Evernote

This page describes how to convert notes from Evernote to Markdown.

General Information

  • Website
  • Typical extension: .enex or folder of .enex files

Instructions

  1. Export as described at the website
    1. Choose "enex"
  2. Install jimmy
  3. Convert to Markdown. Example: jimmy-cli-linux backup.enex --format evernote
    1. To decrypt encrypted notes, specify your password, like jimmy-cli-linux backup.enex --format evernote --password 1234
  4. Import to your app

Import Structure

  • Each .enex file is converted to a folder.
  • Notes inside the .enex file are converted to Markdown files.
  • Note links are recovered by matching the note name. This might not work sometimes, if the name was changed after creating the link.