How to Move OneNote to Evernote

Quick Answer

To move OneNote to Evernote, convert the notebook to a format Evernote imports, like Markdown, HTML, PDF or Word, then bring it in through Settings and Import. The Univik ONE Converter writes those files from a .one offline.

Moving from OneNote to Evernote is two jobs, not one, getting your notes out of OneNote and getting them into Evernote in a shape it accepts. Evernote will not open a OneNote notebook, yet it does turn several everyday file types into editable notes.

This guide covers the Evernote side, which formats it takes and how to bring them in. The file conversion itself lives in the format guides linked along the way.

The Formats Evernote Accepts

Evernote does not read a OneNote notebook, and it does not need its own .enex format for this either. Through Settings and Import on the desktop app, Evernote turns .pdf, .txt, .html, .md and .docx files into editable notes, as its own import help spells out. One catch is worth holding on to. If you drag a file that is not .enex straight onto the note list, Evernote attaches it rather than converting it, so the content sits inside a note instead of becoming one. Importing from Settings is the route that gives you real notes, and none of it runs from a phone.

Worth knowing

Import through Settings to get an editable note. Drag a file onto the list instead and Evernote only attaches it, leaving the text locked inside.

Get the Notebook into an Importable File

Evernote imports the file, but something has to make it first, and OneNote's own export does not reach Markdown. A converter opens the notebook and writes the format you plan to import, offline and with no OneNote running. The Univik ONE Converter takes the .one (its structure is on record in Microsoft's OneNote format specification) and produces Markdown, HTML, PDF or Word among its outputs, each one a type Evernote accepts.

Choose the notebookOpen a .one or .onepkg file.
Pick a format Evernote takesMarkdown, HTML, PDF or Word.
Convert the fileThe tool writes it offline.
Import into EvernoteThrough Settings and Import.

How each file is built is written up in the matching format guide, and the complete output list is on the OneNote converter page.

The nice surprise with Evernote is that it takes Markdown and HTML as real notes, not merely as attachments. That means the trick is choosing the right format for what you want on the other side, and we spell out the differences rather than pushing one answer. The move is only worth doing if the notes arrive as something you can actually work with.

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Which Format to Import As

The best choice depends on what you care about keeping.

MarkdownThe cleanest editable notes, plain text with headings and lists.

HTMLKeeps more of the formatting and the inline images.

WordAn editable note that reads like a document.

PDFThe exact page layout, brought in as a fixed note.

For notes you will keep editing, Markdown or HTML land best. For a faithful copy of the page, PDF holds the layout as it was.

Bring the File into Evernote

With the file made, open Evernote on your computer and go to Settings, then Import. Point it at the converted file and Evernote builds a note from it. Repeat for each file or select several in one go. Because import runs off the desktop app, do this on a Windows or Mac machine, not a phone. Once the notes land, you drop them into notebooks and add tags to match the way you work.

Evernote's Own OneNote Route

Evernote does offer a path of its own for OneNote. Its help pages tell you to open the notebook in OneNote for Windows, use the three dots menu to Print and save that as a PDF you then import. The method works, with one string attached, you need OneNote for Windows installed and the notebook open in it. That rules out a Windows 10 notebook stuck read only, a machine with no OneNote or an orphaned .one that has no app to load it. A converter reads the .one straight off disk, so the file is ready whether or not OneNote will open.

Evernote's print route

Needs OneNote for Windows and the notebook open in it, and it only gives you a PDF.

Convert first

No OneNote needed, reads the .one directly and lets you pick Markdown, HTML, PDF or Word.

Where the Import Falls Short

Bringing notes over is not the same as cloning your notebook. Import works a file at a time, so OneNote's tree of sections and pages does not rebuild itself, you land a stack of notes and arrange them yourself. Page level tags and any ink, audio or embedded recordings stay behind. A PDF import keeps the look of a page but not the freedom to edit it, the text is there to read and search rather than rework. Go in planning to tidy the structure once the content arrives.

When to Stay in OneNote

Evernote is not always worth the move. If OneNote still opens your notebook and does the job, converting and reimporting only piles on steps. If you are weighing a new home rather than set on Evernote, the migration hub lays out where a notebook can go and how each app takes it. Switch to Evernote because it fits the way you want to work, not because the file happens to convert.

Good Reasons to Move to Evernote

There are solid reasons to land in Evernote. You already run it for everything else and want your OneNote notes beside them. You need notes that sync clean across phone, tablet and desktop. You prefer Evernote's search and web clipper to a pile of notebooks. Or OneNote is winding down for you, a Windows 10 notebook heading toward read only, and you want the content somewhere active. When Evernote is a deliberate pick, converting to a format it imports gets you there.

OneNote to Evernote Questions

Convert the notebook to a format Evernote imports, such as Markdown, HTML, PDF or Word, then bring the file in through Settings and Import on the desktop app. Evernote turns those files into notes, and you sort them into notebooks afterward.

No. Evernote cannot open a .one file. Its import handles .pdf, .txt, .html, .md and .docx, so you convert the notebook to one of those first. Evernote's own .enex format is not needed for this.

For notes you will keep editing, Markdown or HTML land as the cleanest editable notes. For a faithful copy of the page, PDF holds the exact layout. Word suits a note that should read like a document. Pick by what you want to keep.

No. Import runs a file at a time, so OneNote's tree of sections and pages does not rebuild itself. You land a set of notes and arrange them into notebooks yourself, and page level tags do not carry across.

No. Import runs from the Evernote desktop app on Windows or Mac. Convert and import on a computer, and the finished notes then sync to your phone and tablet through your Evernote account.

Evernote's suggested route asks you to Print the notebook to PDF from OneNote for Windows, which needs the app installed. A converter reads the .one straight off disk, so it handles a read only Windows 10 notebook, a notebook exported from the web or a stray .one no app will open.

Leena Taylor Paul

Written and maintained by Leena Taylor Paul and the Univik team, developers of Windows data conversion and recovery software since 2013. The Evernote move surprises people, since it takes Markdown and HTML as real notes, so this guide steers you to the format that arrives editable and is plain that the notebook tree and tags do not follow. Last verified August 2026. Sizing up a full switch from OneNote? Contact our support team.