# Convert Novo CSV to QuickBooks (.QBO)

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Novo makes downloading your activity easy, open the Activity tab and click Download to CSV in the top-right corner. The catch is right there in Novo's own help docs: that CSV cannot be uploaded if you are using QuickBooks. The columns and layout simply don't match what QuickBooks expects, and Novo doesn't offer a .QBO, .OFX, or Web Connect file as an alternative.So bookkeepers using Novo hit a wall: the only export is a CSV that QuickBooks rejects. The workaround is to reshape that CSV into a real .QBO. That's exactly what QBO Maker does, upload your Novo CSV, point it at the Date, Description, and Amount columns, and it produces a standards-compliant .QBO (or .QFX for Quicken, .OFX for everything else) that QuickBooks Online and Desktop both accept. The conversion runs entirely in your browser, so your Novo data never touches a server. Convert your Novo CSV now and skip the manual data entry.

## Steps

1. Export your transactions from Novo online banking as CSV or Excel.
2. Open the QBO Maker converter and drop the file in.
3. Confirm the auto-detected date, amount (or separate debit/credit) and description columns.
4. Choose .QBO as the output and click download.
5. In QuickBooks Online: Transactions → Bank transactions → Upload from file, then select the .QBO. In Desktop: Banking → Bank Feeds → Import Web Connect File.

**Why does Novo say its CSV can't be used with QuickBooks?**
Novo's CSV layout doesn't match QuickBooks' expected import format, and Novo offers no .QBO/Web Connect alternative, so QuickBooks won't accept the file directly. Converting the CSV to .QBO at the converter reshapes it into a format QuickBooks recognizes.

**How do I download my Novo transactions?**
Open the Activity tab in Novo and click Download to CSV in the top-right corner. Choose your date range, save the file, then bring it to QBO Maker to generate a QuickBooks-ready .QBO.

**Will the converted file work in both QuickBooks Online and Desktop?**
Yes. The .QBO QBO Maker produces follows the OFX/Web Connect standard, so it imports into QuickBooks Online via file upload and into QuickBooks Desktop via Web Connect. Need Quicken instead? Choose .QFX.

**Is my Novo banking data uploaded anywhere?**
No. Everything runs locally in your browser, your Novo CSV is parsed and the .QBO is built on your own device. Nothing is sent to a server, and you can check the output with the validator.

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