--- title: Free your notes | daily.dev description: Obsidian has released an official open source plugin called Importer that converts notes from apps like Notion, Evernote, Google Keep, Apple Notes, Microsoft... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/free-your-notes-cmdb8pjsy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Free your notes | daily.dev og:description: Obsidian has released an official open source plugin called Importer that converts notes from apps like Notion, Evernote, Google Keep, Apple Notes, Microsoft... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/free-your-notes-cmdb8pjsy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/cmDB8PjSY.png og:image:alt: Free your notes og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Free your notes **[Obsidian Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/obsidian-blog)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Obsidian has released an official open source plugin called Importer that converts notes from apps like Notion, Evernote, Google Keep, Apple Notes, Microsoft OneNote, Bear, and Roam Research into plain Markdown files. The goal is to give users full ownership of their data, avoid vendor lock-in, and ensure notes remain accessible in any plain text-compatible app. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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