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label: Simplenote
order: 100
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# How to import notes from Simplenote notes app?

The following steps will help you import your notes from Simplenote easily.

1. Open Simplenote app on Desktop or Login to [https://app.simplenote.com](https://app.simplenote.com).
2. Open sidebar and click on Settings.
<img style="margin-bottom:15px;" src="../static/simplenote_import_step_1.png" alt="Open sidebar and click on Settings."/>

3. Go to `Tools` tab in Settings
<img style="margin-bottom:15px;" src="../static/simplenote_import_step_2.png" alt="Go to Tools tab"/>

4. Click on `Export notes` to download your notes as a .zip file.

5. Go to [Notesnook Importer](https://importer.notesnook.com) and select `Simplenote` from list of apps.
<img style="margin-bottom:15px;" src="../static/simplenote_import_step_3.png" alt="Go to [Notesnook Importer](https://importer.notesnook.com) and select `Simplenote` from list of apps."/>

6. Drop the .zip backup file you exported earlier from Simplenote in the box or click anywhere to open system file picker to select the backup.
<img style="margin-bottom:15px;" src="../static/simplenote_import_step_4.png" alt="Drop the .zip backup file you exported earlier from Standard Notes in the box or click anywhere to open system file picker to select the backup."/>

7. Click on `Import 1 file` button to start importing.

8. Click on `Download .nnbackup` to download the file.
<img style="margin-bottom:15px;" src="../static/plain_text_import_step_3.png" alt="Click on `Download .nnbackup` to download the file."/>

After you have downloaded the `.nnbackup` file, go to Notesnook app and [restore backup](../backup-and-restore-notes-in-notesnook.md) file to get all your notes.