mac-notes vs Apple Tools (Unified)
mac-notes is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by stuk88. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Apple Tools (Unified) is an MCP server published by JonathanRReed. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  mac-notes |  Apple Tools (Unified) |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.1.2 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 28 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | mac-notes | Apple Tools (Unified) |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 28 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-14 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (apple-tools-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 11, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/stuk88/mac-notes-mcp | github.com/jonathanrreed/apple-mcps |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
mac-notes
Read, search, and edit Apple Notes from Claude Code on macOS.
Apple Tools (Unified)
Unified Apple ecosystem MCP server for macOS: Mail, Calendar, Notes, Files, Messages, and more.
How to run each
mac-notes As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install mac-notes@claude-communityApple Tools (Unified) As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio apple-tools-mcp -- uvx apple-tools-mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of mac-notes publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: mac-notes · What it can do: Apple Tools (Unified) · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.