Before you begin
Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to iOS 9.3 or later, and your Mac to OS X 10.11.4 or later.
Text file formats that you can import
On your Mac, you can import many different types of text files into Notes. When you import files, each text file is converted to a new note.
Notes can import the following file types:
- .txt
- .rtf
- .rtfd
- .html
Importing from Evernote
On your Mac, iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, you can import Evernote Export files (.enex files). Each .enex file can 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 Mac
When you import text files or .enex files, you can add them to your iCloud notes account or your On My Mac account. If you store them in iCloud, you can automatically see all of your notes on any device where you’re signed in with your Apple ID.
- Open your Notes app.
- Choose to store your notes in iCloud or On My Mac. Click a folder in the account that you want to use.
- In the menu bar, click File > Import.
- Select the file or folder that you want to import. If the notes that you're importing are organized in folders, click Options in the lower-left corner to keep them organized.
- Click Import. When you see a confirmation message, click Import again.
After your files import, you'll see a new folder in the Notes app called Imported Notes. Then you can organize them into any Notes folder that you want.
Import notes on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
You can import Evernote Export files (.enex files) to Notes on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Each .enex file can include one or many notes.
When you import an .enex file, each note from Evernote will be converted to a new note in Notes. Before you import to your Notes app, send yourself the .enex file via email or save it to iCloud Drive from your computer.
Use Mail
- Open your Mail and tap the email with the file that you want to import to Notes.
- Touch and hold the file, then tap Add to Notes.
- After your file downloads, you'll see a confirmation message. Tap Import.
Use the Files app
- Open the Files app and go to the file that you want to import to Notes. If you're using iOS 10 or iOS 9, open the iCloud Drive app.
- Touch and hold the file, then choose Share > Add to Notes.
- After your file downloads, you can add it to an existing note or a new one. Tap Save.
When you open the Notes app and select your iCloud notes, you'll see a new folder called Imported Notes. If you're not using Notes with iCloud, you see the new folder in the On My Device notes.
If you don't use iCloud and you don't have On My Device available, you get an alert when you tap Add to Notes.