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title: Standard Notes
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# How do I import notes from Standard Notes?

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

1. Open Standard Notes app on Desktop or visit [https://app.standardnotes.org](https://app.standardnotes.org) and Login to your account.
2. Click on `Preferences` icon on bottom left corner to open preferences.
   <img style="margin-bottom:15px;" src="/static/standard-notes-importer/1.png" alt="Click on `Account` on bottom left corner"/>

3. Scroll down to `Data backups` section and choose backup type `Decrypted`.
   <img style="margin-bottom:15px;" src="/static/standard-notes-importer/2.png" alt="Scroll down to `Data backups` section and choose backup type Decrypted."/>

4. Go to `Backups` from the Sidebar & select "Data backup" to download backup .zip file.

5. Go to [Notesnook Importer](https://importer.notesnook.com) and select `Standard Notes` from list of apps.
   <img style="margin-bottom:15px;" src="/static/standard-notes-importer/3.png" alt="Go to https://importer.notesnook.com and select Standard Notes from list of apps."/>

6. 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.
   <img style="margin-bottom:15px;" src="/static/standard-notes-importer/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."/>

5. Once importer completes processing, download the .zip file.
   <img style="margin-bottom:15px;" src="/static/standard-notes-importer/5.png" alt="Download importer .zip file"/>

6. After you have downloaded the `.zip` file, go to Notesnook app > Settings > Notesnook Importer and click on "Import from ZIP file" & select the .zip you downloaded earlier.
<img style="margin-bottom:15px;" src="/static/import-zip-app.png" alt="Import .zip in Notesnook app"/>

7. Once importing completes you should see all your notes in Notesnook. If you face any issues during importing, [report it on github](https://github.com/streetwriters/notesnook).