work is integration and platform depth — community plugins, an MCP server that lets AI agents edit notes and manage tasks, Claude and MCP permission handling on Mac, and now a two-way Apple Reminders sync in beta. Memo AI has been iterating on transcription efficiency and device reach.
◆Where it's heading
The through-line is turning NotePlan into a surface other software writes into rather than a closed notebook. Plugins became installable on iOS and then opened to the community, the MCP server gave agents write access to notes and tasks, and the Apple Reminders integration now syncs in both directions instead of importing one way. Memo AI runs alongside as a capture front end feeding the same note store. Cadence is steady at roughly monthly across the two products.
◆Prediction
Expect the Apple Reminders integration to leave beta with broader filter and board coverage, and Memo AI to keep iterating on transcription. Deeper agent access through MCP remains the likelier place for the next directional move.

◆Recent moves

  1. 14d ago

    v3.21.2 - Apple Reminders Integration with Two-Way Sync

    A two-way Apple Reminders integration via @remind arrives in beta, with Space backups and restore, calendar boards grouped by time frame, and smarter filters. It extends the integration push — the OS task store now writes back into NotePlan rather than only feeding it.

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  2. 2mo ago

    v3.21.1 - Wiki Link Aliases, Rebuilt Share Extension & Better Claude/MCP Support

    Wiki link aliases, a rebuilt iOS share extension, faster plugin loading, and smoother Claude and MCP permissions on Mac. The permission work is the substantive part, easing the agent access route opened in 3.20.2.

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  3. 2mo ago

    v1.2.1 - Memo AI: Faster Transcription, 10× Smaller Recordings & Watch/CarPlay Refinements

    A new audio format cuts recording size roughly tenfold and makes transcription faster and more reliable, with reworked summaries and Watch and CarPlay refinements. Efficiency work on the capture track rather than new capability.

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  4. 3mo ago

    v1.2 - Memo AI: Apple Watch and CarPlay support added and more Shortcuts available

    Memo AI reaches Apple Watch and CarPlay with broad Shortcuts support for wiring recording and memo management into other workflows. It widens where capture can happen, feeding the same note store the main app manages.

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  5. 3mo ago

    v3.21 - Community Plugins, CommandBar Forms, Kanban and Tables upgrades

    Community Plugins open the app to third-party extensions, alongside CommandBar forms and upgrades to Kanban boards and tables. The plugin platform is the strategically significant half of this release.

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  6. 4mo ago

    Memo AI is Available Now

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    The launch of a separate voice-capture product that turns recordings into structured notes with key insights and action items. It established the second track this feed has been iterating on ever since.

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