I had done this about 3 weeks ago, I have 13k + notes in Evernote and luckily had already organised them into a manageable number of notebooks because I exported each notebook in Evernote legacy 30 of them containing all those notes. I have started to import them into Apple Notes and was very pleased indeed to see that Apple Notes now supports and imports the Evernote tags perfectly. I left Evernote because they increased my subscription price by 83% in one year! And who knows therefore how much next year. Basically Evernote lost my trust in doing this and if there’s one think you have to have with a company that looks after your special important data is trust. I am very happy indeed with the switch to Apple Notes even though I used Evernote almost exclusively for the last 12 years. I’m not looking back.
Yeah, same with me. I entered Evernote in their first year and have used them extensively throughout the years, but the direction they are heading is a no go for me. Glad I could help you.
Hi Patrick, this was great. I've moved my notes (couple of thousand) from EN to AN. Actually I'd seen something about using Evernote Legacy to do this, but found that 'current' Evernote is better for preserving dates and tags. Anyway, went smoothly. The only downside to moving to AN from Evernote is that flippin' mustard yellow colour! I wish Apple would enable users to change it to a colour of their preference. Anyway - great video and really clear.
Good to hear. About the color preferences, yes that takes some getting used to. And I suppose changing that is not very high on their priorities. But as with everything after a while your eyes adopt to it ;-)
Thank you, thank you, thank you! After a few frustrating days trying to find a viable option for Evernote, you've helped me realize that the solution was right in front of me the whole time: Apple Notes. No Bear, OneNote, Notion, Obsidian, DEVONthink, Joplin for me. Great advice on downgrading Evernote and keeping obsolete notes (the graveyard) there. I'm revising the folder structure so that it is more practical.
This is fantastic thank you!!! very informative, and I’ve had the same problem with over 14,000 notes. Your videos fantastic and very helpful. Thank you so much!
Thanks for this. I loved the Intro - especially the old Evernote briefcase which I still have. I'm trying out Apple Notes. As you know, it's hard to leave.
I am still using the case, even after leaving Evernote and I am still using the scanner. Never thought that both of them would last longer than the software.
The big plus for me is being able to scan multi-page documents really quickly and automatically import them into my Inbox. That’s ScanSnap and Evernote. I really like Apple Notes and love the way it’s being developed. Not totally convinced I want to ditch Evernote yet though. If I do your video will provide me with an excellent template process to follow. Thanks for sharing.
I was with you, but stopped using Evernote for scanning years ago, when I needed to share lots of scans (receipts) with a tax consultant on a regular basis. Exporting scans from Evernote is actually a nightmare. So, I reprogrammed my original Evernote ScanSnap (still have it with the Evernote logo on it) to scan to a folder. There I would give it a proper file name using YYYY-MM-DD - Sender name - Type of document as a format and keep it in monthly folders. Then I can easily zip the month and send it to the tax consultant. And since Mac has the excellent Spotlight search I find all documents just as quick as with Evernote. I switched something like 8 years ago and never regretted it.
Great note ! This helps my decision process to say adios to my prefer app for more than 10 years. In the meantime the new owners of EN seem to be dead.
Yes I am glad I've found the video. Ihre persönliche Geschichte ist fast genau Dieselbe als meine: 14 Jahre Evernote Premium, 13.000 Notizen ... downgraded EN zur kostenlose Version mit allen 'Vorteilen". Hauptsächlich die Tags sind für mich von wesentlicher Bedeutung ... also, auf zum selektiven import in Apple Notes. Danke für das Video.
This was great except for the actual step by step of how to export/import was so super fast, I couldn't track the steps... and that's what I really needed.
Sorry for not pausing on this point. The video was more about the thought process behind selecting what you should and shouldn‘t import. The actual steps (although shown in the video) are described as an example here (www.macrumors.com/how-to/migrate-from-evernote-to-apple-notes/).
Smart move. Apple Notes is nice solution nowadays. And your existing notes will not move anywhere from free Evernote, if you change your mind in the future :)
Hi Patrick, thanks for the video. Same problem here - but one issue still remains for me: although I've selected "source-URL" as an attribute to export from Evernote, the URL won't show up in Apple notes ... this is super crucial for me as I frequently visit the source of my notes! Any idea on how to tackle this problem?
Unfortunately these won’t be imported. So, if you depend on this and would like to leave Evernote, you need to search for another app. Check out Joplin (joplinapp.org) I think I read somewhere that they are importing source URLs.
@@patrickstoeckmann Wow, thanks for the instant reply! Sadly this will make moving my notes from Evernote to Apple Notes so much more time consuming, if not even impossible 😢
AN is very good but it lacks some features for those who works with windows. Apple should launch a web clipper for edge and chrome or launch a new version of safari for windows or even create a version of AN for windows. The process of clipping something from the browser and turn it into a note in AN is difficult.
I agree - Apple Notes is only a viable option for those who live 100% in the Apple ecosystem. Otherwise the hassle outweighs the benefits. I got comfortable enough using the Share function in Safari for most of my web clippings. But yeah, the functionality of Evernotes web clipper is unsurpassed. If only the rest of the app would be that good.
Not really, it worked for me. Have you tried it with a small notebook of around 10 or so notes for testing. Can you try importing it on Mac and on iOS or iPadOS?
Unfortunately you are right. Which is quite a bummer from Apple. There is however a free 3rd party solution. falcon.star-lord.me/exporter/ allows you to copy your notes to either Markdown or HTML, which worked fine for me.
Love this idea. I have over 15,000 notes and have been putting off switching for that reason. One of the things about Evernote I find hard to leave is the cross-platform functionality. You may not have to work across platforms, but if you do, how do you handle having a web clipper or accessing all of your notes on Windows computers?
Well accessing my notes on a windows computer is possible through iCloud.com. And as long as I am in the eco system, then the Share menu gives me all I want from a web clipper. But if either WIndows or cross-platform is a daily reality for you, then of course Apple Notes is not the way to go. Then Evernote might be still a valid option for you.
The move went great and I haven't switched back. As described in the video I wouldn't move over a whole graveyard of notes. I would pre-select what is still relevant and leave the rest. For some larger notebooks you might need to use the old V9 version of Evernote for export, since the new (crappy) client has a limit (100) on how many notes you can select.
It should work (all of my PDF docs were imported). Could it be that the notebook with those notes has a lot of notes. The new Evernote Client has some problems exporting notebooks with more than 50 notes. Could you try with a notebook with only a handful of notes. With larger folders you could try to get the old Evernote V9 Client. This could export bigger notebooks.
Yes. In Apple Notes the concept of notebook/stack does not exist, the all become classical folders (and you can nest as deep as you want). So a stack in Evernote becomes a top level folder in Apple Notes. But yes, you export the notebooks as ENEX files and import them into folders in Apple Notes. Thanks for the clarification.
Good video Patrick. I fully understand your "Notes graveyard" concept for a notes app. What do you do differently in Apple Notes so that it does not become another notes graveyard repository? BTW, I have over 8,000 notes that I have migrated from Evernote into Apple Notes, and it is a nightmare to upload the notes into iCloud through the Apple Notes app. It keeps on syncing eternally blocking the app on different devices. I should have made the move without migrating the Evernote notes. Moving batches of more than 50 notes does not seem to work properly. Have you experienced something similar? Regards,
I gave up on the idea of 1 app for everything. I think that is actually a mistake. Now I use the app for what it is best suited. So, real notes go into Apple Notes. Files actually go into the file system. So, i scan PDFs actually directly into the file system. I started it, when I needed to share my invoices with my tax consultant and being apple to effectively file the invoices into folders for year/date/account has been a game changer. And searching even text within a PDF is just as good on my Mac. Also when it comes to projects and areas I have a file folder, a notes folder, a folder in my task manager. I created a shortcut to create this with one tap. So, everything now is in the bucket of the app that is best suited for. And you can connect all of them if needed, but often just naming them the same is enough. That move alone was the biggest game changer and aha moment for me. Especially, since the Files app on IOS and iPadOS has become great and I can scan directly into the file system on the go. Also, I can drag mails, websites, and all kind of documents directly into the files app. So, now I only use Apple notes for "real" notes and not as a storage container. Maybe, that is why uploading takes so long. Do you have many attachments in there? I had no problem with my 1200 or so notes. But I haven't had many attachments in there. Otherwise, it can take some time I suppose. And, my folders in Evernote where already structured and not filled with 1000+ notes, so what I imported where several smaller sized buckets any way. I had one notebook with 200+ notes and needed to use Evernote V9 to export it, but it went smooth into Apple Notes. Uploading took a while but after some hours, everything was fine. Hope you'll get there too.
@@patrickstoeckmann Thank you very much, Patrick. I was just thinking of that: to give more usage to the Files app as the storage centre, which is basically what it was designed for. The possibility of inserting files into the notes drives you to generate a notes graveyard, as you say. I am still struggling with Apple Notes. Most of the notes imported contain files in them, which makes the first syncing event really troublesome. I hope I will get somewhere, too!
That is why I decided not to bring over 10.000 notes from Evernote. All those old receipts etc. would be a ton of hassle and work to bring them over to the file system. I made the decision to start from scratch with my receipts etc. with the beginning of I suppose 2018 and made the decision to leave those in Evernote. You have access to those even on the free tier. So, I leave the graveyard for reference purpose and only focussed on the active notebooks and documents which made up probably 10% of the notes. I moved only those over to Apple Notes.
Doing this didn't work for me. Apple Notes kept crashing and would only import a fraction of my notes. Initially I thought the problem was the format or a bug in the Evernote export. But I went and tried to upload them to Upnote and woala! it worked like a charm. I have a new Mac laptop and a ton of memory and there's zero reason for it to keep crashing when managing my notes. Apple Notes is not worth it. I had about 5,000 notes. Evernote is too expensive. Upnote is $30/lifetime. Hope it stays that way. Oh and trying to export out of Apple Notes is a bigger nightmare than with Evernote....be warned before moving to apple notes.
I had no problem exporting my notes, but I had them separated in several folders and each an individual export (like I mentioned in a video). Not sure whether one of your folders was to big, but glad you found an app that works for you. Upnote looks like a solid app. Hope they be around for some time. When it comes to exporting notes out from Apple Notes, there is a free tool called Exporter on the App Store (Mac only). Here is the link (I am not affiliated with them): apps.apple.com/de/app/exporter/id1099120373?l=en-GB&mt=12
I am in exactly this same predicament. I am exporting certain folders. But the images in each note are not coming in properly. Anyone had same issue and worked out the fix ?
Sorry, worked for me. I've heard that some people needed to use the old Evernote V6 (WIndows) oder V7 (Mac) client. You can find them here and try to install them side by side using the same credentials. Windows: evernote.de.uptodown.com/windows/versions Mac: evernote.de.uptodown.com/mac/versions
Can‘t say, because I never used Evernote for this use case. I would say the max I have is maybe 4-5 pictures in a note. Never was a fan of super-long notes and never used it as a collection tool for images either.
Once you create a note in Apple Notes with a photo in it, you can't change the size of the photo afterwords. You can only change to the (too small) size Apple suggest. For me that's a problem, because notes with big photos make the print too long. In EN you can modify the size as you wish. Another advantage of EN = the e-mail address in EN where you can send the important e-mails to.
Valid points. If these are important points for you, you should stick with Evernote. The photo size should have at least a „mid size“ option I agree. I‘ve stopped exporting mail to EN a long time ago (again it was cluttering my notes graveyard). With drag and drop on iPad and IOS you can either create a link to the mail (which for me is a better option). Alternatively, for important project mail, I drag those into the files app in a project folder. This has the advantage that I can hand these folders with all project material (documents, spreadsheets, images and mail) to someone else without a problem.
Yes, I know - another painful nail in Evernote’s coffin for me. It is a limitation of the new Evernote client. If you install the Legacy version that should allow you to export without limitations. You should get it here: help.evernote.com/hc/en-us/articles/360052560314-Install-an-older-version-of-Evernote
I have the old V9 running on Ventura. Some visual errors, but for exporting it is fine. You can install it alongside the new Evernote. I have V9 and V10 on my Mac running side by side.
We're here for instructions. But when you finally get to the meat of the process at 3:56, it's sped up, such that we can't really follow it. 🤦🏾♂ How is this helpful?
Importing notes to Notes works but not with the images. I assume you have no problems doing that. What i'm doing wrong here? It only shows a text string like "{{NotesAttachment:f3428b7b02c5927d4ae9ee7c3a8a9ed0}}" I used a small notebook with little documents in it. Hope you can help me!
I had no such problems but googling your error message leads to others having the same problem since MacOS Sonoma (I did the video prior to Sonoma). Could be a bug on Apples side. Maybe you want to try importing those ENEX files with an iPad or so. Check out the description here: support.apple.com/en-us/102223
@@arthurvdlek I am having the same problem here - while exporting notes, the ones with attachments/pictures are not exported 😞 Stil can't find a solution for that.
Is there a possibility that Apple Notes also imports / shows source url of the Evernote Note? It seems that this URL is not imported from ENEX to the new Apple Note
It is not and to my knowledge there is no way to do it. Apple included this as a way to move people to Apple Notes, not to link back to the old version on another system.
@@patrickstoeckmann not backlinking to Evernote. But in Evernote if I added a page from browser to Evernote, there is also the original source url in the note informations. That are not imported to Apple Notes and get lost.
Ah ok. Unfortunately these won’t be imported either. So, if you depend on this and would like to leave Evernote, you need to search for another app. Check out Joplin (joplinapp.org) I think I read somewhere that they are importing source URLs.
Recently, Evernote somehow lost a bunch of more recently content and seemingly reverted back to older versions of my Notes. I've lost patience with Evernote - time to say goodbye, at least to the Premium version. I do not rigorously use Folders in EN. Instead, I use tags. It would appear to be time to use those tags to split my notes off into Folders... for exporting to Apple Notes... not looking forward to the process but will lose zero sleep over ending Evernote.
@@patrickstoeckmann yah, sad. I had been with them from the early days, Premium subscription. Was even an EN beta tester for a while under the impression I might influence some long over-due big fixes. Instead they farted around with accessories like EN paper?!? A company that lost its way.
Haven’t tried it, but according to Apples support doc, you can export from Evernote on a PC and then import to Apple Notes using Mac, iPad or iPhone. See here: support.apple.com/en-us/HT205793
I just tested it with a small folder (43 documents) and it worked without a problem. Maybe the folder is to big? Although I had no problem importing bigger folders (200+ notes) before. Do you import on iOS/iPadOS or on a Mac. Maybe try another device using this doc from Apple: support.apple.com/en-us/HT205793
Lots of reasons for some people. Some (quite a lot) don‘t like the direction the Evernote clients have taken (Electron Plattform) and focus on business applications which are not used by lots of people. I think if you use this functionality as a team it might still be worth paying for it, but just taking notes and syncing it on your private devices can be done just as good or better with the build in software (like Apple Notes) now for a lot of people (but not all).
This is not really a step by step guide on how to, unless you call that 10 second run through of what you would do. Good info but look elsewhere for how to export from Evernote and import to Notes.
It is true that I focused more on the decision making process behind moving such a huge collection than the straight forward 2 click process of exporting and importing, because I found that all the other videos lacked this. If you need a 5min video to see just what button to click to ex- and import, then others might be better suited. But I think most people don't have a problem finding this out even when watching a 10sec run through. Thanks for the comment though. Next time I take a bit more time for it.
He seriously spends maybe 15 seconds (starts around 3:47 mark) showing you how to move the notes to Evernote and to make things worse it goes extremely fast. Why did he even create the video?
Because the actual moving is the least important part if you have such a large collection. It is actually only one click on each side. But planning what to move and re-thinking the concept of data-collection to avoid another note-graveyard is what the video is mainly about. Sorry, if this wasn‘t what you were looking for.
I used to love Evernote sooo much. Now, that they significantly raised prices, I’m leaving it. Thanks for this video ❤
Same here! Glad you found the video.
I’d been wanting to this for some time but have lacked the courage. You may have just provided me with the motivation I need my friend 😊
Go for it!
I had done this about 3 weeks ago, I have 13k + notes in Evernote and luckily had already organised them into a manageable number of notebooks because I exported each notebook in Evernote legacy 30 of them containing all those notes. I have started to import them into Apple Notes and was very pleased indeed to see that Apple Notes now supports and imports the Evernote tags perfectly. I left Evernote because they increased my subscription price by 83% in one year! And who knows therefore how much next year. Basically Evernote lost my trust in doing this and if there’s one think you have to have with a company that looks after your special important data is trust. I am very happy indeed with the switch to Apple Notes even though I used Evernote almost exclusively for the last 12 years. I’m not looking back.
Yeah, same with me. I entered Evernote in their first year and have used them extensively throughout the years, but the direction they are heading is a no go for me. Glad I could help you.
Hi Patrick, this was great. I've moved my notes (couple of thousand) from EN to AN. Actually I'd seen something about using Evernote Legacy to do this, but found that 'current' Evernote is better for preserving dates and tags. Anyway, went smoothly. The only downside to moving to AN from Evernote is that flippin' mustard yellow colour! I wish Apple would enable users to change it to a colour of their preference. Anyway - great video and really clear.
Good to hear. About the color preferences, yes that takes some getting used to. And I suppose changing that is not very high on their priorities. But as with everything after a while your eyes adopt to it ;-)
Thank you, thank you, thank you! After a few frustrating days trying to find a viable option for Evernote, you've helped me realize that the solution was right in front of me the whole time: Apple Notes. No Bear, OneNote, Notion, Obsidian, DEVONthink, Joplin for me. Great advice on downgrading Evernote and keeping obsolete notes (the graveyard) there. I'm revising the folder structure so that it is more practical.
So glad I could help you.
This is fantastic thank you!!! very informative, and I’ve had the same problem with over 14,000 notes. Your videos fantastic and very helpful. Thank you so much!
Sound like a lot of Evernote folks end up with that many notes ;-) Happy to help you.
Thanks for this. I loved the Intro - especially the old Evernote briefcase which I still have. I'm trying out Apple Notes. As you know, it's hard to leave.
I am still using the case, even after leaving Evernote and I am still using the scanner. Never thought that both of them would last longer than the software.
The big plus for me is being able to scan multi-page documents really quickly and automatically import them into my Inbox. That’s ScanSnap and Evernote. I really like Apple Notes and love the way it’s being developed. Not totally convinced I want to ditch Evernote yet though. If I do your video will provide me with an excellent template process to follow. Thanks for sharing.
I was with you, but stopped using Evernote for scanning years ago, when I needed to share lots of scans (receipts) with a tax consultant on a regular basis. Exporting scans from Evernote is actually a nightmare. So, I reprogrammed my original Evernote ScanSnap (still have it with the Evernote logo on it) to scan to a folder. There I would give it a proper file name using YYYY-MM-DD - Sender name - Type of document as a format and keep it in monthly folders. Then I can easily zip the month and send it to the tax consultant. And since Mac has the excellent Spotlight search I find all documents just as quick as with Evernote. I switched something like 8 years ago and never regretted it.
Your English is Fantastic
I really enjoyed this video. Have a Blessed day.
Wow, thank you. Especially since I am not a native speaker thank you for the compliment.
Great note ! This helps my decision process to say adios to my prefer app for more than 10 years. In the meantime the new owners of EN seem to be dead.
Glad I could help you. It is sad to see such a beloved app die such a slow and painful death.
Yes I am glad I've found the video. Ihre persönliche Geschichte ist fast genau Dieselbe als meine: 14 Jahre Evernote Premium, 13.000 Notizen ... downgraded EN zur kostenlose Version mit allen 'Vorteilen". Hauptsächlich die Tags sind für mich von wesentlicher Bedeutung ... also, auf zum selektiven import in Apple Notes. Danke für das Video.
Schön das ich Dir helfen konnte.
This was great except for the actual step by step of how to export/import was so super fast, I couldn't track the steps... and that's what I really needed.
Sorry for not pausing on this point. The video was more about the thought process behind selecting what you should and shouldn‘t import. The actual steps (although shown in the video) are described as an example here (www.macrumors.com/how-to/migrate-from-evernote-to-apple-notes/).
Smart move. Apple Notes is nice solution nowadays. And your existing notes will not move anywhere from free Evernote, if you change your mind in the future :)
If Evernote ever becomes attractive to me, sure ;-) But that is a BIG if!
Hi Patrick, thanks for the video. Same problem here - but one issue still remains for me: although I've selected "source-URL" as an attribute to export from Evernote, the URL won't show up in Apple notes ... this is super crucial for me as I frequently visit the source of my notes!
Any idea on how to tackle this problem?
Unfortunately these won’t be imported. So, if you depend on this and would like to leave Evernote, you need to search for another app. Check out Joplin (joplinapp.org) I think I read somewhere that they are importing source URLs.
@@patrickstoeckmann Wow, thanks for the instant reply!
Sadly this will make moving my notes from Evernote to Apple Notes so much more time consuming, if not even impossible 😢
AN is very good but it lacks some features for those who works with windows.
Apple should launch a web clipper for edge and chrome or launch a new version of safari for windows or even create a version of AN for windows.
The process of clipping something from the browser and turn it into a note in AN is difficult.
I agree - Apple Notes is only a viable option for those who live 100% in the Apple ecosystem. Otherwise the hassle outweighs the benefits. I got comfortable enough using the Share function in Safari for most of my web clippings. But yeah, the functionality of Evernotes web clipper is unsurpassed. If only the rest of the app would be that good.
Hi Patrick, any clue why my Apple Notes can't import photos or other attachments from Evernote with .enex file? Thanks in advance!!!
Not really, it worked for me. Have you tried it with a small notebook of around 10 or so notes for testing. Can you try importing it on Mac and on iOS or iPadOS?
but now you're stuck with a system that does not let you leave it... apple notes does NOT offer any good export options :(
Unfortunately you are right. Which is quite a bummer from Apple. There is however a free 3rd party solution. falcon.star-lord.me/exporter/ allows you to copy your notes to either Markdown or HTML, which worked fine for me.
Love this idea. I have over 15,000 notes and have been putting off switching for that reason. One of the things about Evernote I find hard to leave is the cross-platform functionality. You may not have to work across platforms, but if you do, how do you handle having a web clipper or accessing all of your notes on Windows computers?
Well accessing my notes on a windows computer is possible through iCloud.com. And as long as I am in the eco system, then the Share menu gives me all I want from a web clipper. But if either WIndows or cross-platform is a daily reality for you, then of course Apple Notes is not the way to go. Then Evernote might be still a valid option for you.
How did it go? I also have thousands and want to switch.
The move went great and I haven't switched back. As described in the video I wouldn't move over a whole graveyard of notes. I would pre-select what is still relevant and leave the rest. For some larger notebooks you might need to use the old V9 version of Evernote for export, since the new (crappy) client has a limit (100) on how many notes you can select.
Patrick, am I doing something wrong? None of my notes with pdf attachments seem to transfer over when I follow your directions. Any advice?
It should work (all of my PDF docs were imported). Could it be that the notebook with those notes has a lot of notes. The new Evernote Client has some problems exporting notebooks with more than 50 notes. Could you try with a notebook with only a handful of notes. With larger folders you could try to get the old Evernote V9 Client. This could export bigger notebooks.
I would like to do the same thing - thanks for the tutorial. When you say folder, are you referring to a notebook and/or notebook stack?
Yes. In Apple Notes the concept of notebook/stack does not exist, the all become classical folders (and you can nest as deep as you want). So a stack in Evernote becomes a top level folder in Apple Notes. But yes, you export the notebooks as ENEX files and import them into folders in Apple Notes. Thanks for the clarification.
Good video Patrick. I fully understand your "Notes graveyard" concept for a notes app. What do you do differently in Apple Notes so that it does not become another notes graveyard repository? BTW, I have over 8,000 notes that I have migrated from Evernote into Apple Notes, and it is a nightmare to upload the notes into iCloud through the Apple Notes app. It keeps on syncing eternally blocking the app on different devices. I should have made the move without migrating the Evernote notes. Moving batches of more than 50 notes does not seem to work properly. Have you experienced something similar? Regards,
I gave up on the idea of 1 app for everything. I think that is actually a mistake. Now I use the app for what it is best suited. So, real notes go into Apple Notes. Files actually go into the file system. So, i scan PDFs actually directly into the file system. I started it, when I needed to share my invoices with my tax consultant and being apple to effectively file the invoices into folders for year/date/account has been a game changer. And searching even text within a PDF is just as good on my Mac. Also when it comes to projects and areas I have a file folder, a notes folder, a folder in my task manager. I created a shortcut to create this with one tap. So, everything now is in the bucket of the app that is best suited for. And you can connect all of them if needed, but often just naming them the same is enough. That move alone was the biggest game changer and aha moment for me. Especially, since the Files app on IOS and iPadOS has become great and I can scan directly into the file system on the go. Also, I can drag mails, websites, and all kind of documents directly into the files app. So, now I only use Apple notes for "real" notes and not as a storage container. Maybe, that is why uploading takes so long. Do you have many attachments in there? I had no problem with my 1200 or so notes. But I haven't had many attachments in there. Otherwise, it can take some time I suppose. And, my folders in Evernote where already structured and not filled with 1000+ notes, so what I imported where several smaller sized buckets any way. I had one notebook with 200+ notes and needed to use Evernote V9 to export it, but it went smooth into Apple Notes. Uploading took a while but after some hours, everything was fine. Hope you'll get there too.
@@patrickstoeckmann Thank you very much, Patrick. I was just thinking of that: to give more usage to the Files app as the storage centre, which is basically what it was designed for. The possibility of inserting files into the notes drives you to generate a notes graveyard, as you say.
I am still struggling with Apple Notes. Most of the notes imported contain files in them, which makes the first syncing event really troublesome. I hope I will get somewhere, too!
That is why I decided not to bring over 10.000 notes from Evernote. All those old receipts etc. would be a ton of hassle and work to bring them over to the file system. I made the decision to start from scratch with my receipts etc. with the beginning of I suppose 2018 and made the decision to leave those in Evernote. You have access to those even on the free tier. So, I leave the graveyard for reference purpose and only focussed on the active notebooks and documents which made up probably 10% of the notes. I moved only those over to Apple Notes.
@@patrickstoeckmann makes a lot of sense
Doing this didn't work for me. Apple Notes kept crashing and would only import a fraction of my notes. Initially I thought the problem was the format or a bug in the Evernote export. But I went and tried to upload them to Upnote and woala! it worked like a charm. I have a new Mac laptop and a ton of memory and there's zero reason for it to keep crashing when managing my notes. Apple Notes is not worth it. I had about 5,000 notes. Evernote is too expensive. Upnote is $30/lifetime. Hope it stays that way. Oh and trying to export out of Apple Notes is a bigger nightmare than with Evernote....be warned before moving to apple notes.
I had no problem exporting my notes, but I had them separated in several folders and each an individual export (like I mentioned in a video). Not sure whether one of your folders was to big, but glad you found an app that works for you. Upnote looks like a solid app. Hope they be around for some time. When it comes to exporting notes out from Apple Notes, there is a free tool called Exporter on the App Store (Mac only). Here is the link (I am not affiliated with them): apps.apple.com/de/app/exporter/id1099120373?l=en-GB&mt=12
I am in exactly this same predicament. I am exporting certain folders. But the images in each note are not coming in properly. Anyone had same issue and worked out the fix ?
Sorry, worked for me. I've heard that some people needed to use the old Evernote V6 (WIndows) oder V7 (Mac) client. You can find them here and try to install them side by side using the same credentials.
Windows: evernote.de.uptodown.com/windows/versions
Mac: evernote.de.uptodown.com/mac/versions
Does the ENEX export attachments as well?
Yes, it does.
I am liking good notes 5
It is indeed a great app, especially if you are more visually / handwriting inclined.
Did you have some problems with bigger notes? With many images
Can‘t say, because I never used Evernote for this use case. I would say the max I have is maybe 4-5 pictures in a note. Never was a fan of super-long notes and never used it as a collection tool for images either.
Once you create a note in Apple Notes with a photo in it, you can't change the size of the photo afterwords. You can only change to the (too small) size Apple suggest.
For me that's a problem, because notes with big photos make the print too long. In EN you can modify the size as you wish.
Another advantage of EN = the e-mail address in EN where you can send the important e-mails to.
Valid points. If these are important points for you, you should stick with Evernote. The photo size should have at least a „mid size“ option I agree. I‘ve stopped exporting mail to EN a long time ago (again it was cluttering my notes graveyard). With drag and drop on iPad and IOS you can either create a link to the mail (which for me is a better option). Alternatively, for important project mail, I drag those into the files app in a project folder. This has the advantage that I can hand these folders with all project material (documents, spreadsheets, images and mail) to someone else without a problem.
Thank you for your video! Evernote only allows 50 files to be exported each time per notebook. Anyway to export the whole notebook?
Yes, I know - another painful nail in Evernote’s coffin for me. It is a limitation of the new Evernote client. If you install the Legacy version that should allow you to export without limitations. You should get it here: help.evernote.com/hc/en-us/articles/360052560314-Install-an-older-version-of-Evernote
@@patrickstoeckmann Thank you!
DO you happen to know if the legacy version is supported on Ventura?
I have the old V9 running on Ventura. Some visual errors, but for exporting it is fine. You can install it alongside the new Evernote. I have V9 and V10 on my Mac running side by side.
We're here for instructions. But when you finally get to the meat of the process at 3:56, it's sped up, such that we can't really follow it. 🤦🏾♂ How is this helpful?
The export and import function is straight forward. There is even an official document by Apple for it: support.apple.com/en-us/HT205793
Importing notes to Notes works but not with the images. I assume you have no problems doing that. What i'm doing wrong here? It only shows a text string like "{{NotesAttachment:f3428b7b02c5927d4ae9ee7c3a8a9ed0}}"
I used a small notebook with little documents in it. Hope you can help me!
I had no such problems but googling your error message leads to others having the same problem since MacOS Sonoma (I did the video prior to Sonoma). Could be a bug on Apples side. Maybe you want to try importing those ENEX files with an iPad or so. Check out the description here: support.apple.com/en-us/102223
@@patrickstoeckmann thanks for the prompt reaction. I will sure try it with the ipad and post the result here.
@@arthurvdlek I am having the same problem here - while exporting notes, the ones with attachments/pictures are not exported 😞 Stil can't find a solution for that.
Is there a possibility that Apple Notes also imports / shows source url of the Evernote Note? It seems that this URL is not imported from ENEX to the new Apple Note
It is not and to my knowledge there is no way to do it. Apple included this as a way to move people to Apple Notes, not to link back to the old version on another system.
@@patrickstoeckmann not backlinking to Evernote. But in Evernote if I added a page from browser to Evernote, there is also the original source url in the note informations. That are not imported to Apple Notes and get lost.
Ah ok. Unfortunately these won’t be imported either. So, if you depend on this and would like to leave Evernote, you need to search for another app. Check out Joplin (joplinapp.org) I think I read somewhere that they are importing source URLs.
Recently, Evernote somehow lost a bunch of more recently content and seemingly reverted back to older versions of my Notes. I've lost patience with Evernote - time to say goodbye, at least to the Premium version. I do not rigorously use Folders in EN. Instead, I use tags. It would appear to be time to use those tags to split my notes off into Folders... for exporting to Apple Notes... not looking forward to the process but will lose zero sleep over ending Evernote.
Still, sad to see EN deteriorate so badly. Glad you found a way out.
@@patrickstoeckmann yah, sad. I had been with them from the early days, Premium subscription. Was even an EN beta tester for a while under the impression I might influence some long over-due big fixes. Instead they farted around with accessories like EN paper?!? A company that lost its way.
Will this work on windows pc as well?
Haven’t tried it, but according to Apples support doc, you can export from Evernote on a PC and then import to Apple Notes using Mac, iPad or iPhone. See here: support.apple.com/en-us/HT205793
It may be late but have you encountered Apple Notes crashing trying to import Evernote into Apple Notes?
I just tested it with a small folder (43 documents) and it worked without a problem. Maybe the folder is to big? Although I had no problem importing bigger folders (200+ notes) before. Do you import on iOS/iPadOS or on a Mac. Maybe try another device using this doc from Apple: support.apple.com/en-us/HT205793
Why you ever would want to do that?
Lots of reasons for some people. Some (quite a lot) don‘t like the direction the Evernote clients have taken (Electron Plattform) and focus on business applications which are not used by lots of people. I think if you use this functionality as a team it might still be worth paying for it, but just taking notes and syncing it on your private devices can be done just as good or better with the build in software (like Apple Notes) now for a lot of people (but not all).
This is not really a step by step guide on how to, unless you call that 10 second run through of what you would do. Good info but look elsewhere for how to export from Evernote and import to Notes.
It is true that I focused more on the decision making process behind moving such a huge collection than the straight forward 2 click process of exporting and importing, because I found that all the other videos lacked this. If you need a 5min video to see just what button to click to ex- and import, then others might be better suited. But I think most people don't have a problem finding this out even when watching a 10sec run through. Thanks for the comment though. Next time I take a bit more time for it.
He seriously spends maybe 15 seconds (starts around 3:47 mark) showing you how to move the notes to Evernote and to make things worse it goes extremely fast. Why did he even create the video?
Because the actual moving is the least important part if you have such a large collection. It is actually only one click on each side. But planning what to move and re-thinking the concept of data-collection to avoid another note-graveyard is what the video is mainly about. Sorry, if this wasn‘t what you were looking for.