# Import .md files

Source: https://wire.ia.br/documentation/en/guia/importar

> Bring in Markdown notes, whole folders and .zip files.



Paper reads plain Markdown. You can bring a single note, a folder full of notes or a `.zip` exported from another app.

## Ways to import [#ways-to-import]

<Tabs items="['Drag', 'From a folder', 'From settings']">
  <Tab value="Drag">
    Drag `.md` files from your computer to the sidebar. Dropping them on a folder puts them inside it. Dropping them inside an open page brings the text in as blocks at that point.
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="From a folder">
    Open a folder and use **Import .md here**. The chosen files go inside it.
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="From settings">
    **Settings → Import and export → Import**. It accepts `.md` and `.txt` files, whole folders and `.zip`, even a `.zip` inside a `.zip`. Before importing, Paper shows how many pages and attachments will come in.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## What comes along [#what-comes-along]

* **Folders and subfolders** become Paper folders, in the same order.
* **Frontmatter** (the `---` block at the top) becomes page properties.
* **Links** like `[[Page]]` and Markdown links between files become Paper links.
* **Images and attachments** mentioned in the notes, like `![[photo.png]]` or `![](photo.png)`, come along. Files no note mentions are left out.
* **Tasks, tables, callouts and code blocks** stay the same.

Each attachment can be up to 25 MB.

## Export [#export]

In **Settings → Import and export**, the **Export the whole vault** option creates a `.zip` with every page as `.md`, organized in folders. It's the same format that goes to Google Drive. To download a single page, use the export button at its top (`.md`, PDF or Word).