Spark Ideas

Turn passing thoughts into something meaningful with fast capture, rich notes, voice transcription, on-device writing tools, and private iCloud collaboration.

Ideas arrive quickly. Spark gives you a beautiful place to catch them, shape them, and return to them when they matter.

CAPTURE WITHOUT FRICTION Create a new Spark from the app or Lock Screen widget. Write with rich text, scan a document, attach a photo or file, record a voice memo, or turn speech into text.

DEVELOP YOUR THINKING Use Apple’s on-device intelligence on supported devices to summarize a note, expand an idea, explore variations, chat about your writing, and suggest useful tags. Your note content is not sent to a developer-operated AI service.

ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Group notes into collections, add tags and checklists, pin important ideas, mark favorites, set due dates, and find content with fast search. Photo-first cards and Focus Mode let you shape the workspace around how you think.

TURN IDEAS INTO ACTION Create a Calendar event or Reminder from a note. Spark can recognize dates in your writing and help move an idea into your day.

REMEMBER WHAT MATTERED See writing streaks, revisit past entries with On This Day, and enable Daily Spark notifications for a gentle prompt to capture something new.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN Lock selected notes using Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode. Spark uses Apple’s security frameworks and does not have access to your biometric data.

SYNC AND COLLABORATE WITH ICLOUD Keep your workspace available across your Apple devices with iCloud. Share an individual note through Apple CloudKit and collaborate with people you choose.

Spark includes: • Rich text notes • Tags, collections, checklists, pins, and favorites • Photos, scans, files, and voice memos • Speech transcription • On-device writing assistance on supported devices • Calendar and Reminders actions • Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode note locking • iCloud sync and collaborative sharing • A Lock Screen quick-capture widget

Some features require compatible hardware, operating-system support, an Apple Account, iCloud, or user-granted system permissions. Availability of on-device intelligence and speech recognition varies by device, language, and region.