Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your NP file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert NP to another file type
To convert NP files to another format, you need MyScript Nebo or other Data software.
Convert a file to NP
To convert other file formats to the "Note Project File" file type, you need software like MyScript Nebo or a similar tool.
About NP files
A .NP file is primarily a digital note project created by MyScript Nebo, a popular note-taking and handwriting recognition app. These files store digital ink, text, mathematical equations, and diagrams. Less commonly, .NP extensions are used for PressReader digital newspapers or Nik Collection photo filter presets. The main disadvantage of the .NP format is its proprietary lock-in. You cannot open a Nebo note natively in your web browser, Microsoft Word, or standard text editors. You must install the specific software it was created in. PressReader files are even more restrictive, often heavily encrypted with DRM to prevent unauthorized reading or copying. Sharing these files directly with clients or colleagues who do not own the software is completely impractical. To make these files usable, you should convert them to standard formats like .PDF, .DOCX, or .TXT. However, this file format is difficult to open or convert using generic tools. Because the data structures and handwriting coordinates are closed-source, standard online converters fail to process it. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or extraction of your raw data may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your NP file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert NP file to INT, LIST, CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF or DAT, you can use MyScript Nebo or similar software from the "Digital Note Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to NP, try MyScript Nebo or another comparable tool in the "Digital Note Storage" category.
The NP Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our NP converter.