On Ventura [1], you can type Cmd+Space and it opens Search with Spotlight. I do it all the time for Notes-> Cmd+Space, “N” (autocompletes to “Notes - Open” for

On Ventura [1], you can type Cmd+Space and it opens Search with Spotlight. I do it all the time for Notes-> Cmd+Space, “N” (autocompletes to “Notes - Open” for me), Enter, and I’m in Notes. Not sure if older versions have the same shortcut but you can probably set that up if it’s not built-in. In settings you can also exclude folders for performance, e.g. I’ve excluded many project directories so it doesn’t try and look through all my dependency and build folders all the time. [1] https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/search-with-spotlight-mchlp1008/13.0/mac/13.0 https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/search-with-spotlig...