How to add notes with Siri, Shortcuts and the Action button

Ask Siri

Remindly's phrases work as soon as the app is installed and you're signed in. There's nothing to set up.

Say "Add a note in Remindly".

Start with "Siri" or "Hey Siri", or hold the side button, as you normally would.
When Siri asks "What do you want to note?", say the note.
Siri answers "Saved … to Remindly."

The app doesn't open. The note is in All Notes and syncs to your other devices.

Opens Remindly to a new note.

Siri always asks for the text, so say the phrase first and the note second. Dictated notes are usually one line, which becomes the note's title.

All ten Remindly actions are in the Shortcuts app on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Use one on its own or chain them with other apps.

Action	What it does	Opens the app?
Add Note	Saves text as a note. The first line becomes the title.	No
Create Note	Makes a note with a title, Markdown text, a notebook and tags.	No
Append to Note	Adds text to the end of a note, or the start, as a new paragraph.	No
Find Notes	Finds notes by text, notebook or tag, most recently edited first. Add `tag:name` to the search to require a tag.	No
Add Tags to Note	Adds tags. Use `parent/child` for nested tags.	No
Move Note to Notebook	Moves a note into a notebook, or out of every notebook.	No
Import Files into Remindly	Turns files into notes, with a notebook and tags.	No
Merge Notes	Merges notes into the oldest one. The others go to the Trash.	No
New Note	Opens Remindly to a new note. On a Mac it shows the Quick Capture panel.	Yes
Open Note	Opens a note in Remindly.	Yes

Want the note in a notebook? Add Note saves to All Notes. Use Create Note to pick the notebook and tags.

On iPhone 15 Pro and later, the Action button can save a note or open a new one.

The same button can go on your Lock Screen.

Siri says "Open Remindly and sign in first."

Remindly's actions need you to be signed in on that device. Open Remindly, sign in, and try again.

Siri says "There was nothing to save."

The note was empty. Say the phrase, wait for "What do you want to note?", then say the note.

Can I say the note in the same sentence?

No. Siri asks for the text separately each time.

Does Remindly need Siri permission?

No. The phrases and actions work without any permission prompt.