diff --git a/Evernote import.md b/Evernote import.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0d02a52..0000000 --- a/Evernote import.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,16 +0,0 @@ -Trilium can import ENEX files which are used by Evernote for backup/export. One ENEX file represents content (notes and resources) of one notebook. - -## Export ENEX from Evernote -To export ENEX file, you need to have desktop version of Evernote (i.e. not web/mobile). Right click on notebook and select export and follow the wizard. - -## Import ENEX in Trilium - -Once you have ENEX file, you can import it to Trilium. Right click on some note (to which you want to import the file), click on "Import" and select the ENEX file. - -After importing the ENEX file, go over the imported notes and resources to be sure the import went well, and you didn't lose any data. - -## Limitations - -All resources (except for images) are created as note's attachments. - -HTML inside ENEX files is not exactly valid so some formatting maybe broken or lost. You can report major problems into [Trilium issue tracker](https://github.com/zadam/trilium/issues). diff --git a/Evernote-import.md b/Evernote-import.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..db7e280 --- /dev/null +++ b/Evernote-import.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +Trilium can import ENEX files which are used by Evernote for backup/export. One ENEX file represents content (notes and resources) of one notebook. + +## Export ENEX from Evernote +To export ENEX file, you need to have desktop version of Evernote (i.e. not web/mobile). Right click on notebook and select export and follow the wizard. + +## Import ENEX in Trilium + +Once you have ENEX file, you can import it to Trilium. Right click on some note (to which you want to import the file), click on "Import" and select the ENEX file. + +After importing the ENEX file, go over the imported notes and resources to be sure the import went well, and you didn't lose any data. + +## Limitations + +All resources (except for images) are created as note's attachments. + +HTML inside ENEX files is not exactly valid so some formatting maybe broken or lost. You can report major problems into [Trilium issue tracker](https://github.com/zadam/trilium/issues). + +## Migration Notes (user contributed) + +### Prep Onenote notes for best compatibility: +- Remove Onenote Tags and replace with Emoji if possible (Onenote Tags will get imported into trilium as an image which clutters the Trilium tree somewhat) +- Make sure to use Onenote headings where applicable (These will be carried over correctly into Trilium) +- Remove extra whitespace in Onenote (Whitespace seems to be more noticible in Trilium, so removing it now will make it look nicer in trilium) +- If possible, try to avoid very long Onenote pages. Trilium works best with shorter concise pages with any number of sub or (sub-sub...) pages. +- Make sure numbered lists don't have unusual spaces between items in the list (Sometimes the numbered list will be start at 1 again in Trilum if there is an extra space in the list in OneNote. + +## Migration Procedure + +### Import into Evernote from OneNote: +- Install [Evernote Legacy](https://help.evernote.com/hc/en-us/articles/360052560314-Install-an-older-version-of-Evernote). Current versions of Evernote do not have this functionality. (Requires Evernote account, but import works without internet connection - be sure to NOT sync notes to Evernote!). +- In evernote navigate to File > Import > Onenote > Notebook > Section > OK + +If exporting all sections at a time, they will not be grouped in folders - they will all be added to a single folder, but the order will be kept, so you can re-group into folders after importing to Trilium + +### Export from Evernote +- Right click on the created notebook in Evernote and choose "Export Notes…" +- Use the default export format of .enex + +### Cleanup enex file (optional) +If the Onenote header (that is at the top of each Onenote page) is not desired, you can use the following regex to remove them in a text editor like VsCode: +- Find: .*