Operating system
macOS
Joplin version
3.4.12
Desktop version info
Joplin 3.4.12 (prod, darwin)
Although I have used MacOS and tried on Win10 via Parrallels Desktop
Sync target
Joplin Server
Editor
Markdown Editor
What issue do you have?
Hi
I have exported a onenote and when I try to import Mac Joplin and Windows Joplin does not recognise the onenote package, see here: 2026-01-02_10-31-42 - TechSmith Screencast
Not sure what I may have done wrong?
PS I do not know what editor to select, so just selected Markdown I have no idea what that means.
Many thanks in advance
Joplin 3.4 only supports importing onenote notes from a .zip export (downloaded from the onenote web app): Export and Import OneNote notebooks - Microsoft Support
Support for importing from .one/.onepkg (exported from onenote desktop app) was added in version 3.5 (which is currently still a pre-release, but final release should be coming soon):
note: support for importing from .onepkg is windows only
dev ← personalizedrefrigerator:pr/desktop/onenote-import-cab
opened 11:26PM - 17 Oct 25 UTC
# Summary
This pull request adds support for:
- Directly importing `.one` fi… les that have been exported using OneNote desktop's File > Export > Section > "OneNote 2010-2016 Section (`*.one`/`*.onex`)".
- Previously, Joplin supported importing `.zip` files containing `.one` files, but did not support importing `.one` files directly.
- (Windows only) Directly importing `.onepkg` files that have been exported using OneNote desktop's File > Export > Notebook > "OneNote Package (`*.onepkg`)".
# Notes
The `.onepkg` import logic works by:
1. Renaming the file such that it has a `.cab` extension.
2. Extracting all `.one` files using the Windows [`expand.exe`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/expand) utility.
3. Importing the extracted `.one` files.
# Testing plan
## Automated testing
This pull request adds an automated test that imports a `.one` file generated by a recent version of the desktop version of OneNote. The `.one` file was extracted from a `.onepkg`.
> [!NOTE]
>
> While Joplin can import the `.one` file extracted from the `.onepkg` and a `.one` exported using OneNote's File > Export > Section > .one, it fails to import a non-exported `.one` file from `Documents\OneNote Notebooks\test notebook\Test.one` (no error messages, but only an "Untitled page" is imported).
## Manual testing
1. From OneNote, file > export a notebook (with at least three pages) as "OneNote package (*.onepkg)".
- The test notebook contains drawings, tables, and an image.
4. From Joplin, activate file > import > ZIP - OneNote Notebook.
5. From the file explorer, select the `.onepkg` file.
6. Verify that all pages from the original notebook import successfully.
Hi
Thanks for the answer. I have closed my Joplin account now. But thanks anyway