Guides for getting PDFs and scans into your notes
Short, practical guides for people who keep notes in Notion, Obsidian, Evernote, OneNote or Logseq. Each one says what to do, what usually goes wrong, and what the apps themselves document.
Bring notes into your app
What each notes app does with Markdown, and how to move a notebook in or out.
- Import Markdown into NotionThe import steps, and what to check for headings, tables and images.
- Import PDF notes into ObsidianFolders, properties, wikilinks and attachments for a converted PDF.
- Evernote to MarkdownMoving a notebook, paste versus import, and the ENEX caveats.
- OneNote and MarkdownNo native Markdown: a practical way in and a practical way out.
- Logseq import: paragraphs into blocksBlocks, the pages folder, nesting with Tab and adding page references.
Make converted notes better
Headings, tables and line breaks: the small fixes that make a converted note pleasant to use.
Start from your source
Scans, slides, handwriting and annotated papers each need a slightly different approach.
- Scanned book chapter to notesScan quality, column order and a proofing checklist for book chapters.
- Lecture slides to study notesSlide titles, speaker notes and repeated footers, step by step.
- Zotero annotations to MarkdownPairing Zotero highlights with the converted text of the same PDF.
- Handwritten notes to MarkdownWhat OCR can and cannot do with handwriting, and how to check it.
Ready to try one?
The guides are general information, and apps change their menus and limits, so check the app’s own help page before you rely on a number. When you have a PDF, scan or set of slides to convert, the converter is free for 3 files a day.