# Importing from Apple Notes **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** workflow, features\ **Created:** [June 9, 2025, 1:43am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/importing-from-apple-notes/17217 "2025-06-09T01:43:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AndyP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@AndyP](https://community.bear.app/u/AndyP)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 1:43am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/importing-from-apple-notes/17217/1 "2025-06-09T01:43:25Z")
Is there a way to import your Apple Notes into Bear Notes? ---
**Author:** ![trix180](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/trix180/32/588_2.png) [@trix180](https://community.bear.app/u/trix180)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 8:12am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/importing-from-apple-notes/17217/2 "2025-06-09T08:12:43Z")
Hello, yes, we have a workflow script for migrating from Apple Notes. Here you can find more information > **[Bear](https://bear.app/faq/migrate-from-apple-notes/)** > > How to migrate or export your notes from Apple Notes to Bear app. Download our Automator workflow to import your Apple Notes entries to Bear in a few minutes. ---
**Author:** ![bearmacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@bearmacho](https://community.bear.app/u/bearmacho)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 10:01am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/importing-from-apple-notes/17217/3 "2025-06-11T10:01:38Z")
Hello. Is there a way to keep them in sync though? I have some shared notes with my partner and I’d like to be able to see them in Bear and minimise app switching if possible If I ran the import regularly, would that create duplicate notes? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![trix180](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/trix180/32/588_2.png) [@trix180](https://community.bear.app/u/trix180)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 11:52am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/importing-from-apple-notes/17217/4 "2025-06-11T11:52:15Z")
No, I’m afraid I’m not aware of a way to keep Apple Notes and Bear in sync. ---
**Author:** ![AndyP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@AndyP](https://community.bear.app/u/AndyP)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/importing-from-apple-notes/17217/5 "2025-06-11T13:22:09Z")
The script gives me the same problem every Apple Notes exporter script/tool does. It exports checklists as bulleted lists. Is there any way to fix this? ---
**Author:** ![trix180](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/trix180/32/588_2.png) [@trix180](https://community.bear.app/u/trix180)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/importing-from-apple-notes/17217/6 "2025-06-11T15:50:23Z")
No, because the Apple Notes HTML exporter the script relies on doesn’t have a distinction between lists and checkboxes. We can hope the new markdown exporter in Tahoe’s Notes fixes this but I have not tested yet. ---
**Author:** ![thenuukroom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@thenuukroom](https://community.bear.app/u/thenuukroom)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 10:09am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/importing-from-apple-notes/17217/7 "2025-11-26T10:09:25Z")
Hi there, thanks for the exporter! In my case (macOS Tahoe 26.1, iOS 26.1) Automator only exports 30 files as html. I’ve got 2006 notes in Apple Notes. Any idea what I’m doing wrong? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![trix180](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/trix180/32/588_2.png) [@trix180](https://community.bear.app/u/trix180)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 10:45am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/importing-from-apple-notes/17217/8 "2025-11-26T10:45:23Z")
Any chance you have multiple accounts/folders in Notes? On macOS 26, you can also make use of the new Notes’ markdown exporter. Select a note in the note list, hit CMD+A to select all the notes, then click `File > Export as... > Markdown`. A folder with all your notes will be created, and you should be able to import it into Bear using `File > Import From > Markdown Folder`. ---
**Author:** ![thenuukroom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@thenuukroom](https://community.bear.app/u/thenuukroom)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/importing-from-apple-notes/17217/9 "2025-11-26T11:18:35Z")
That did the trick! Very thankful - have a great day.