The problem
Evernote holds years of thinking in a proprietary format, behind a paywall, on someone else’s servers. The export format (ENEX) exists — but a raw export is a single monolithic file containing every note from a notebook, which is not useful for anything.
This project solves the extraction problem: getting your notes into a form that works with the tools you already use (Spotlight, iCloud Drive, standard filesystem navigation) without requiring a new app, a subscription, or trust in another service.
What it does
A Python tool that splits an Evernote ENEX export into one file per note, with an optional compendium index note for navigation. Each output file is a valid ENEX that can be re-imported into Evernote or read directly.
The design is deliberately minimal:
- Filesystem-first — output is plain files, nothing proprietary
- Standard format — ENEX in, ENEX out; importable back into Evernote if needed
- Local and private — nothing leaves your machine
- No dependencies — just Python and your export file
Status
Design and tooling complete. Published as open source for anyone solving the same problem. Not a product — a design-first utility built for a specific, real need.