Default Import

This page describes how to convert notes from single files or folders (recursively) to Markdown.

Supported Formats

The default import covers the following formats:

• Every format that is supported by pandoc. Some formats may need some tweaking, though. A few examples:
  • Comma-separated values (CSV)
  • DocBook
  • DOCX
  • electronic publication (EPUB)
  • Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
  • Jupyter Notebook
  • MediaWiki
  • OpenDocument-Text (ODT)
  • Outline Processor Markup Language (OPML)
  • reStructuredText (RST)
  • Rich Text Format (RTF))
  • txt2tags
• asciidoc (requires asciidoctor installed and in path)
• Email (eml)
• Fountain:
  • There is a built-in Joplin plugin that can be activated in the settings.
  • There is a Obsidian plugin.
• Markdown (Commonmark)
• txt

Instructions

1. Install jimmy
2. Convert to Markdown. Examples:

   # import a single file supported by pandoc
   jimmy-cli-linux libre_office_document.odt
   
   # import multiple files
   jimmy-cli-linux plaintext.txt markdown.md
   
   # import all files in a folder recursively
   jimmy-cli-linux path/to/folder
   

3. Import to your app

Import Structure

• Folders stay folders
• Files are converted to Markdown notes