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How to import iphone notes into Standard Notes
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How to import iphone notes into Standard Notes

This guide explains how one can import notes from the iPhones notes app into Standard Notes using free and open source software only.

Note that this process will import notes as plain text only.

  1. Create a backup of your iPhone

  2. Extract the notes database from that backup using iTunes Backup Explorer -> NoteStore.sqlite

  3. Convert the notes database into a JSON file with Apple Cloud Notes parser -> all_notes.json

  4. Convert the JSON notes into a bunch of plain text files using this Python script

  5. Import the plain text files into Standard Notes via it's import function for plain text

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