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Export Apple Notes to Obsidian

Get clean Markdown (.md) files from your Apple Notes library with your folder structure preserved. Import everything directly into your Obsidian vault in one step — no manual work.

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What you get

Clean Markdown, ready for Obsidian

Apple Notes Exporter produces standard Markdown files that Obsidian understands natively. Your notes, headings, bullet lists, checkboxes, and links are all converted cleanly.

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Folder structure preserved

Your Apple Notes folder hierarchy becomes the exact same folder structure in your Obsidian vault. No reorganizing needed.

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Formatting intact

Headings, bold text, bullet lists, numbered lists, and checkboxes are all converted to valid Markdown syntax.

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Fully private

The export runs entirely on your Mac. Your notes are never uploaded to any server or third-party service.

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Works with other apps too

The same Markdown files work in Notion, Bear, Logseq, Craft, Typora, or any Markdown editor.

Step by step

How to move Apple Notes to Obsidian

1

Download Apple Notes Exporter

Download and open the free Mac app. It will scan your Apple Notes library automatically.

2

Select your notes or folders

Choose individual notes, specific folders, or your entire library. You can preview notes before exporting.

3

Export as Markdown

Select Markdown as the format and choose your Obsidian vault folder as the destination. The exporter preserves your folder hierarchy.

4

Open in Obsidian

Open your vault in Obsidian. All your notes are there, organized exactly as they were in Apple Notes.

FAQ

Apple Notes to Obsidian — common questions

The exporter produces standard Markdown. Obsidian reads standard Markdown natively. Internal links between notes are not automatically converted to wiki-links, but all text and formatting exports cleanly.
Images embedded in your notes are exported alongside the Markdown files and referenced correctly in the Markdown syntax so they display in Obsidian.
Yes. The exported Markdown files follow the CommonMark standard, which is supported by Notion, Bear, Logseq, Craft, Typora, and virtually every modern note app.
Yes. Apple Notes does not natively export to Markdown. The built-in share function only produces plain text or PDF. Apple Notes Exporter specifically generates clean .md files ready for Obsidian.

Move your notes to Obsidian today

Free, open-source, and takes less than a minute.

Download for Mac — Free