# Stash

13 Hacker News commenters recommended Stash and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free CLI that syncs Markdown files to Apple Notes and stashes piped data; praised for simplicity and zero-knowledge design. Critics say the name clashes with another popular app.

## Why people recommend it

- Enthusiastic praise for the idea (3 comments): "What an awesome project! That's a great idea and it could easily incorporate it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46551438)) "Got up out of bed from doomscrolling to play with/implement this!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46523994)) "Awesome will try this for sure!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46516753))
- Useful idea that fills a gap (2 comments): "What an awesome project! That's a great idea and it could easily incorporate it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46551438)) "looks like I can finally reconcile those two things thanks to your project" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46516766))

## What people warn about

- Name clashes with another app (2 comments): "Maybe consider a name change. There is another very popular app with the same name" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46519165)) "I think the name is not unique enough" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46516447))
- AppleScript dependency may break (1 comments): "Nice idea, although I fear it will break due to AppleScript." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46523735))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [fzf](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fzf.md): 78 recommend
- [jq](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jq.md): 75 recommend
- [grep](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grep.md): 65 recommend
- [Atuin](https://hackerapproved.com/p/atuin.md): 63 recommend
- [GitHub CLI](https://hackerapproved.com/p/github-cli.md): 49 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Stash", https://hackerapproved.com/p/stash/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).