How to Export Apple Notes to Craft (Step-by-Step)
Move your notes into Craft on Mac and keep your images, links, and formatting instead of retyping everything.
Quick Answer
Craft has no one-click Apple Notes importer, so you export first, then import. On macOS 26 or later, open Apple Notes, select a folder, press Command A to select every note, then choose File, Export As, Markdown. In Craft on Mac, open All Documents, click the Import icon at the bottom of the left sidebar, and pick that folder. Markdown brings your text and formatting. To carry images and attachments across cleanly, import a TextBundle on a Mac rather than plain Markdown.
Craft is a document and note app built for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, with a block based editor and a way of organizing work into Spaces, folders, and documents. People move to it from Apple Notes when they want cleaner writing, real documents they can share, and a layout that feels closer to a proper editor than a scratchpad.
The catch is getting your existing notes across. Craft does not have a button that reaches into Apple Notes and pulls everything over. You export your notes first, then import that folder into Craft. The good news is that macOS 26, called Tahoe, finally added a native Markdown export to Apple Notes, so a clean move is possible now without any scripting. Craft reads Markdown directly.
This guide covers the whole path. It walks through the native export on current macOS, the bulk route for older Macs and large libraries, how to keep images and attachments so nothing goes missing, and how to rebuild your folders inside Craft so your notes stay grouped the way you had them.
Four ways to move Apple Notes into Craft
Export Apple Notes to Craft, step by step
1. Check which macOS version you are on
Open the Apple menu and choose About This Mac. Native Markdown export from Apple Notes only exists on macOS 26, called Tahoe, and later. Craft imports Markdown, so this is the format you want. If you are on an older version, skip to the bulk export method below, because Apple never added a built-in way to export several notes at once before macOS 26.
2. Export your Apple Notes as Markdown
Open Apple Notes and click a folder in the sidebar. Click any note in the list, press Command A to select every note in that folder, then choose File, Export As, Markdown and pick a destination folder. Photos land in that same folder next to the Markdown files. Apple exports one folder at a time, so repeat this for each folder you plan to move.
3. Or bulk export on an older Mac or a large library
If you are before macOS 26, or you have hundreds of notes to move, export the whole library or chosen folders to Markdown with a tool that keeps your attachments and folder structure. Importing folder by folder rather than as one giant pile keeps each batch small enough to verify and lands your notes in Craft already grouped the way you had them, instead of scattered into one place.
4. Import the folder into Craft on Mac
Open Craft and go to All Documents or the Organize view. Click the Import icon at the bottom of the left sidebar and select the folder you exported. Craft reads Markdown directly, so your headings, lists, checklists, and links come across. On iPhone, iPad, Windows, or the web the steps are similar, but those versions import text and formatting only and leave images behind, so do the import on a Mac when pictures matter.
5. Keep images and attachments with a TextBundle
A plain Markdown import brings your words and structure, but Craft only guarantees images and attachments when you import a TextBundle on a Mac. A TextBundle packs a note and its images into one file. If your notes are full of photos and scans, produce a TextBundle from your export tool and import that instead of loose Markdown, or keep the exported images in the same folder as the Markdown and check them after import.
6. Rebuild your grouping with Spaces and folders
Craft organizes work into Spaces, folders, and documents rather than a single flat list. Your Apple Notes folders do not always land as Craft folders, so import folder by folder and drop each batch into its own Craft folder or Space as you go. This keeps the groups you already had instead of scattering everything into one place.
7. Check formatting, links, and attachments
Open a handful of the migrated notes and confirm images, links, checklists, and tables survived. Markdown carries text formatting reliably, but very complex layouts can need a quick tidy. Leave your original notes in Apple Notes until you have confirmed everything looks right in Craft, then delete them if you want.
Common Questions
Does Craft have an Apple Notes importer?
Not a one-click one. Craft cannot reach into Apple Notes and pull your notes across on its own. You export your notes from Apple Notes first, as Markdown or a TextBundle, then use the Import icon in Craft to bring that folder in. On macOS 26 or later, Apple Notes can export Markdown natively, which makes this a two-step move with no scripting.
How do I keep images and attachments when importing to Craft?
Import on a Mac. Craft keeps images and attachments only when you import a TextBundle format on macOS, because a TextBundle packs the pictures inside the file with the note. A plain Markdown import brings your text and formatting but can leave images behind. If you must use Markdown, keep the exported images in the same folder as the Markdown files and check each note after import.
Can I import Apple Notes into Craft on the web or Windows?
Partly. Craft on the web, Windows, iPhone, and iPad can import Markdown, but those versions bring text and formatting only and do not include images or attachments, because keeping attachments depends on the TextBundle format that only the Mac app imports. For a full move with pictures intact, do the import in the Mac app.
How many notes can I import into Craft at once?
Craft does not publish a hard limit on how many notes you can import, but a very large library imports more reliably in batches than in one giant pass. The natural way to batch it is by folder: Apple Notes exports one folder at a time anyway, so import each exported folder on its own. That keeps every batch small enough to check and preserves the grouping you already had.
How do I move Apple Notes to Craft on an older Mac?
macOS before version 26 has no built-in way to export several notes at once, so the native Markdown route is not available. Export your notes to Markdown with a bulk exporter that runs on any macOS version and keeps your attachments and folder structure, then import that folder into Craft on your Mac. Craft itself points older-macOS users to a third-party exporter for exactly this reason.
Does exporting delete my original Apple Notes?
No. Exporting copies your notes into new files and leaves the originals untouched in Apple Notes. Keep them there until you have confirmed everything imported correctly in Craft, then remove them if you no longer need them.
Does Craft keep my Apple Notes folders?
Not automatically. Craft organizes notes with Spaces, folders, and documents, and an import does not always recreate your Apple Notes folder layout. The simple fix is to import one folder at a time and move each batch into its own Craft folder or Space, so the grouping you had in Apple Notes carries over.
Do checklists, tables, and links survive the move to Craft?
Mostly. Markdown carries headings, bullet lists, checklists, and links reliably, and Craft reads all of those. Simple tables usually come through. Very complex layouts or nested formatting may need a quick cleanup after import, which is normal for any note migration.
Moving a Big Library or an Older Mac?
Export your full Apple Notes library or chosen folders to Markdown with attachments and folder structure intact, on any macOS version, then import into Craft in clean batches.