Plain text is readable by every device, app, and tool, now and decades from now. Evernote offers notebooks, tags, attachments, and full-text search in one dependable home. Learn how to convert your plain text files to Evernote in a few simple steps below.
Convert your notes
With your Plain Text files in a folder or .zip file, the conversion itself takes seconds. We'll use our app Notes Convert, the only notes conversion tool on the market, that runs entirely on your device. You can download Notes Convert here. It's free for 50 notes, and inexpensive for unlimited notes.
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Import into Notes Convert: Open Notes Convert and set the import format to Plain Text. Click Open Folder… and select the folder with your Plain Text notes, or click Open File… and select a .zip of that folder. Notes Convert wraps them into the target format with titles and text preserved.
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Choose Evernote and convert: Pick Evernote as the output format, click Convert, choose where to save your notes, and wait for the conversion.
Import into Evernote
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Open Evernote on your computer: Import works in the Evernote app for Windows or macOS.
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Import the ENEX file: Go to File → Import…, select the .enex file Notes Convert produced, and click Open. Wait for the import to finish and click OK.
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Check your notebooks: Your notes land in a new notebook named after the .enex file, ready to search, tag, and organize.
Done
Your Evernote notes are ready to be used any way you want. Enjoy!
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