Move your notes
Bring in Word, PDF & other files
Word (.docx), PDF, HTML, text or Markdown files: one page each.
1At a glance
- How it works
- No export needed Choose the files on your Mac.
- How long
- A few seconds per file; large PDFs and Word files take a little longer.
- What comes across
- ✓ Images (Word, HTML)
- ✓ Dates
2Step by step
3 steps. Nuxa shows you these same steps, one at a time.
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Step 1
Choose your files
Choose the files to bring in (you can pick many). Each becomes a page.
Button in Nuxa: Choose Files…
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Step 2
Bringing your notes in…
Nuxa reads your files and adds them to a new notebook, “From your files”. You can stop and resume.
Button in Nuxa: Import
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Step 3
Your notes are in
Here's what came across, and anything that couldn't be converted, with why.
Button in Nuxa: Open imported notes
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
- Text and headings
- Tables and lists (Word, HTML, Markdown)
- Images (Word, HTML)
- File dates
Doesn’t come across
- Complex Word layouts (columns, text boxes)
- Text in scanned PDFs without a text layer
4Troubleshooting
Tap a problem to see the fix.
Step 1 Choose your files
A file is grayed out
Nuxa reads Word (.docx), PDF, HTML, text and Markdown. Save other formats as one of these first.
An old .doc file won't open
Open it in Word or Pages and save it as .docx.
Step 2 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 3 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 your files” 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.
6Last checked September 25, 2026