Stash
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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.
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.
15 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 13
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 87%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 13 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 6.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Enthusiastic praise for the idea
“What an awesome project! That's a great idea and it could easily incorporate it”
Comment from 9 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Stash – Sync Markdown Files with Apple Notes via CLI” “Got up out of bed from doomscrolling to play with/implement this!”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Stash – Sync Markdown Files with Apple Notes via CLI” “Awesome will try this for sure!”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Stash – Sync Markdown Files with Apple Notes via CLI” Useful idea that fills a gap
“What an awesome project! That's a great idea and it could easily incorporate it”
Comment from 9 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Stash – Sync Markdown Files with Apple Notes via CLI” “looks like I can finally reconcile those two things thanks to your project”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Stash – Sync Markdown Files with Apple Notes via CLI”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Name clashes with another app
“Maybe consider a name change. There is another very popular app with the same name”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Stash – Sync Markdown Files with Apple Notes via CLI” “I think the name is not unique enough”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Stash – Sync Markdown Files with Apple Notes via CLI” AppleScript dependency may break
“Nice idea, although I fear it will break due to AppleScript.”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: Stash – Sync Markdown Files with Apple Notes via CLI”
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See all 86 privilege escalation tools, rankedWhat people said
10 of the 16 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Stash brings the same capability to any agent — local, cloud, or custom.”
“The zero-knowledge architecture here is solid.”
“What an awesome project! That's a great idea and it could easily incorporate it”
“Got up out of bed from doomscrolling to play with/implement this!”
“Nice idea, although I fear it will break due to AppleScript.”
“Maybe consider a name change. There is another very popular app with the same name”
“looks like I can finally reconcile those two things thanks to your project”
“Awesome will try this for sure!”
“I think the name is not unique enough”
“No databases, no daemons, no config files.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.