Add or remove accounts in Notes on Mac
If you keep notes in internet accounts—for example, iCloud, Google, Yahoo, or AOL—you can add those accounts to Notes on your Mac.
You may also have a Managed Apple ID account from your school or business that allows you to keep notes.
Note: You don’t need an internet account to use Notes. You can store notes only on your Mac, but these notes won’t appear on your other devices.
Add an account
For information about using iCloud with Notes, see About using iCloud Notes. To add other types of accounts, follow these steps.
In the Notes app
on your Mac, choose Notes > Accounts, then click Add Account.Select your account type.
If you don’t see your account type, click Add Other Account, then select the account.
Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your account information and sign in.
Make sure the Notes checkbox is selected for the account.
Each account you add is listed separately.
Be sure to set up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch to use the same notes accounts, so that your notes stay up to date across all your Apple devices. See the “Set up and get started” section of the user guide for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. For a device that doesn’t use the latest iOS or iPadOS version, get the user guide from the Apple Support Manuals website.
Temporarily stop using an account
In the Notes app
on your Mac, choose Notes > Accounts.Select the account, then turn off Notes.
The account’s notes aren’t available while Notes is turned off.
To view notes from the account again, turn on Notes.
Remove an account
In the Notes app
on your Mac, choose Notes > Accounts.Select the account, then click Delete Account.
When you remove an account, the account’s notes are deleted and no longer available on that Mac. Copies of the notes remain in your internet account (for example, iCloud.com or Yahoo) and any other devices you had already set up.
Tip: If you use Handoff, you can switch between your Mac and other devices while creating, modifying, or viewing notes. To open a note handed off to your Mac, click the Handoff Notes icon that appears in the Dock.