Mac – Make Notes app copy text as plain text

You need a 10.6/10.7 system handy as this doesn't work in 10.8. The method I've previously used is as follows:

• Plug your iPhone into your Mac and go into iTunes -> Your Device -> Info tab and choose to Sync notes.

• This should grab the notes out of the On my iPhone section and dump them into Mail.app.

• Your notes should appear under the Notes section in Mail.app, but ideally filed under an On My Mac header.

• Simply select all the notes from under On My Mac and drag them into the iCloud section. That should upload them all to iCloud and save you some time copying and pasting or fiddling with other software!

You can use OptionShift⌘-V to paste and match the current style. This removes all previous formatting, links, etc.

If you would like to make this the default action when pressing ⌘V, open System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts, and select Application Shortcuts from the list on the left. Then, hit + to make a new shortcut, select Notes.app from the dropdown list, enter Paste and Match Style exactly in the Menu Title box, then hit ⌘V with your cursor in the Keyboard Shortcut box. After hitting Add, you can flip back to Notes.app and click on the Edit menu to see that the shortcut has been reassigned.