Apple Reminders Sync

An Obsidian plugin for macOS that pulls today's Apple Reminders into your daily note's TODO section.

Features

• Fetches incomplete reminders due today from Apple Reminders via reminders-cli (native EventKit, no AppleScript)
• Appends them as checklist items (- [ ]) under the ## TODO heading in today's daily note
• Preserves reminder notes as indented text beneath each item
• Shows priority levels: !!! (high), !! (medium), ! (low)
• Deduplicates automatically so re-syncing never creates repeated entries
• Syncs on a configurable interval and on vault open
• Configurable list exclusions (skip personal lists like Groceries)

Requirements

• macOS (Apple Reminders access requires EventKit)
• reminders-cli:

  brew install keith/formulae/reminders-cli
  

Installation

Community plugins (once approved)

Settings > Community Plugins > Browse > search "Apple Reminders Sync"

Manual

1. Download main.js and manifest.json from the latest release
2. Create .obsidian/plugins/apple-reminders-sync/ in your vault
3. Place both files inside
4. Enable in Settings > Community Plugins

Configuration

How it works

1. On sync (automatic or manual), the plugin calls reminders show-all --due-date today --format json
2. Filters out completed items and excluded lists
3. Finds the ## TODO section in today's daily note (<daily-notes-folder>/YYYY-MM-DD.md)
4. Appends any new reminders at the end of that section, skipping items already present

Daily note format

Your daily note needs a ## TODO section. The plugin appends reminders at the end of it:

## TODO
- [ ] Existing task from yesterday
- [ ] Schedule dentist appointment !!!
- [ ] Submit grant application
    - PEDL deadline March 31

Trigger a manual sync with the ribbon icon (checkmark) or via the command palette.

Limitations

• macOS only (EventKit is not available on Windows/Linux/iOS)
• One-way sync: changes in Obsidian are not pushed back to Apple Reminders
• Requires reminders-cli installed via Homebrew
• Daily note must have a ## TODO heading

License

MIT