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Import from Markdown

Are you using Bear, Obsidian, or any other the numerous note taking apps that export to markdown?


Do you have one-off markdown files that you want to incorporate into your note taking system?


Importing markdown zip files

What Amplenote imports

Import from SQLite, Mysql, and other databases via Markdown (Import from Things)

Our commitment to help you avoid data lock-in

Importing from individual markdown files


linkImporting markdown zip files

Amplenote makes it easy to incorporate any markdown-flavored content, including cross-linked notes, images and formatting.


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Amplenote can now import from boring old generic markdown. Settings -> Import -> then click Import Markdown in upper right.


From this page, you pick your markdown or zip file, click "Start import," and we'll show you a progress bar so you can decide whether to stick around and wait for the import, or whether to switch to another task.


linkWhat Amplenote imports

As a general rule, we've tried to ensure that any concept that's in Obsidian can be imported into Amplenote. This includes:

Images

Cross-note links (aka "note references")

Formatting (bold, italic, strikethrough)

Headers

External links

Quotations

Code blocks

Inline literals

...and more. If there is a specific feature you'd like us to add to our importer, please vote for or create it at our Feature Voting board.


linkImport from SQLite, Mysql, and other databases via Markdown (Import from Things)

You can create a markdown file to import from using SQL like the following:

# If you're in a database like Mysql that supports this syntax, consider uncommenting this:
# SET NAMES utf8;
SELECT tasks_field
INTO OUTFILE '/path/to/amplenote_import_data.md'
OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'
LINES TERMINATED BY '\n[]'
FROM your_table

See this StackOverflow post for more tips on outputting a SQL table to a file.


linkOur commitment to help you avoid data lock-in

We want to ensure it's as straightforward as possible to jump between Amplenote and other note taking apps. Read more at our Exporting Your Notes page.


linkImporting from individual markdown files

There are a couple options ways to bring a markdown file into Amplenote.


Option one is to drop your markdown note file into the notes list (when Notes View is open, and you have at least two panes visible, notes list will be to left of the main note body. When you drop a note into the notes list, it becomes a new note, with all the content from your markdown file interpreted.


Option two is to drop the file into an existing note body. In this case, we will treat the markdown file as an attachment, which can be opened and viewed.