How to Import Notes from iPhone to PC

Written by Nicole Levine, MFA

Last Updated: October 25, 2021

This wikiHow teaches you how to share Notes from your iPhone to your Windows PC.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:
Using iCloud

1
Open your iPhone’s Settings
. You’ll usually find this app on the home screen.
2
Tap your Apple ID. It’s your name at the top of the screen.

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3
Tap iCloud.
4
Slide the “Notes” switch to On
. The switch must be green so your notes can sync to iCloud.
5
Go to https://www.icloud.com on your Windows PC. You can use any browser you wish.
6
Log in with the same Apple ID you use on your iPhone.
7
Click Notes. It’s the same yellow and white notebook icon you have on your iPhone.
8
Click a note to view it. As long as the note has synced to iCloud, it should be available for viewing immediately.

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Method 2

Method 2 of 2:
Using Google Drive

1
Open Notes on your iPhone. It’s the yellow and white notebook icon typically found on the home screen.
2
Tap the note.
3
Tap the Sharing icon. It’s the yellow sheet of paper with an up-arrow. A list of sharing options will appear at the bottom of the screen.
4
Swipe across the bottom row of icons and tap Save to Files. It’s the gray folder icon.
5
Tap Drive. It’s the green, yellow, and blue triangle icon.
- If you have Dropbox linked, you can use that instead.
6
Select a folder on your Drive. This is where you’ll be saving the note.
7
Tap Add. It’s at the top-right corner of the screen. This saves the note to the selected folder as a .txt (text) file.
8
Go to https://drive.google.com on the Windows PC. You can use any web browser on your PC to access your Google Drive.
- If you’re not already signed in to your Google account, sign in now.
9
Open the folder to which you saved the note.
10
Right-click the note. A menu will appear.
11
Click Download. Your web browser’s download window will appear.
12
Select a saving location and click OK. This saves the note to your computer. You can now double-click the note and it will open in your regular text editor.

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About This Article

Written by:

Nicole Levine, MFA

Tech Specialist

This article was written by Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 1,644 times.

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Updated: October 25, 2021

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