An .enex file is what Evernote writes when you export notes: File, then Export, in the Windows and Mac apps. It is the only way to take whole notebooks out of Evernote, and people make one when they leave for Obsidian, Notion, Apple Notes or OneNote, when the free plan's limits change, or to keep a backup. But nothing except Evernote opens it: it is one long XML file with every picture and attachment written inside as text, and double-clicking it either opens Evernote or shows a wall of code.
This page reads the export, lists every note, and shows any one of them as Evernote did, with its pictures, checklists and attachments. It also turns the notes into Markdown files with their dates and tags in front matter, ready for Obsidian, Logseq or any Markdown app, or into plain HTML pages that open in any browser. It is free to use, with no account and no upload limit, and it runs entirely in your browser: nothing is uploaded, and once you have used it, it keeps working offline.
- How do I open an ENEX file without Evernote?
- Drop it here. Every note shows, with its pictures and attachments. Apple Notes and Joplin can also import .enex files, but only into their own apps; this page lets you read them first and keep them as ordinary files.
- What happens to checklists, tags and dates in Markdown?
- Checklists become Markdown task lists (- [ ] and - [x]), which Obsidian and GitHub show as checkboxes. The title, created and updated dates, tags, author and the address a clipped page came from go in YAML front matter at the top of each file, which Obsidian and Logseq read as the note's properties.
- Why does a clipped web page look different?
- Evernote saves a web clip's text and pictures, but often keeps its styles and some pictures as links to the original site. Those are blocked until you choose to load them, because loading them tells the site the note was opened; and sites change, so some may no longer be there.
- Can it open encrypted text in a note?
- No. Evernote does not put the key in the export, so text encrypted in a note is shown as a marked placeholder.
- Are my notes uploaded?
- No. The export is read by this browser tab on your own device, and the Markdown and HTML files are made here too; nothing is sent anywhere.