How do I import notes from Obsidian?

1. Open the Notesnook app (web or desktop)
2. Go to Settings > Import & export > Notesnook Importer and select "Obsidian".
3. Drop your .md files from your Obsidian Vault, or click anywhere inside the box to browse and select your .md files. You can also provide a .zip file containing all your Obsidian .md files. Then click "Start importing".
4. Once the importing completes you should see all your notes in Notesnook. If you face any issues during importing, feel free to report them on GitHub.

Supported formats

• Internal links
• Embedded files (supporting both ![[path-to-file]] and ![Image in Notesnook](path/to/image.png) Embedded files (supporting both `![[path-to-file]]` and ``)
• Full CommonMark Markdown syntax
• Callouts
• Metadata (tags etc.)
• Comments (block & inline both get removed)

Your notes, encrypted the moment they land

Notesnook imports run entirely on your device — not one byte of your Obsidian export is sent to our servers. Once imported, everything is end-to-end encrypted and syncs to all your devices for free.

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Related pages

• Importing notes — every app and file format Notesnook can import
• Import from Evernote — moving notes out of Evernote
• Import from Google Keep — moving notes out of Google Keep
• Import from Joplin — moving notes out of Joplin
• Backup and restore — protecting your notes once they're in
• How is my data encrypted? — what happens to your notes after the import