Notes vs Apple Notes
Notes is an MCP server published by Abhishekkumar2021. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Apple Notes is an MCP server published by mgcrea. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. 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 |  Notes |  Apple Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.4.1 Downloads/month (npm): 870 Downloads/week (npm): 186 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.28.0 Downloads/month (npm): 1 546 Downloads/week (npm): 131 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 4 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 | Notes | Apple Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 4 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-13 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@abhishekmcp/notes) | On your machine (@mgcrea/mcp-apple-notes) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 3, secrets among them: 0 | 2, secrets among them: 0 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/abhishekkumar2021/mcp-suite | github.com/mgcrea/cupertino |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 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
Notes
Local markdown notes: ranked + semantic search, tags, todos, and a wiki-link knowledge graph.
Apple Notes
Search, read and act on Apple Notes — folders, attachments, writes off by default
How to run each
Notes As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio notes -- npx -y @abhishekmcp/notesApple Notes As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio mcp-apple-notes -- npx -y @mgcrea/mcp-apple-notesCommands 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
Only Notes asks for
NOTES_DIRNOTES_MODEL_DIRNOTES_READONLY
Only Apple Notes asks for
APPLE_NOTES_ACCOUNTSAPPLE_NOTES_ALLOW_WRITES
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Notes · What it can do: Apple Notes · Compare two other plugins
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