Move your notes

Move your notes from Joplin

Export as Markdown + Front Matter, then choose the folder.

1At a glance

How it works: Export first Export your notes from the app, then choose the export in Nuxa.
How long: About 5 minutes for most libraries; large ones with many attachments take longer.
What comes across: ✓ Notebooks & folders
✓ Tags
✓ Dates
Full list

2Step by step

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

Step 1

Open Joplin

Nuxa opens Joplin on this Mac.

Button in Nuxa: Open Joplin

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Step 2

Export everything

In Joplin, choose File ▸ Export all ▸ MD - Markdown + Front Matter, and pick a new folder.

Button in Nuxa: I've exported it

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Step 3

Choose the export

Choose the folder you exported to.

Button in Nuxa: Choose the Export…

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Step 4

Bringing your notes in…

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

Button in Nuxa: Import

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Step 5

Your notes are in

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

Button in Nuxa: Open imported notes

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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

Notebooks and notes
Tags
Attachments
Dates

Doesn’t come across

.jex archives
Encrypted notes

4Troubleshooting

Tap a problem to see the fix.

Step 1 Open Joplin

Joplin isn't on this Mac

Install Joplin from joplinapp.org and let it sync, then come back.

Step 2 Export everything

I exported a .jex file

Nuxa can't read .jex. Export again as MD - Markdown + Front Matter.

My notes are encrypted

Decrypt them in Joplin first (Tools ▸ Options ▸ Encryption).

Step 3 Choose the export

Nuxa finds no notes

Choose the export folder itself, not a folder inside it.

Nuxa doesn't suggest my file

Click Choose the Export… and find it yourself; it's usually in Downloads.

Step 4 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 5 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 Joplin” 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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