this2that vs yarle
yarle is a free, open-source (MIT) converter that turns Evernote .enex exports into Markdown. It comes as a desktop app for Mac, Windows and Linux, or runs from the command line through npm. It writes standard Markdown or output for Obsidian, Logseq, Tana and Heptabase, shaped by templates you can edit, and converts metadata, links between notes, attachments, web clips and Evernote tasks. Obsidian's Importer plugin uses it for its Evernote import.
| this2that | yarle | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | First 50 notes free, then a one-time pack: up to 1,000 notes $29, up to 10,000 notes $49 and up to 50,000 notes $99. Packs stack, and converting the same notes for another app is free | Free and open source (MIT), with an optional donation |
| What you install | Nothing: it runs in the browser | A desktop app for Mac, Windows or Linux, or the command line through npm |
| Where it converts | In the cloud: you upload your .enex files, and they're deleted after 7 days | On your computer |
| Converts for | Obsidian, Apple Notes, UpNote or plain Markdown, from the same export | Markdown, Obsidian, Logseq, Tana and Heptabase |
| Links between notes | Matched by title across every notebook you convert: [[links]] in Obsidian, relative links in Markdown. Any that can't be matched are counted in the report | Converted; its README warns that links across notebooks can go wrong when note names repeat |
| Attachments | Kept under their own names and embedded or linked where they were in the note | Converted |
| Web clips | Cleaned down to the article by default; in Obsidian and Markdown the page address is kept as a property | Converted |
| Tuning the output | None needed: one tested format per app | Templates you edit, and options such as Evernote tasks as Obsidian Tasks |
| Before you commit | Browse your notebooks and preview any note before you convert | Not stated in its README |
Where yarle is stronger
- It's free and open source.
- It runs on your computer, so your notes never leave it.
- Far more control: templates for the output, Evernote tasks as Obsidian Tasks, and extra details such as a note's location.
- More places to go: Logseq, Tana and Heptabase, as well as Markdown and Obsidian.
- A command line, for scripting or batch runs.
Where this2that is stronger
- Nothing to install or configure. yarle's README notes that on a Mac you may need to right-click the app and choose to run it before it opens.
- Apple Notes and UpNote, which yarle doesn't list: one export, four apps, and converting the same notes for another app is free.
- Note names are made unique across everything you convert, so links between notebooks still find the right note, and any that can't be matched are counted in a report.
- Browse every notebook and preview any note before you convert, and the first 50 notes are free to check.
- Email support from the people who build it.
Which one should you use?
Comfortable tuning templates, or moving to Logseq, Tana or Heptabase? yarle is free and very capable. If you'd rather not install or set up anything, or you're moving to Apple Notes or UpNote, this2that converts the same .enex files with links and attachments checked in a report.
Want to try this2that? Your first 50 notes convert free.
Frequently asked questions
What we say about yarle comes from its own pages, checked in October 2026: yarle on GitHub, Obsidian Importer on GitHub. Products change; if something here is out of date, tell us and we'll fix it.
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