Is it possible to import a list (of groceries for instance) into reminders in OS27?
How to import a list into Reminders in OS27?
Posted on Sep 16, 2026 8:30 AM
Is it possible to import a list (of groceries for instance) into reminders in OS27?
Posted on Sep 16, 2026 8:30 AM
Sep 16, 2026 2:12 PM in response to Charlierl
Yes, with a simple AppleScript that reads in your arbitrarily named Grocery list text file. For example, that text file containing one entry per line:
Milk
Eggs
Cereal
Bread
Coke Zero (Cherry)
Cranberry Juice (0 calorie)
The code that you copy/paste into Apple's Script Editor:
set groceryFile to (choose file of type {"public.plain-text"}) as text
set groceryList to (read file groceryFile as text using delimiter linefeed)
tell application "Reminders"
set newList to make new list with properties {name:"Grocery List"}
repeat with anitem in groceryList
make new reminder at end of newList with properties {name:anitem}
end repeat
end tell
return
Then you click the hammer icon (compile) and then the Run button in Script Editor to generate your Reminder list as shown below:
Tested: macOS 27.0
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256358248