julius-boettger/colornote-to-json

A minimalistic wrapper for ColorNote backup decryptor

ColorNote to JSON

A minimalistic wrapper for ColorNote backup decryptor

Takes an encrypted ColorNote backup file as the input and outputs a JSON file containing all your notes like

[
    {
        "title": "Title of the note",
        "content": "Content of the note"
    },
    ...
]

Prerequisites

• java and jq are installed / accessible
• a Unix-like operating system

Installation

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/julius-boettger/colornote-to-json
cd colornote-to-json

Usage

Acquiring the ColorNote backup file

• Create a manual backup in ColorNote
  • Go to "Settings", "Backup", "Backup Notes"
  • Enter your password (you will need it again later!)
• Transfer the backup file to the device you want to run this script on
  • e.g. tap on the Backup and select "Send", followed by a service of your choice

Running the script with your ColorNote backup file

# general usage:
./colornote-to-json.sh [input_backup_file_path] [output_json_file_path]
# for example...
./colornote-to-json.sh colornote-20240424.backup notes.json