Help & FAQ/Import guides
Import Markdown files
The generic path for everything else: any app that can export Markdown can move to PrivacyNotes. Single .md files work, and so does a .zip of a whole folder.
Prepare your files
- Export or collect your .md files. Any source works: another notes app, a static site, a folder of READMEs.
- For more than a handful of files, put the folder into a .zip.
- Drop the zip (or individual .md files) into the importer.
How files are read
YAML frontmatter is honored when present: title, created, updated, and tags fields are used directly, which also makes this the restore path for PrivacyNotes' own Markdown exports. Plain files without frontmatter use the filename as the title and the content as the body. The parser is deliberately lenient: any .md file is accepted.
Import into PrivacyNotes
- Open PrivacyNotes and go to Settings > Import & Export.
- Pick Markdown as the source.
- Drop in the file you just exported (or click to browse) and start the import.
- Imported notes arrive tagged with their source, so you can review or bulk-edit the whole batch afterwards.