Herein, we report the use of methanol, a renewable, cost-effective, and easily handled reagent, for the highly selective N-methylation of amides under mild conditions.The reaction is catalyzed by a well-defined Mn-PNP pincer complex and proceeds via the borrowing hydrogen strategy (BHS).This method exhibits broad functional group tolerance and utilizes methanol as a methylating agent, demonstrating exceptional monoselectivity for amides, which enhances its practical appeal.Addnl., a series of control experiments were conducted to provide deeper mechanistic insights into the transformation.