How do I import from Evernote?

Harbor imports Evernote’s ENEX files directly.

1. In Evernote, export your notes as .enex files — the desktop apps can export a notebook at a time.
2. In Harbor, open Import & export and choose an .enex file. You’ll find the screen in the web app, the Mac app, and the Windows app; it works the same way in all three. There’s no Evernote importer on the phone and tablet apps, so start the import on a computer — everything it brings in syncs to your phone straight afterwards. There’s also harbor import enex if you’d rather script it. Import one file at a time: if you exported several notebooks, run it once per file.
3. Watch the live progress. Harbor shows exactly how far along it is — “42 of 900” — and the import runs on our servers wherever you started it, so a big one keeps going even if you close Harbor or shut the laptop. Harbor can email you when it’s done.

Your notebooks, tags, checklists, attachments, and web clips all come across — along with your original created and updated dates. A few things can’t travel in an ENEX file at all, including notebook stacks and tag hierarchies; the full list is in What comes across in an Evernote import?

Once imported, everything gets Harbor’s full treatment: attachments are run through OCR so the words inside them become searchable, and it all syncs to every device you use.

Take it at your own pace. A common path is to import one notebook as a test, look around, and bring the rest over when you’re comfortable. The Switching from Evernote guide covers the whole journey.

Coming from somewhere else as well? Harbor also imports an Obsidian vault and a Standard Notes backup.