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Getting started2 min readUpdated September 24, 2026

Import Markdown files

Move in from Obsidian, Bear or any app that exports Markdown, on desktop and mobile.

If your old app can export Markdown, Grape can read it. This works on desktop and on mobile, and importing is part of the Sync, Pro and Lifetime plans.

How it works

Open Settings, go to the Data tab and choose Markdown Files from the Import menu, or Import Markdown Files on the phone. Point Grape at the folder that holds your files. Every Markdown and plain text file inside becomes a note, and subfolders are recreated as folders in Grape, so the structure you had survives the move.

Step by stepOn desktop
1Open Settings, go to Data, choose Import and then Markdown Files.
2Pick the folder, check the count and choose Continue.
3Choose Done once Grape counts the notes and folders it made.
Step by stepOn mobile
1Tap the gear on the Folders screen to open Settings.
2Tap Data.
3Tap Import Markdown Files and pick the folder that holds your files.
4Check what Grape found and tap Continue.

What comes across

Headings, lists, checklists, bold and italics, links, code and tables convert to their editor equivalents. Grape shows a count of what it found before it starts and a progress counter while it runs.

Step by stepOn mobile
1The row counts the notes as they come in.
2When it is done, Grape says what it brought in.

If nothing is found

Grape looks for .md and .txt files. If the picker reports that none were found, check that you selected the folder that actually contains the exported files rather than a parent folder with archives in it.

Step by stepOn desktop
1If the folder holds no .md or .txt files, Grape says so. Choose Close.
2Choose Markdown Files again and pick the folder that holds the files.

After the import

Give indexing a little time to work through the new notes if you use the AI features. Search by title and keyword works immediately.

Did this not help? Contact us with the version you are on and what you were trying to do.

Try It While the Guide Is Open

Grape is free to install and needs no account, so you can follow along in the real app.