How to Export Evernote to OneNote: Easy Migration Guide

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Both Evernote and OneNote are powerful digital notebooks for notetaking, organizing, and sharing. Since Evernote changed its pricing plans for Plus and Premium, added ads, and made other changes, you may be considering a move to Microsoft's OneNote . While Microsoft's migration tool was retired in September 2022, you can still export from Evernote to OneNote easily using a free, open-source tool called Evernote2Onenote. If you're using a Mac, you can use a paid tool called OneNote Batch. This wikiHow article will show you how!

Quick Steps

  1. Export each notebook as an ENEX file.
  2. Install OneNote from www.onenote.com (not from the Microsoft Store).
  3. Download and extract the Evernote2OneNote tool.
  4. Open Evernote2Onenote and click Import ENEX File .
  5. Select an exported notebook and click Open .
  6. Click Import ENEX File again to import additional notebooks.
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How to Export Evernote to OneNote on Windows

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  1. To use the Evernote2Onenote migration tool, you'll need to export all of your data from Evernote to an ENEX database file. [1]
    • In Evernote, select the notebook you want to export.
    • Right-click the notebook and select Export…
    • Select the ENEX format. [2]
    • Choose which attributes to include in your data. If you have duplicate tags, you may accidentally migrate duplicate notes. Make sure to clean up your tags before exporting them.
    • Click Export .
    • Save the file in a location you'll remember.
  2. If the version of OneNote you've installed came from the Microsoft Store, you won't be able to migrate to OneNote with this tool. To make sure you have the right version, follow these steps to install OneNote:
    • Go to https://www.onenote.com and sign in with your Microsoft account .
    • Click Download at the top and save the installer to your PC.
    • Double-click OfficeSetup.exe and follow the on-screen instructions to install OneNote.
    • Open OneNote and sign in if you haven't already.
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  3. You can get it from the developer's GitHub repository at https://github.com/stefankueng/EvImSync/releases .
    • To download the file, click Evernote2Onenote-1.3.6.zip . The number in the link will change as new versions are released.
  4. 4
    Unzip the downloaded file. You won't need to install anything to use Evernote2Onenote, but you will need to unzip the file. Here's how:
    • Right-click the downloaded ZIP file.
    • Click Extract All .
    • Select a location to extract the files to.
    • Click Extract .
    • A new window will appear containing the migration tool, which is called Evernote2Onenote.exe.
  5. To do so, double-click Evernote2Onenote.exe in the extracted folder.
  6. By default, the tool is set to migrate all Evernote notes newer than January 1, 1799. So, unless you don't want to import everything , you can leave the defaults in place.
    • By default, "Use Modified-Date of notes in OneNote" is checked—if you leave this checked, the dates on your exported notes will be changed to today's date in OneNote. If you want to keep the original dates, uncheck the box.
  7. This opens a File Explorer window.
  8. This imports the selected notebook into OneNote.
    • Depending on the size of your notebook, the migration may take several minutes.
    • Repeat for each additional notebook you exported from Evernote.
    • Once the migration is complete, you will find all migrated notes in OneNote.
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How to Export Evernote to OneNote on Mac

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    Download OneNote Batch for Mac. We haven't found a free Evernote to OneNote migration tool for macOS. However, OneNote Batch, a paid option, does work to export your Evernote notebooks to OneNote on a Mac. The tool costs $28 USD, but you can test it with a free demo before committing. [3] Here's how to get it:
  2. 2
    Install and open OneNote Batch. Depending on your settings, you may see some different options during this process. Here's what you'll need to do:
    • Double-click the downloaded file (OneNoteBatch.pkg.zip) to unzip it .
    • Double-click the extracted file (OneNoteBatch.pkg).
    • If you see a pop-up asking if you want to open the app anyway, click Open to proceed.
    • If you see a warning telling you the app cannot be installed because "macOS cannot verify that this app is free from malware," click OK to close the error. Then, click the Apple menu and go to System Settings > Privacy & Security , click Open Anyway , and click Open .
    • OneNote Batch should now be open. Leave it open, as you'll need to come back to it in a few moments.
  3. 3
    Export your Evernote notebooks in the ENEX format. The process is pretty simple:
    • Select the notebook you want to export from Evernote.
    • Control-click the notebook and select Export.
    • Select ENEX format (.enex) as the file format.
    • Choose which attributes to export, such as tags, dates, author, etc. [4]
    • Click Export to save the exported notebook to your desktop.
  4. 4
    In OneNote Batch, click the Import tab. You'll see it at the top of the application. [5]
  5. 5
    Click the Evernote icon. It's the elephant at the top of the window.
  6. 6
    Select where to import your notebook. In the left panel, you can select a section under "Evernote" to import the notebook to.
  7. 7
    Click the Play button. It's the sideways triangle on the right side of the tool. A pop-up window will appear.
  8. 8
    Select the exported notebook and click Open . This imports the notebook into OneNote. Once the notebooks are synced to OneNote, you'll find them in the new "Evernote" section.
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    This article describes how to export an Evernote Notebook, set up OneNote & import into OneNote. I have multiple Evernote Notebooks. Do I simply repeat the import step? Does it preserve notebooks?
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    Yes, once for each Evernote notebook. Each is set up as a new notebook in OneNote. The pages in the new notebook can be scrambled as a result of your tags in Evernote, so you may have to look around a bit for particular articles.
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    I followed the instructions, including downloading OneNote for Windows 10 per the instructions. I used EvernoteToOnenote. I can find the imported notebooks but when I open them in OneNote they are empty.
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    I found this for a notebook that had no text in the notes, only pdf files. Otherwise, all went well with no errors. Other notes with text plus pdf files were OK; so perhaps adding a word or 2 of text would help.
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    Where in OneNote do I find the migrated files. I have followed all the steps but no files appear.
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    Each Evernote notebook will appear as a brand new notebook at the bottom of the list in OneNote.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://tools.stefankueng.com/Evernote2Onenote.html
      2. ↑ https://help.evernote.com/hc/en-us/articles/209005557-Export-notes-and-notebooks-as-ENEX-or-HTML
      3. ↑ https://www.onenotegem.com/a/addins/onenote-batch-for-mac.html
      4. ↑ https://help.evernote.com/hc/en-us/articles/209005557-How-To-Export-Notes-and-Notebooks-as-ENEX-or-HTML
      5. ↑ https://www.onenotegem.com/a/documents/mac-onenote-batch/2022/12/import-evernote-into-mac-onenote.html

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