No way to export text from the Notes app?

elektronaut · 01-27-2021, 09:19 AM

I got drawn into the Apple ecosystem and use their notes app despite it's limitations because of the simplicity and sync between all devices (MacBook/iPad/iPhone).

But when at hand, I would like to use my Onyx Boox Max2 for note writing and use the hand writing recognition and then export the recognized text, send it to my MacBook and paste it into Apple Notes.

It just seems that the current Onyx Notes App only allows to export as a PDF, which is overkill for me. An earlier version also allowed to export in text format, no idea why they canceled that option.

Is there something that I'm missing, or is that workflow simply not possible?

james_ · 02-02-2021, 04:33 PM

I think unfortunately that you're right. The workflow you want (on my Note2) is ... write in your text. Press the AI button, look at all your text on the page. Click on it and you should see a caret with a 'Select all' pop up. Then select all, click into the selected text again and share to clipboard, bluetooth, drive or nearby share. Hopefully one of those will allow you to share with your Apple ecosystem. Yes, it seems crazy that Onyx notes is designed just to capture your notes to Onyx, but not to you, the end user. It's like having Facebook with an input only option so they can sell your data to advertisers without you actually getting any value from it at all. If you can't see any of the options I just mentioned, you might want to make sure you have the latest software on your device.

.. truthfully, you wouldn't buy an Onyx device for notetaking because why would you just want to send your data to China and not use it yourself?

yokos · 02-02-2021, 05:13 PM

Hey james_, in real world we do this.

It is working fine. Please use AI/Reflow Recognition. Then you can save as a txt file. It is simple, offline and without any cloud service.

james_ · 02-02-2021, 05:45 PM

Hey Yokos, that's great.. many thanks for the correction, it must have been fixed since the last time I checked. I even complained to Onyx about it!!

For the OP, you need to upgrade your device to the latest version to get this fix. See this thread - https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=333750

elektronaut · 02-04-2021, 08:17 PM

Thanks to both of you, guess I must have tried with the previous firmware.
Strange, because I'm sure there already was an option to export only the text in an older firmware version.

Anyway, I'm happy that it works now!

01-27-2021, 09:19 AM	#1
elektronaut Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2006	No way to export text from the Notes app? I got drawn into the Apple ecosystem and use their notes app despite it's limitations because of the simplicity and sync between all devices (MacBook/iPad/iPhone). But when at hand, I would like to use my Onyx Boox Max2 for note writing and use the hand writing recognition and then export the recognized text, send it to my MacBook and paste it into Apple Notes. It just seems that the current Onyx Notes App only allows to export as a PDF, which is overkill for me. An earlier version also allowed to export in text format, no idea why they canceled that option. Is there something that I'm missing, or is that workflow simply not possible?

02-02-2021, 05:13 PM	#3
yokos Pac-Man caught my iLiad. Posts: 807 Karma: 3595 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany; next to Baltic Sea Device: Boox Max Lumi, iRex iLiad (RIP)	Hey james_, in real world we do this. It is working fine. Please use AI/Reflow Recognition. Then you can save as a txt file. It is simple, offline and without any cloud service. Last edited by yokos; 02-02-2021 at 05:22 PM.

02-02-2021, 05:45 PM	#4
james_ Connoisseur Posts: 97 Karma: 2165552 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kindle 3,Oasis, YotaPhone 2, Boox Note2, Mi Pad 4+, Kobo Mini & Forma	Hey Yokos, that's great.. many thanks for the correction, it must have been fixed since the last time I checked. I even complained to Onyx about it!! For the OP, you need to upgrade your device to the latest version to get this fix. See this thread - https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=333750 Last edited by james_; 02-02-2021 at 05:49 PM. Reason: Add to post

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02-02-2021, 04:33 PM	#2
james_ Connoisseur Posts: 97 Karma: 2165552 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kindle 3,Oasis, YotaPhone 2, Boox Note2, Mi Pad 4+, Kobo Mini & Forma	I think unfortunately that you're right. The workflow you want (on my Note2) is ... write in your text. Press the AI button, look at all your text on the page. Click on it and you should see a caret with a 'Select all' pop up. Then select all, click into the selected text again and share to clipboard, bluetooth, drive or nearby share. Hopefully one of those will allow you to share with your Apple ecosystem. Yes, it seems crazy that Onyx notes is designed just to capture your notes to Onyx, but not to you, the end user. It's like having Facebook with an input only option so they can sell your data to advertisers without you actually getting any value from it at all. If you can't see any of the options I just mentioned, you might want to make sure you have the latest software on your device. .. truthfully, you wouldn't buy an Onyx device for notetaking because why would you just want to send your data to China and not use it yourself?

02-04-2021, 08:17 PM	#5
elektronaut Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2006	Thanks to both of you, guess I must have tried with the previous firmware. Strange, because I'm sure there already was an option to export only the text in an older firmware version. Anyway, I'm happy that it works now!