# Export your Apple Notes

Apple Notes has no bulk export of its own, so the practical route on a Mac is the free Exporter app, which writes your notes out as Markdown. PrivacyNotes reads that export directly, including images.

## Export your notes on a Mac

1. Install the free "Exporter" app from the Mac App Store.
2. Open it and export your notes. You get a folder of Markdown files, organized by account and folder, with images alongside.
3. In Finder, right-click that folder and choose "Compress" to turn it into a .zip.

## Coming from iPhone or iPad

Per-note zips shared from iOS (a small .zip containing the note's Markdown plus an Attachments folder) are accepted too: drop them in one at a time. For a whole library, the Mac route above is far faster.

## What comes along

Folder structure, note text, and embedded images survive the trip. Notes keep their titles, and attachments land in the encrypted file storage alongside their note.

## Import into PrivacyNotes

1. Open PrivacyNotes and go to Settings > Import & Export.
2. Pick **Apple Notes** as the source.
3. Drop in the file you just exported, or click to browse.
4. Check what the preview says will arrive, then start the import.

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Source: https://privacynotes.app/help/import/apple-notes