Attach photos, links and more in Notes on Mac

1. In the Notes app on your Mac, click a note in the notes list or double-click a note in gallery view.

   If you select a locked note, you can’t attach a video, audio file, PDF or document to it.

2. Do any of the following to add an attachment:

   • From the desktop: Drag a file into a note.

   • From your Photos library: Drag a photo directly from your Photos library into a note, or click the Media button , select Photos, find the photo or video, then drag it to the note.

   • Directly from your iPhone or iPad camera: Click the Media button , then select Take Photo or Scan Documents to take a picture or scan a document with your iPhone or iPad and insert it in your note. (Requires macOS Mojave 10.14 or later and iOS 12 or later or iPadOS.) See Insert photos and scans with Continuity Camera on Mac.

   • Directly from your iPhone or iPad: Click the Media button , then select Add Sketch to draw a sketch using your finger or Apple Pencil on your iPad and insert it in your note. (Requires macOS Catalina or later and iOS 13 or iPadOS or later.) See Insert sketches with Continuity Sketch on Mac.

   • From within another app, like Maps, Safari, Photos and more: Click the Share button , then choose Notes.

     The Share button doesn’t appear in all apps.

     You can also select some text or images, Control-click your selection, then choose Share > Notes.

To change how large an image, scanned document or PDF attachment appears in a note, Control-click the attachment, then choose View as Large Images or View as Small Images. You can’t change how large drawings appear in notes.

You can view attachments from your notes in a single window, making it easy to browse them and find just the one you want. You can only view attachments from notes stored on your Mac or upgraded iCloud notes.

1. In the Notes app on your Mac, click the Attachments button .

2. Do any of the following:

   • View attachments: Click the category buttons to view different kinds of attachments. To return to the list of notes, click the Attachments button again.

     Note: This view doesn’t show drawings or attachments in locked notes, even if you have entered your password to unlock your notes.

   • Preview an attachment: Select the attachment and press the Space bar.

   • View the note that an attachment is in: Select the attachment, then choose View > Show in Note (or use the Touch Bar).

   • Open an attachment in its default app: Double-click the attachment.

   • Save an attachment: Control-click the attachment, then choose Save Attachment.

     You can’t used this method to save some attachments, such as maps and website previews.

   • Rename an attachment: Select the attachment, choose Edit > Rename Attachment, then type a new name.

   • Share the attachment with another app: Select the attachment, click the Share button , then choose an app.