# Import from Evernote did not include tags

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-from-evernote-did-not-include-tags/2739>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [23 June 2019 13:58 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-from-evernote-did-not-include-tags/2739 "2019-06-23T13:58:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![abosio](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/abosio/32/1120_2.png) [@abosio](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/abosio)\
**Post date:** [23 June 2019 13:58 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-from-evernote-did-not-include-tags/2739/1 "2019-06-23T13:58:23Z")

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Hello,

I’m trying to move from Evernote to Joplin. I exported all the notes in each of my Evernote notebooks to an individual .enex file. I imported 1 into Joplin and it seemed to work remarkably well. The notes look great.

However, none of the tags made it into Joplin. Is this a bug in the current version or is there something I can do different to get it to work? I didn’t see any issues on Github mentioning this problem.

- Evernote: Version 7.11 (457846 Direct)
- Joplin: 1.0.160
- Both desktops clients on macOS 10.14.4 (18E226)

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**Author:** ![laurent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/laurent)\
**Post date:** [23 June 2019 21:12 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-from-evernote-did-not-include-tags/2739/2 "2019-06-23T21:12:04Z")

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Can you provide an example ENEX file that shows the problem? Tags normally should be imported too.

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**Author:** ![abosio](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/abosio/32/1120_2.png) [@abosio](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/abosio)\
**Post date:** [24 June 2019 00:49 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-from-evernote-did-not-include-tags/2739/3 "2019-06-24T00:49:35Z")

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I was about to share a file when I decided to take a look inside one. Sure enough, no tags. I didn’t recall seeing any export options in Evernote, but after checking again I found there was a checkbox at the bottom of save modal window for exporting. Why would that one piece of metadata have to be turned on in the export, who knows? Anyway, I re-exported all my notebooks and the tags have made it through the import this time. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![oryoruk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/oryoruk/32/21870_2.png) [@oryoruk](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/oryoruk)\
**Post date:** [17 June 2024 23:30 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-from-evernote-did-not-include-tags/2739/4 "2024-06-17T23:30:17Z")

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Similarly, I am leaving Evernote and migrating to Joplin. This strange quirk reminded me again that leaving Evernote was the right choice 🙂 Thanks for sharing this, I got my tags back thanks to this post.

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**Author:** ![t0dd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/t0dd/32/743_2.png) [@t0dd](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/t0dd)\
**Post date:** [18 June 2024 16:57 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-from-evernote-did-not-include-tags/2739/5 "2024-06-18T16:57:07Z")

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Welcome. And welcome to new and different quirks! 🙂

I came here just to make that joke. Heh. But … welcome! Seriously though. I love Joplin, but all software application have their idiosyncrasies. 🙂

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**Author:** ![oryoruk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/oryoruk/32/21870_2.png) [@oryoruk](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/oryoruk)\
**Post date:** [18 June 2024 17:14 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-from-evernote-did-not-include-tags/2739/6 "2024-06-18T17:14:19Z")

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> [@t0dd](#):
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> welcome to new and different quirks!

😂 LOL..

Thank you! I love it so far. I much prefer these quirks, where I have some control over them via css hacks & we have control over the tool as a community 😃