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Move your notes

Move your notes from Simplenote

Export your notes, then choose the .zip.

1At a glance

How it works
Export first Export your notes from the app, then choose the export in Nuxa.
How long
About 2–5 minutes for most libraries.
What comes across
  • ✓ Tags
  • ✓ Dates
Full list

2Step by step

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

  1. Step 1

    Open Simplenote

    Nuxa opens Simplenote on the web (or open the Mac app).

    Button in Nuxa: Open Simplenote

    Open app.simplenote.com

    Trouble with this step?

  2. Step 2

    Export your notes

    In the Mac app choose File ▸ Export Notes…; on the web, Settings ▸ Tools ▸ Export notes. Save notes.zip in Downloads.

    Button in Nuxa: I've exported it

    Trouble with this step?

  3. Step 3

    Choose the export

    Choose notes.zip (or its folder). Nuxa offers the newest one in Downloads.

    Button in Nuxa: Choose the Export…

    Trouble with this step?

  4. Step 4

    Bringing your notes in…

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

    Button in Nuxa: Import

    Trouble with this step?

  5. 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

    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

  • Notes
  • Tags
  • Dates

Doesn’t come across

  • Pinned state
  • Note history
  • Trashed notes

4Troubleshooting

Tap a problem to see the fix.

Step 1 Open Simplenote

It asks me to sign in
Sign in with your Simplenote account.

Step 2 Export your notes

I can't find Export
On the web: click your avatar ▸ Settings ▸ Tools ▸ Export notes.
It downloaded a folder
That's fine: choose the folder instead of a .zip.

Step 3 Choose the export

Nuxa finds no notes
Choose the zip Simplenote made, 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 Simplenote” 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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