[balladeer]

Other than a combination of fiddling inside ~/Library and some more SQLite circus there's really no way to make Apple Notes notes portable (across platforms) and even such circuitous hacks might break in any update or upgrade. That's a big enough no for me.

This is one of those instances when the perceived Apple's walled garden convenience just falls flat. I personally prefer FSNotes (it has a long way to go but it's FOSS) and Bear. I am moving from Simplenote.

[Spooky23]

Escaping a walled garden into a subscription based text editor seems like a pot/kettle scenario.

[ksm1717]

I think you mean a frying pan/fire scenario

[balladeer]

FSNotes isn't subscription based. I am not yet paying or Bear and I don't think I'd go for it either.

[reaperducer]

there's really no way to make Apple Notes notes portable (across platforms)

Apple Notes works fine on any platform that supports a modern web browser at icloud.com.