How to Access Notes on iCloud on PC

Myra updated on Feb 27, 2024 to iPhone Data Transfer

Sometimes, you might need to get access to your iCloud Notes on PC. If you are wondering how to make it, read this blog post that covers the easy steps about how to access iCloud Notes on your PC for reference.

Want to view and edit your iCloud Notes from your PC? No worry, you can do this by visiting iCloud.com. The method is quite easy. To ensure the process goes smoothly, you need to ensure that you have set up iCloud Notes on your iPhone or iPad.

If you haven't set it up, you can read Part 1 to turn on iCloud Notes first. Then go to Part 2 to learn how to access your iCloud Notes from PC. While if you are interested in accessing and viewing your iPhone Notes on PC without using iCloud, you can go to Part 3 and Part 4 instead. 

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Part 1. Set Up iCloud Notes Go to Settings > Tap [your name]..Full content
Part 2. Access iCloud Notes in iCloud Go to visit iCloud.com > Enter Apple ID...Full content
Part 3. Access iCloud Notes on PC Connect your iPhone to the computer...Full content
Part 4. View Apple Notes on PC via Gmail On your iPhone or iPad, open the Settings...Full content

Part 1. How to Set up iCloud Notes on an iOS device

iCloud services offer users great convenience to sync iOS content among their iOS devices. You need to turn it on and make your devices connect to Wi-Fi.

Step 1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.

Step 2. Tap on your name and choose "iCloud." (In iOS 10.2 and earlier, choose "iCloud" directly.)

Step 3. Switch on the "Notes" option.

When you use iCloud to back up your iPhone/iPad content, you may have problems like "iPhone can't back up to iCloud." If so, learn how to fix it first before you continue.

Part 2. How to Access Notes via iCloud

If you have turned on iCloud  Notes on your iPhone, you can access them from your PC as long as you have the network connection and browser available.

Step 1. Go to visit iCloud.com on your PC. 

Step 2. Enter your Apple ID and sign in to iCloud.

Step 3. Tap on "Notes" to view and manage your iCloud Notes.

If you want to access iCloud Notes on your computer regularly, you can make a progressive web app for this purpose. The process is shown below.

Step 1. Open Chrome on your computer.

Step 2. Visit iCloud.com. Then, sign in to your iCloud account.

Step 3. Tap "Notes" from the options.

Step 4. Tap the three dots in the top-right corner > Choose "More Tools" > "Create Shortcut."

Step 5. Tick the "Open as Window" box and click "Create."

Step 6. Then, you'll see the shortcuts on your desktop. 

Part 3. How to Access iPhone Notes on PC Without iCloud

iCloud is not the only way that allows you to access iPhone Notes. Apart from iCloud, you can also achieve the same goal using this iPhone data transfer tool - EaseUS MobiMover. With it installed, you can access your notes, messages, contacts, video, and more data anytime and anywhere, even there is no internet available. And unlike iCloud offers 5GB free storage, EaseUS MobiMover enables you to transfer as many files as your computer's storage space allows.

Now, you can click the button below to download and install EaseUS MobiMover on your computer safely.

Step 1. Connect your iPhone/iPad to your computer, launch EaseUS MobiMover, then unlock your iDevice and click "Trust" in the prompt asking for your permission. Among the options, choose "Phone to PC" > "Next".

Step 2. Select the category or categories you want to transfer from your iPhone/iPad to computer. You can click the default path and then set a custom storage path for the notes to be transferred. Afterward, click "Transfer".

Step 3. When the transfer process has finished, you can view and manage the notes on your computer with ease.

Part 4. How to View Apple Notes on PC via Gmail

The final option to view Apple Notes on the computer is to use Gmail. But through this way, you can only view notes but can't edit them. Moreover, the following steps only work for notes created in the future, and you can't import current notes to Gmail. If you've known the restriction of this method, you can follow these steps to view notes using Gmail.

Step 1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Settings app.

Step 2. Choose "Passwords & Accounts" > Switch on the "Notes." If your device is running iOS 14 or later, you need to head to "Contacts" > "Accounts" > "Gmail" > Enable the "Notes" option.

Step 3. Since then, whenever you create a new note, it will be automatically synced to your Gmail account. And you can access it whenever you want. 

Conclusion

In conclusion, you can apply the methods we introduced to access iCloud notes with ease. Even there is no iCloud available, and you can also access and view your notes via EaseUS MobiMover. We hope our guide is helpful to you. If it does help you, don't forget to share it with others who need it.