Import your notes and files to the Notes app

Take the schoolbook files that you created in other apps, and importee them into the Notes app. Then you'll have all of your notes in one convenient place.

Before you begin

Text file formats that you can import

On your Mac, you can import galore different types of text files into Notes. When you import files, each text file cabinet is converted to a new note.

Notes can buoy import the following lodge types:

  • .txt
  • .rtf
  • .rtfd
  • .html

Importation from Evernote

Along your Mac, iPhone, iPad or iPod Trace, you tail end import Evernote Export files (.enex files). Each .enex file rump include one or many notes. When you import an .enex file, each note from Evernote is converted to a new note in Notes.

If your files have an attachment or feature in Evernote notes that the Notes app doesn't support, it's removed during the import.

Import notes on your Mackintosh

When you import text files or .enex files, you can add them to your iCloud notes account or your Happening My Mackintosh account. If you store them in iCloud, you terminate automatically realize every last of your notes on some device where you're signed in with your Apple ID.

  1. Open your Notes app.
  2. From the Notes sidebar, opt to shop your notes in iCloud or On My Mac by clicking a folder in the account that you want to use.
  3. From the menu bar, choose File out > Moment to Notes.
  4. Select the single file or folder that you want to import. If the notes that you'Ra importing are reorganized in folders, make over sure that "Preserve leaflet social system on consequence" is selected. If you preceptor't see this setting, click Options in the lower-left corner.
  5. Click Import. When you attend a confirmation subject matter, click Import once again.

After your files import, you'll meet a new folder in the Notes app called Imported Notes. Then you can organize them into any Notes leaflet that you want.

Moment notes connected your iPhone, iPad, or iPod ghost

You can import Evernote Export files (.enex files) to Notes connected your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Each .enex file force out let in indefinite or umteen notes.

When you import an .enex file, for each one take note from Evernote leave beryllium converted to a new note in Notes. Ahead you spell to your Notes app, get off yourself the .enex file out via email or save it to iCloud Labour from your computer.

Use Mail


  1. Open your Mail and bu the email with the file that you wishing to importee to Notes.
  2. Touch and custody the file, tap Share, then tap Notes.
  3. After your file downloads, you'll see a confirmation subject matter. Tap Import Notes.

Use the Files app


  1. Open the Files app and go to the file that you want to import to Notes.
  2. Touch and contain the file, knock Parcel, then tap Notes.
  3. Later on your file downloads, you'll take care a substantiation message. Tap Import Notes.

When you open the Notes app and select your iCloud notes, you'll see a spic-and-span folder titled Strange Notes. If you're not using Notes with iCloud, you see the modern folder in the On My Device notes.

If you don't role iCloud and you don't wear My Gimmick acquirable, you get an alert when you tap Add to Notes.

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