# 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 wants 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**
* Files larger than **20MB**
* Notes containing more than **300,000 characters**\
These will be listed in the debug log:\
**Settings → Feedback → Save debug log**
* **Internal Evernote note links cannot be converted**\
Evernote’s internal links do not contain enough information for UpNote to map them.
* They remain clickable and will open in Evernote.
* **Text colors and highlight colors are removed**\
UpNote uses dynamic text colors for light/dark mode compatibility.
* **Importing from other apps may vary**\
While UpNote strives for accurate import, formatting may differ depending on Evernote’s content structure.
* **Recommended limit**\
For the best performance, import **fewer than 10,000 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.
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