Apple Reminders Sync

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by Sankalp Sharma

Syncs today's Apple Reminders into your daily note's TODO section, with notes and priority indicators.

Updated 24d agoMITDiscovered via Obsidian Unofficial Plugins
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Apple Reminders Sync

An Obsidian plugin for macOS that pulls today's Apple Reminders into your daily note's TODO section.

macOS only License: MIT

Features

  • Fetches incomplete reminders due today from Apple Reminders via reminders-cli (native EventKit, no AppleScript)
  • Appends them as checklist items (- [ ]) under the ## TODO heading in today's daily note
  • Preserves reminder notes as indented text beneath each item
  • Shows priority levels: !!! (high), !! (medium), ! (low)
  • Deduplicates automatically so re-syncing never creates repeated entries
  • Syncs on a configurable interval and on vault open
  • Configurable list exclusions (skip personal lists like Groceries)

Requirements

  • macOS (Apple Reminders access requires EventKit)
  • reminders-cli: 
    brew install keith/formulae/reminders-cli

Installation

Community plugins (once approved)

Settings > Community Plugins > Browse > search "Apple Reminders Sync"

Manual

  1. Download main.js and manifest.json from the latest release
  2. Create .obsidian/plugins/apple-reminders-sync/ in your vault
  3. Place both files inside
  4. Enable in Settings > Community Plugins

Configuration

SettingDefaultDescription
Sync interval5 minHow often to pull from Apple Reminders
Daily notes folderdaily-notesFolder containing your daily notes
Excluded listsGroceries, Watch list, Wish ListComma-separated lists to ignore

How it works

  1. On sync (automatic or manual), the plugin calls reminders show-all --due-date today --format json
  2. Filters out completed items and excluded lists
  3. Finds the ## TODO section in today's daily note (<daily-notes-folder>/YYYY-MM-DD.md)
  4. Appends any new reminders at the end of that section, skipping items already present

Daily note format

Your daily note needs a ## TODO section. The plugin appends reminders at the end of it:

## TODO
- [ ] Existing task from yesterday
- [ ] Schedule dentist appointment !!!
- [ ] Submit grant application
	- PEDL deadline March 31

Trigger a manual sync with the ribbon icon (checkmark) or via the command palette.

Limitations

  • macOS only (EventKit is not available on Windows/Linux/iOS)
  • One-way sync: changes in Obsidian are not pushed back to Apple Reminders
  • Requires reminders-cli installed via Homebrew
  • Daily note must have a ## TODO heading

License

MIT

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