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Move your notes

Move your notes from Apple Notes

Nuxa reads your notes straight from the Notes app. No export needed.

1At a glance

How it works
No export needed Nuxa reads your notes directly.
How long
About 2–5 minutes for most libraries; thousands of notes take longer.
What comes across
  • ✓ Notebooks & folders
  • ✓ Images
  • ✓ Dates
Full list

2Step by step

4 steps. Nuxa shows you these same steps, one at a time.

  1. Step 1

    Allow Nuxa to read Notes

    Click Allow Access. macOS asks whether Nuxa may use Notes: click OK. Nuxa only reads; it never changes your notes.

    Button in Nuxa: Allow Access

    Trouble with this step?

  2. Step 2

    Pick the folders

    Tick the folders to bring in.

    Button in Nuxa: Import These Folders

    Trouble with this step?

  3. Step 3

    Bringing your notes in…

    Nuxa reads your notes from Apple Notes and adds them to a new notebook, “From Apple Notes”. You can stop and resume.

    Button in Nuxa: Import

    Trouble with this step?

  4. Step 4

    Your notes are in

    Here's what came across, and anything that couldn't be converted, with why.

    Button in Nuxa: Open imported notes

    Trouble with this step?

3What comes across, and what doesn’t

When the import finishes, Nuxa shows a report of what came across, and anything it couldn’t convert, with why.

Comes across

  • Folders, as sections
  • Notes, with their formatting
  • Images inside notes
  • Created and modified dates

Doesn’t come across

  • PDFs, scans and other attachments (save them from Notes)
  • Locked notes
  • Recently Deleted

4Troubleshooting

Tap a problem to see the fix.

Step 1 Allow Nuxa to read Notes

I clicked Don't Allow
Open System Settings ▸ Privacy & Security ▸ Automation ▸ Nuxa, switch on Notes, then click Allow Access again.
Nothing happens
Open the Notes app once, then click Allow Access again.

Step 2 Pick the folders

A folder is missing
Folders in iCloud appear once Notes has synced. Open Notes, wait a moment, then try again.
Locked notes aren't listed
Unlock them in Notes first; locked notes can't be read.

Step 3 Bringing your notes in…

It's taking a long time
Big libraries with many images take a while. You can keep working; stop and resume any time.
I stopped it by mistake
Click Resume: Nuxa carries on without reading everything again.

Step 4 Your notes are in

Some notes are missing
Check the list of things that weren't converted. Exports sometimes leave out notes the app keeps elsewhere.
I imported the wrong thing
Delete the “From Apple Notes” notebook (⌘Z undoes it) and import again.

Any step Something else

I'm not sure which app I'm coming from
Pick Word, PDF & other files for loose documents, or Starting fresh.
macOS asks for permission
Nuxa asks before reading a folder or another app's notes. Click OK; nothing happens without your click.
Nothing seems to happen
Click Back and try the step again. If you're stuck, click Get help — it tells us which step you're on.

5Still stuck?

Email us and tell us which step you’re on. A human reads every message.

Email info@getnuxa.com

6Last checked September 25, 2026

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