User level: Level 1 (12 points)Newly, in MacOs 27, whenever you open the notes app the column size for the Notes List (the middle column between the Folder Sidebar and the text of the notes themselves) is much narrower than it was in previous MacOs, which makes the titles much harder to read.
Is there a way to change that default width, or bring how frustrating the change is to apple's attention? Any help appreciated.
Posted on Sep 18, 2026 3:12 PM
User level: Level 1 (67 points)Oct 29, 2026 10:12 AM in response to hoopsandhoops
I can Confirm Apple Fixed those annoying Narrow Columns Issues in MacOS 27.2. Thank you!
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User level: Level 1 (31 points)Oct 29, 2026 11:19 AM in response to MLefers
27.2 has fixed it for me on both my iMacs and MacBook Air. All now remember the width I've set. One odd thing though and the same on all, is that the Page End key does nothing on the opening note. I have to select another note first and then go back the note I want to view, then the Page End key works OK. So, Notes still has an issue.
User level: Level 1 (18 points)Sep 27, 2026 11:49 AM in response to hoopsandhoops
I'm experiencing this issue too — it seems to be a bug in the app itself. If you resize the notes column (the middle one), the app correctly saves the new size in its preferences file (you can verify this with defaults read com.apple.Notes "NSSplitView Subview Frames noteSplitViewAutoSaveName"). The value is still preserved after quitting the app with Cmd+Q. However, when you reopen the app, the value gets overwritten back to the default 200. Interestingly, the bug doesn't occur if the sidebar is hidden. Hopefully Apple fixes this in an upcoming update.
User level: Level 1 (4 points)Oct 1, 2026 9:55 PM in response to hoopsandhoops
For someone who uses Notes a lot, this is really annoying. The only short-term fix is to do as another contributor suggested: hide the sidebar before exiting the app. Of course when you forget to do this you have to resize the columns again.
User level: Level 1 (31 points)Sep 20, 2026 1:18 PM in response to hoopsandhoops
I too am finding this frustrating, to have to pull the tiny column back out and it not remembering the set width. This was not a problem in previous MacOS.
I'm hoping it's an oversight and will get fixed, Please.
User level: Level 1 (38 points)Sep 24, 2026 6:50 PM in response to hoopsandhoops
this drives me nuts as well, I'm in my Notes app all the time, frustrating to have to widen the column every time so I can see what note I'm looking for.
User level: Level 1 (38 points)Oct 29, 2026 9:49 AM in response to MacAwesome88
didn't fix it for me with the last update I did with macOS 27.2, on my MacBook M1 Pro 14"
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256360035