Switching from Evernote

Move your whole Evernote in one step.

Import your notebooks, tags, checklists, attachments, and web clips — nothing left behind. Then own your notes for good.

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Free plan to start · No credit card

How it works

Three steps. One afternoon. Done.

Export from Evernote

In Evernote, export your notebooks as ENEX files — the standard format Evernote has used for years. Everything you have comes along.

Step-by-step export guide →

Import into Harbor

Drop the files into Harbor's importer. A live progress bar shows exactly what's coming across — X of Y, no mystery.

Everything's there

Notebooks, stacks, tags, checklists, attachments, and clips arrive with your structure intact. Start working immediately.

Start free & import

The importer is built in — and the free plan is enough to test with a notebook or two.

Harbor's Evernote import with a live progress bar

What comes across

Notes

Notebooks & stacks

Tags (hierarchies too)

Checklists

PDFs & attachments

Web clips

One-step ENEX import with live progress. Your structure arrives intact.

On the other side

Everything you moved for. Nothing you left.

Real OCR search

Find words inside your scans, photos, and PDFs — highlighted on the page.

Optional encryption

Zero-knowledge locks for the notes that need them. Only you hold the key.

Native speed

Real apps on every platform — fast, light, and fully offline.

A price that holds

No increase for 3 years, then capped at 10%/yr. In writing.

Worth the move

	Harbor	Evernote
Price	$9.99/mo or $99/yr — locked in writing for 3 years, then capped	Roughly doubled under new ownership
Free plan	Enough to genuinely try it — and your data never held hostage	Gutted to 50 notes
If you stop paying	Read-only account; export and delete anytime	Locked behind limits
Encryption	Optional zero-knowledge encryption per note or notebook	Notes stored readable on their servers
Apps	Genuinely native on Mac, Windows, iOS & Android	One slow Electron app everywhere
Offline	Full offline everywhere — even search, even in the browser	Limited, plan-gated
Search inside files	OCR in photos, scans & PDFs; searchable audio transcripts	OCR gated to paid tiers
AI	Bring your own — open API, CLI & MCP for your ChatGPT or Claude	A weaker built-in AI, used to justify price hikes
API	Open REST API + OpenAPI, first-class	Public API abandoned
Leaving	One-click full export (HTML or Evernote ENEX)	Harder than it should be

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Common questions about switching

Can I test the import on the free plan?

Yes — start free, import a notebook or two, and poke around before you pay a cent. Your ENEX files are untouched, so you can bring the whole library over whenever you’re ready.

Will my formatting survive?

Yes — rich text, checklists, tables, and attachments come across as they were. If anything ever looks off, every import is non-destructive: your ENEX files are untouched and you can re-import.

Do my tags and notebooks come over?

All of them, including tag hierarchies and notebook stacks. Your structure arrives intact — you don’t rebuild anything.

Can I go back, or export again later?

Anytime. Harbor exports to HTML or Evernote ENEX — and there’s a full API. Never held hostage is a written commitment, not a slogan.

Is there a size limit on imports?

Harbor is built for big libraries — years of notes, thousands of attachments. Large imports just take a little longer, and the progress bar keeps you posted.

What about my Evernote AI features?

Harbor doesn’t build in an AI — instead you connect the ChatGPT or Claude you already have through a real API, CLI, and MCP. Your AI, working on your notes.

Your Evernote, but yours

Bring your second brain home.

Start free, import in one sitting, and never worry about the rug again.

No price increase for 3 years, then capped at 10% a year.

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