--- title: Obsidian Importer now converts Apple Notes to portable,... description: Obsidian Importer now supports converting Apple Notes to portable Markdown files. Since Apple Notes lacks a built-in export feature and uses a proprietary... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/obsidian-importer-now-converts-apple-notes-to-portable-durable-files-pt5il0dno twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Obsidian Importer now converts Apple Notes to portable, durable files | daily.dev og:description: Obsidian Importer now supports converting Apple Notes to portable Markdown files. Since Apple Notes lacks a built-in export feature and uses a proprietary... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/obsidian-importer-now-converts-apple-notes-to-portable-durable-files-pt5il0dno og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/pT5Il0Dno.png og:image:alt: Obsidian Importer now converts Apple Notes to portable, durable files 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. # Obsidian Importer now converts Apple Notes to portable, durable files **[Obsidian Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/obsidian-blog)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Obsidian Importer now supports converting Apple Notes to portable Markdown files. Since Apple Notes lacks a built-in export feature and uses a proprietary SQLite-based format, migration has historically been difficult. The new importer handles all major content types including tables, images, drawings, scans, PDFs, and the internal note links introduced in iOS 17. The conversion was made possible by decoding Protocol Buffers stored in the Apple Notes database, building on prior forensic research. The tool is open source and also supports importing from Notion, Evernote, Google Keep, OneNote, Bear, and Roam Research. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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