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# Import from Evernote
You can transfer your existing notes from **Evernote** to **UpNote** by performing the following steps on **Mac, Windows** and **Linux** app:
1. Export your notes from Evernote to an **.enex** file following this [guide](https://help.evernote.com/hc/en-us/articles/209005557-How-to-back-u).
2. Select the option to import from Evernote
* On **Mac**: Select **File** > **Import Notes** > **Evernote** from the menu bar.
* On **Windows**: Go to **Settings** > **General** > **Import from Evernote**
3. You will see the pop up as below:\
4. Click the button **`Select .enex files`** and select one or multiple .enex files to import to UpNote.\
5. If you want convert each .enex file into notebooks in UpNote, enable the option **Use file name as notebook** . This way you can quickly import multiple notebooks from Evernote to UpNote.\
6. You can select if you want to convert your tags in Evernote to hashtags or notebooks in UpNote. If you convert to hashtags, please note that special characters in Evernote's tags will be replaced with the dash character **`-`** in hashtags since the hashtags in UpNote doesn't support special characters. \
7. Select the notebook you want to add your notes to (optional).\
* Please note that your imported notes will be added to this notebook if it's specified.
* This notebook is not the parent notebook of your imported notebooks (if you had enabled the option #5 above). Nesting action needs to be done after you imported your notebooks to UpNote. Follow [this guide](https://help.getupnote.com/get-organized/organize-with-notebooks/create-nested-notebooks#nest-an-existing-notebook-under-another) to nest a notebook another another one.
8. Finally click the **Import Notes** button to import to UpNote
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### Notes:
* **Large notes may fail to import**
The following notes may fail to import:
* Notes with attachments larger than 20 MB
* Notes containing more than 300,000 characters
If any notes cannot be imported, they will be listed in the debug log. You can save the log from: Settings → Feedback → Save Debug Log
* **Evernote internal note links cannot be converted**
* Evernote internal note links cannot be converted during import because they do not contain enough information for UpNote to identify the target notes.
* These links will remain clickable and will continue to open in Evernote.
* **Text colors and highlight colors are removed by default**
* Text colors and highlight colors are removed by default during import.
* UpNote uses dynamic text colors to ensure notes display properly in both light and dark modes. This helps maintain readability when switching between themes.
* If you would like to preserve the original text colors, you can enable the option to retain text colors during import. Please note that retained colors remain static and may not display well in both light and dark modes.
* **Formatting may vary after import**\
While UpNote strives to preserve your content as accurately as possible, some formatting may appear differently after import depending on how the content was originally structured in Evernote.
* **Bulk import limits apply**
* To ensure performance and fair use of server resources, bulk imports are limited if the import would cause your account to exceed:
* 20,000 notes, or
* 10 GB of attachments
* In this case, you can import up to 50 notes at a time.
#### **Tips: Retain Your Evernote Notebook Structure**
1. Export each Evernote notebook separately as its own `.enex` file.
2. Import all `.enex` files together in UpNote.
3. Enable **Use file name as notebook**.
This ensures your original notebook organization is preserved.