Apple's Notes for Mac to support Evernote file imports in OS X 10.11.4
Apple's Notes app, included as part of the upcoming OS X 10.11.4 El Capitan software update, has been confirmed to support Evernote .enex file format imports in what could be a move to convert users to the iCloud native format.
The new Evernote compatibility comes as part of Apple's Notes buildout, a project that most recently resulted in substantial feature upgrades on iOS 9 and OS X last year. Adding to a rich in-app note-taking toolset, .enex file support means enhanced flexibility for those invested in Evernote's platform. Alternatively, the additional support might also be a play to grow Notes adoption, as a recent AppleInsider reader poll revealed Evernote as the most popular third-party note-taking solution.
Apple marketing VP Brian Croll mentioned the forthcoming Mac feature in an interview with Japanese publication PC User, saying Evernote "capture" support would arrive for OS X Notes "soon." The report was spotted Mac Otakara on Monday.
Notes' import function first showed up as a file menu option in the first OS X 10.11.4 beta builds released last month, gaining additional extension support in subsequent seeds. It is unknown how far Apple plans to extend import compatibility.
As seen in the images below (left is original Evernote file, right is imported Notes document), importing an Evernote file carries over a decent amount of formatting, though reproduction is not perfect. In its current form, the feature can be likened to MS Word document support in Pages. Still, the solution is more robust than AppleScript workarounds some use to get .enex files into Apple's service.
The latest iteration of Notes, released last year with support for iOS 9 and OS X 10.11, comes with a number of enhancements over its predecessor, including support for drawing, automated list generation, photo inserts, rich hyperlink imports and more. Notes is also among the few apps to fully support Apple Pencil pressure, tilt and speed sensitivity on iPad Pro.
The new Evernote compatibility comes as part of Apple's Notes buildout, a project that most recently resulted in substantial feature upgrades on iOS 9 and OS X last year. Adding to a rich in-app note-taking toolset, .enex file support means enhanced flexibility for those invested in Evernote's platform. Alternatively, the additional support might also be a play to grow Notes adoption, as a recent AppleInsider reader poll revealed Evernote as the most popular third-party note-taking solution.
Apple marketing VP Brian Croll mentioned the forthcoming Mac feature in an interview with Japanese publication PC User, saying Evernote "capture" support would arrive for OS X Notes "soon." The report was spotted Mac Otakara on Monday.
Notes' import function first showed up as a file menu option in the first OS X 10.11.4 beta builds released last month, gaining additional extension support in subsequent seeds. It is unknown how far Apple plans to extend import compatibility.
As seen in the images below (left is original Evernote file, right is imported Notes document), importing an Evernote file carries over a decent amount of formatting, though reproduction is not perfect. In its current form, the feature can be likened to MS Word document support in Pages. Still, the solution is more robust than AppleScript workarounds some use to get .enex files into Apple's service.
The latest iteration of Notes, released last year with support for iOS 9 and OS X 10.11, comes with a number of enhancements over its predecessor, including support for drawing, automated list generation, photo inserts, rich hyperlink imports and more. Notes is also among the few apps to fully support Apple Pencil pressure, tilt and speed sensitivity on iPad Pro.
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Good news indeed.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204055#note
I think I'm going to upgrade to a paid version of Evernote just to help them stick around, since I know they're under pressure (although unlike William London, I don't feel under siege from any popups - just a lot of emails I can ignore).
That is, I'd have a hard time running my various projects and endeavors without it and DropBox, so want to help ensure it'll be there for me. And between SMS and Messenger I never have to worry about wondering what mobile gear my friends are running.
Now, with Notes allowing for so many things, there really is no need for the elephant on my device!
A minor drawback is that all drawings are exported as images, which, while expected, would be nice if it could differentiate a drawing from written text.
So I've started using Smart Note, mainly because it can recognise handwritten notes and allows you to copy them to the clipboard, or export them in various formats. It works very well on the iPad Pro with the Pencil.
I do use OneNote a lot still, mainly for my office work.
And a little off-topic, but speaking of exporting and importing, I really, really wish Apple would allow Health data to be imported into the Health App. They probably are concerned about privacy, given that you cannot backup your Health data on an unencrypted backup, but it would be nice if they could allow importing saved data.
They could probably have some key on the XML file that is exported from the Health app, tied to the User, which is then validated when trying to import the contents of the file back into the app. If the key does't match, then the data is not imported.
Anyway, I think all these apps are going to be awesome when pencil support reaches the smaller iPads.
Now they're just taunting me... an "Import Notes..." option that won't do anything useful.
iCloud is OK for simple consumers, but businesses or anyone who wants to retain sovereignty over their data will want to run their own server, and the whole point of OS X Server is that it should provide iCloud equivalent services for those who want to roll their own and are willing to spend money and time running their own server.