100 MACWORLD DECEMBER 2019
WORKING MAC REVIEW: AGENDA 6can many others, with the exception of
Agenda—and once you’ve gotten a taste
for this method of organization, you’ll find it
hard to return to plain, undated notes.
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Agenda 6 offers a distinctive approach to
note taking, featuring a clean user interface,
simple project-based workflow, and the
ability to link entries to events, whether
created from scratch or already in your
iCloud calendar. The latest version builds
upon this recent calendar integration with
support for reminders as well, including the
ability to add “Quick Reminders” without the
need to create a note at the same time.
This is a godsend for those who
frequently hop between disparate apps,
one to create notes, another for
updating calendar events, and
a third to keep
tabs on
reminders.
Having all three
tightly integrated
in a single place
allows notes to
be linked to
events, where they can then be
quickly rescheduled, edited, or
opened in your default
calendar app (such as a personal favorite,
Fantastical [go.macworld.com/fant]).
Getting started with Agenda is a snap—
categories and projects appear at left with
“On the Agenda” (most relevant) and Today
views to stay focused, or you can quickly
search by text or date. Calendar events
and reminders are listed at right, with notes
taking up the lion’s share of the window.
Included sample projects help new
users get a sense of how the app works, or
you can import existing Markdown,
Evernote archives, and Apple Notes to cut
down on retyping. The latter requires
subsequent tweaking, however—folders
are converted into projects, but entries get
stripped of formatting in the process,
leaving links, images, and most text styling
behind. Agenda also lacks annotation tools,
although text highlighting and Apple Pencil
support are in the works for a future update.Integration with calendar events make
Agenda 6 a note taking app worthy of
consideration. (Dark mode shown here.)