# Import keynote knt or RTF to Joplin

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-keynote-knt-or-rtf-to-joplin/32748>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [16 September 2023 21:16 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-keynote-knt-or-rtf-to-joplin/32748 "2023-09-16T21:16:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![DBDigital](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@DBDigital](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/DBDigital)\
**Post date:** [16 September 2023 21:16 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-keynote-knt-or-rtf-to-joplin/32748/1 "2023-09-16T21:16:48Z")

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Joplin 2.10.19 (prod, win32)

I am trying to convert a bunch of old notes taken in Keynote format, KNT from 2002 or so was the last update. Still a good app I use but I am trying to move what I have used it for over to Joplin.

Anyone ever had success doing this? Keynote does have a rtf export but so far I haven't had any luck getting Pandoc to work properly. I guess I am missing something in the proper command to convert a directory of RTF to MD. I am not the best with CLI.

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**Author:** ![Daeraxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/daeraxa/32/6172_2.png) [@Daeraxa](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Daeraxa)\
**Post date:** [16 September 2023 22:41 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-keynote-knt-or-rtf-to-joplin/32748/2 "2023-09-16T22:41:03Z")

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Does something like `pandoc -f rtf -t markdown note.rtf` not work?

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**Author:** ![DBDigital](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@DBDigital](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/DBDigital)\
**Post date:** [17 September 2023 02:52 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-keynote-knt-or-rtf-to-joplin/32748/3 "2023-09-17T02:52:52Z")

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Nope. I get:  
pandoc: note.rtf: withBinaryFile: does not exist (no such file or directory)  
And I was in the proper directory. In this case, a root folder on drive C. I had tried wild card characters but perhaps it doesn't work that way? If I can't do a folder full at once, it isn't worth it. I am not going to do them all individually.

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**Author:** ![Daeraxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/daeraxa/32/6172_2.png) [@Daeraxa](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Daeraxa)\
**Post date:** [17 September 2023 09:57 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-keynote-knt-or-rtf-to-joplin/32748/4 "2023-09-17T09:57:45Z")

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Just checking but `note.rtf` was just my stand in for the name of your rtf file. I know doing it one by one isn't going to be ideal but I wondered if the base command was at least working.

I don't know if pandoc supports wildcards for doing batch processes but even if it doesn't it should be fairly trivial to do via bash script or powershell.

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**Author:** ![DBDigital](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@DBDigital](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/DBDigital)\
**Post date:** [30 September 2023 03:33 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-keynote-knt-or-rtf-to-joplin/32748/5 "2023-09-30T03:33:47Z")

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Yes it does work but not in bulk. I thought perhaps note.rtf wasn't a place holder but a command I had missed (nope lol). Sadly if Pandoc can't do batch processes, then it is useless to me. Sure I can do them one by one, and while there isn't a huge number of notes in that note system, but it also isn't worth the time either. I will just leave them there at this point if I can't bulk import.

And yes I have no doubt scripting like that should be trivial for some, for others not so much. 🙂

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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:** [30 October 2023 03:34 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/import-keynote-knt-or-rtf-to-joplin/32748/6 "2023-10-30T03:34:43Z")

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