NotchPadTest a copy, not your only copy
Portable text is a good starting point, but moving between note apps involves more than opening a file. Make a backup and choose a small sample that represents your real workflow. Include a plain note, a linked pair, an image, an alias and anything using special syntax.
Keep private or sensitive material out of any test you intend to share. You can write sample notes with the same structure instead.
Choose between linking and importing
Linking a Markdown folder in NotchPad keeps the original files on disk. Importing Markdown as a rich note creates a separate editable note in NotchPad’s library. Use linking when you want to keep working with the same files in other tools. Use import when a separate formatted note is what you need.
The Markdown guide covers these choices. The Markdown workspace overview explains how files fit into projects.
Run the same checks in both editors
- Open a source file and compare headings, lists, links and images with its preview.
- Follow links in both directions. Check filenames and relative paths.
- Edit a harmless sentence in one app, save, then inspect it in the other.
- Check how an outside edit is detected. Avoid editing the same file in both apps at once while evaluating the workflow.
- Inspect any plugin-driven content separately. Plain Markdown support does not imply plugin support.
Know what stays with the app
NotchPad projects can include selected imported chats, sourced decisions and rich notes alongside linked Markdown. Those items do not all become files in your Markdown folder. Keep a plan for your NotchPad library backup as well as the external files. Back up and restore explains the distinction.
Similarly, an Obsidian plugin may store settings or produce views that another editor does not understand. Keep the original app available until the workflow you need is proven. See the honest comparison.
Share a deliberate working set
Adding files to a project and giving an AI connection access are separate steps. Start with the brief and the few references needed for the task. A connected provider may receive shared content under its own settings, even when your notes are stored locally. Review AI Connections before enabling access.
Try the workflow with your own sample notes
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