Import from Evernote

Bring your notes from Evernote

There are two ways in. The LuniNote browser extension moves your whole account from Evernote's web app, or you import the .enex files you exported. Either way, a report accounts for every note.

Before you start

Keep your Evernote plan for now. Moving only reads from your Evernote account and changes nothing there, so you can look through everything in LuniNote first and cancel last, once you're sure.

Two ways in

For a whole account

The LuniNote extension

Add the extension to Chrome and connect it to your LuniNote account. During the beta it'sa download, with instructions step by step; it isn't in the Chrome Web Store yet.
Open Evernote in the same browser, signed in as usual. A Move to LuniNote button appears at the bottom right.
Choose what to bring: every notebook or only some, with tags, saved searches, reminders and tasks, and the notes in the Trash if you want them. You see an estimate before you start.
Start the move and leave the tab open. You can keep using your computer, and pause and resume. If the tab closes, Continue the move picks up where it stopped.
Read the report, then pin your favorite notebooks, tags and searches again in one step.

From exported files

Import .enex files

Export each notebook from Evernote's desktop app as an .enex file. Ourexport guide has the steps for Mac and Windows.
To keep a stack, name the file after both: Stack@@@Notebook.enex.
In LuniNote, open Import and choose the files. Once they've uploaded you can close the page; the import carries on, and an interrupted upload picks up where it stopped.
Read the report for each file, then pin your favorites again.

A file can be up to 50 GB, an attachment up to 1 GB. During the beta each account holds up to 50 GB.

What comes across

This is how our importer works today, including what it can't bring. The extension reads your account directly, so it brings more than an .enex file holds.

What each way of importing brings from Evernote
From Evernote	The extension	.enex files
Notes, with their formatting, tables and checklists	Yes	Yes
Attachments, each checked against its fingerprint	Yes	Yes
Created and updated dates, author, source address, location	Yes	Yes
Evernote's text from your scans and pictures	Yes, and LuniNote reads them again	Yes, and LuniNote reads them again
Notebooks	Yes	One notebook per file
Stacks	Yes	When the file is named Stack@@@Notebook.enex
Tags	Yes, with their nesting	Yes, without nesting
Saved searches	Yes	No, the file doesn't hold them
Links between notes	Yes, across the whole move	Within the files you import together; the rest are listed
Encrypted text	Kept, still locked	Kept, still locked
Shortcuts	No: pin them again in one step	No: pin them again in one step
Earlier versions of each note	No, they stay in Evernote	No, the file doesn't hold them

Evernote's newer Tasks are counted in the report and kept with the move, but LuniNote doesn't show them as tasks yet. Shortcuts aren't something Evernote lets other apps read, and earlier versions stay with Evernote. The report tells you both.

The report

Every note accounted for.

When the move or import ends, LuniNote counts what Evernote listed, or the file held, against what arrived, and checks each attachment against the fingerprint Evernote gave it.

If everything matches, it says “Nothing was lost”. If something couldn't come across, the note is listed by name with the reason.

A migration report headed “Nothing was lost”, with the counts of notes, tags and attachments. — The report after importing a notebook's .enex file.

Questions about the move

How long does the move take?

It depends on how many notes and attachments you have. Before you start, the extension shows an estimate as a range. You can keep using your computer while it runs, and pause it whenever you like.

Can I keep using Evernote while I try LuniNote?

Yes. The move only reads from Evernote. When you're done trying, run the move again and only the notes that are new or changed since come across; a changed note becomes its next version in LuniNote, and nothing is doubled.

Do I need a paid Evernote plan?

Not for the extension: we tested the move on a Free Evernote account. Exporting .enex files needs Evernote's desktop app; our export guide has the steps.

Is my Evernote password safe?

We never see it. The extension uses the Evernote session you're already signed in with, keeps it in your browser's memory only, and never sends it to LuniNote.

What happens to notes in my Evernote Trash?

They stay behind unless you tick Notes in the Trash before you start. If you do, they arrive in LuniNote's Trash.

What if something doesn't come across?

The report lists every note that didn't, each with the reason, notebook by notebook. Keep your Evernote account until you've read the report and looked for yourself.