How to Transfer All Your Notes from Evernote to Apple Notes on Mac or iOS

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Last year, Apple introduced an updated Notes for iOS and OS X that were so cool they were dubbed the Evernote killers right off the bat. However, the mass of notes in Evernote that had accumulated over the years kept many users from switching to them. Fortunately, this is no longer a problem anymore.

The days when Evernote was the standard for note-taking are long gone. The service has turned into a clumsy monster, annoying with its strict restrictions in the free version and confusion. You have to do something about this, and if you are using Apple devices, the easiest way is to transfer your entire archive to your native Notes.

What do we need

Migration from Evernote to Apple Notes is done by regular means, no shamanism. Here's what we need:

Mac with OS X 10.11.4 installed.
The official client of Evernote.
Account in Notes (your Apple ID).
iPhone or iPad with iOS 9.3 installed.

How it works

The plan is this: we export all the notes from Evernote, then import them into Apple Notes, sync with iCloud and they appear on all our devices, including the iPhone and iPad.

Exporting notes from Evernote

1. Download the official Evernote app from, if you haven't already installed it.

2. We log in.

3. We are waiting for all records to be synchronized, guided by the indicator.

4. Now select all notes (⌘ + A) or only certain notebooks and press the menu "File" → "Export …".

5. In the next dialog, leave everything as it is and click "Save".

It remains to check that the file "My Notes.enex" has appeared in the specified location, and Evernote can be closed. We don't need him anymore.

Importing Notes to Apple Notes on Mac

1. Launch the built-in "Notes" and select "File" → "Import notes" in the menu.

2. Select our enex file and confirm that we want to import notes.

3. After the end of the process, all your notes will appear in a separate "Imported Notes" folder. You just have to view them and sort them according to the necessary notebooks.

Importing notes into Apple Notes on iOS

1. Upload the enex file to iCloud, Dropbox or send it to yourself by mail.

2. Open our file on iPhone or iPad, click "Export object …" and confirm the import.

3. We are waiting for the completion of the process.

Thanks to syncing with iCloud, in a few seconds, the transferred notes will be available on all devices associated with your Apple ID. Now you can delete Evernote with a clear conscience and forget about it like a nightmare!