# Import from OneNote error

**URL:** https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-from-onenote-error/48644
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [15 February 2026 16:41 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-from-onenote-error/48644 "2026-02-15T16:41:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![SteveR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71e660/32.png) [@SteveR](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/SteveR)
#### Post date: [15 February 2026 16:41 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-from-onenote-error/48644/1 "2026-02-15T16:41:33Z")

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### Operating system

Linux

### Joplin version

3.5.12

### Desktop version info

Joplin 3.5.12 (prod, linux)

Device: linux, AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core Processor  
Client ID: e4c05a40da4a4ec0af3688eca6b68a78  
Sync Version: 3  
Profile Version: 49  
Keychain Supported: No  
Alternative instance ID: -

Revision: 449555c

Backup: 1.5.1  
Freehand Drawing: 4.2.0

### Sync target

File system

### What issue do you have?

As part as my move away from Microsoft I want to import one of my Onenote notebooks into Joplin. I followed the video instructions and obtained my package file. Once I relaised I needed to change the exported package to .zip so Joplin could see it I was abloe to attempt import. Unfortunately I got an error as per screenshot.

Any ideas if I can get around this? Thank you.

### Screenshots

 ![Screenshot from 2026-02-15 16-31-40.png](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/e/e/ee5f252e49aaf653a07470ab1ec604f8a10c7e01.png)

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### Author: ![LeoW](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/leow/32/22171_2.png) [@LeoW](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/LeoW)
#### Post date: [15 February 2026 19:03 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-from-onenote-error/48644/2 "2026-02-15T19:03:19Z")

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Hi,

There is someone else right now having difficulties importing from OneNote.

This is a link to that thread and in there I listed a few choices that you have that are programs that act as mere converters between Microsoft and markdown.  
You can try using one of these apps to convert to markdown and then import into Joplin and see if you get better results.

> [@Error importing notes from format: one](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/error-importing-notes-from-format-one/48640/2):
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> Am I correct in presuming that these are export files from Microsoft OneNote? My research suggests that the process is not 100% foolproof. There is the possibility of having problems importing if notebooks are too large or too complicated or have certain complexities in them that we're not anticipated when creating the import tool. If it is the import tool that's scanning your data and crashing that is I think more unfortunate than if it could give you the option to skip the error and continu…

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### Author: ![SteveR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71e660/32.png) [@SteveR](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/SteveR)
#### Post date: [15 February 2026 19:22 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-from-onenote-error/48644/3 "2026-02-15T19:22:59Z")

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I will take a look - thank you  
Steve

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [17 March 2026 19:23 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-from-onenote-error/48644/4 "2026-03-17T19:23:40Z")

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