diff --git a/modules/terminal-life/default.nix b/modules/terminal-life/default.nix
index 522160e6..4e0046ce 100644
--- a/modules/terminal-life/default.nix
+++ b/modules/terminal-life/default.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ in
         glow
         mdbook-multilang
         nnn
+        notes
         powerline
         python-wiki-fetch
         silver-searcher
diff --git a/pkgs/default.nix b/pkgs/default.nix
index 5b7daf33..176108f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ with final; {
   mailto-mutt = writeShellScriptBin "mailto-mutt" (import ./mailto-mutt.nix final);
   mopidy-jellyfin = import ./mopidy-jellyfin.nix final;
   mu = writeShellScriptBin "mu" (import ./mu.nix final);
+  notes = writeShellScriptBin "notes" (import ./notes.nix final);
   psos = writeShellScriptBin "psos" (import ./psos.nix final);
   s = writeShellScriptBin "s" (import ./s.nix final);
   sway-launcher = writeScriptBin "sway-launcher" (import ./sway-launcher.nix final);
diff --git a/pkgs/notes.nix b/pkgs/notes.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2932c648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/notes.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+self: with self; ''
+  #
+  # ack recursively through notes
+  #
+  # uses ack: https://beyondgrep.com
+
+  NOTESDIR=~/pub.solar-nc/Notes
+  ACK_PREFIX="ack --files-with-matches"
+  cd $NOTESDIR || exit
+  file="$(
+      FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND="$ACK_PREFIX '$1'" \
+      fzf --sort --preview="[[ ! -z {} ]] && ack --colour --context 5 {q} {}" \
+          --phony -q "$1" \
+          --bind "change:reload:$ACK_PREFIX {q}" \
+          --preview-window="70%:wrap"
+  )" &&
+  echo "opening $file" &&
+  bat --theme=TwoDark "$file"
+''