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Import files

Updated Oct 18, 2026

Bring documents you already have into NoteMaker. Each file becomes its own page.

The Import files panel with two Markdown files and a Word document ready to import

What you can import

  • Markdown files (.md, .markdown, .txt)

  • Word documents (.docx)

You can import up to 20 files at once. The older Word format (.doc) is not supported: open it in Word and Save as .docx first.

Steps

  1. Choose New page where you want the pages to go: at the top level, inside a collection, or under another page.

  2. In the window that opens, choose Import files under Blank page.

  3. Drop your files on the panel, or click to choose them.

  4. Choose Import.

Each file becomes a private page in that place. The panel lists the results, with a link to each new page and any warnings.

How titles are chosen

For Markdown, a title: line at the top of the file wins. If there is none, a first # Heading becomes the title. Otherwise NoteMaker uses the file name. In a Word document, text in the Title style becomes the title.

Pictures

Pictures inside a Word file or embedded in Markdown are uploaded to your workspace and count toward its storage. Pictures that are web links stay as links. A picture that points to a file on your computer, such as ./image.png, cannot be found from a single upload, so it is skipped and you get a warning.

Things to know

  • Word sizes, colours and comments are not carried over.

  • If one file fails, the others still import. The panel tells you which one and why.

  • There is a limit of 60 files an hour per person.

  • PDFs are not imported.

Importing a whole collection or from Notion

To move a collection from another NoteMaker, or pages from Notion, use the other tabs in the Import window instead. The Notion tab imports Notion's own export file, or connects to your Notion account.

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