Import and format Markdown in NotchPad

Paste Markdown into a rich note

Copy the Markdown source, open an editable note, and press ⌘V. NotchPad formats recognized Markdown into editable headings, lists, checkboxes, tables, and inline styles. If your clipboard contains rich text from another app, paste preserves that formatting. To import a file, choose Import Documents… and select a .md or .markdown file.

Try copying this source into a new note.

# Launch checklist

- [x] Draft the brief
- [ ] Review the mobile layout

Send the **final draft** to the team.

Switch a selection between formatting and source

1. Select the Markdown text in an editable note. Include the markers, such as the # at the start of a heading.
2. Right-click the selection and choose Format Markdown. This works on Markdown that was already in your library.
3. To see the saved source again, select the formatted passage, right-click and choose Show Markdown Source. Select the source and use Format Markdown to switch back.

These actions operate on the selection. Include whole lines when formatting tables or lists. The source command is available for Markdown-backed passages, so arbitrary rich text can have formatting without a corresponding Markdown source.

Edit the original file in a project

Importing into Notes creates a copy in your rich-notes library. To keep editing the file on disk, open Projects → Add Source → Link Folder…, choose the folder, and open the file in Documents. Use Source for Markdown and Preview for reading it. If another app changes the file while you’re editing, review the external change before saving your draft.