Importing .csv File To Simplenote
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I have ca. 100 notes which have been exported from another Notes app that I no longer use.
I have tried converting from .csv to .txt, but when I upload to Simplenote, I get one single record rather than 100 notes.
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Hi. If you create a few notes in Simplenote, and Export the data, you can see the .json file generated by Simplenote. You might be able to reformat your .csv data in that format, then Import it. Note: Import/Export is not available in iOS Simplenote, but it is available in the web app and desktop versions.
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I used formatjsononline.com to convert to json
When I try to import the .json file, Simplenote says “importing” and just hangs.
I had selected the “enable markdown on all notes”. What does this mean?
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Simplenote’s import tool supports only the .json file generated from the Simplenote app. — third-party JSON formats may cause the import to hang. You can read more about the supported formats here:
https://simplenote.com/help/#import
The import tool can accept .txt or .md files instead. Try using one of the supported formats and let us know if that works.
P.S. If you’re importing notes with Markdown formatting and you’d like to keep them that way, checking the Enable Markdown on all notes box will automatically configure them as Markdown notes in Simplenote.
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Markdown is a way of formatting text so it can be displayed prettier, similar to HTML but much simpler. See https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/. If you don’t know what it is, you’re probably not using it, so you can leave that option off.
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