Getting Started

Import and export notes

Bring Markdown files into a Space, or export the current note as a PDF or Word document. Import copies content into your Space. Export creates a separate document you can share.

Import Markdown files

Open the Space that should receive the notes.
Select the destination folder in the file tree.
Run Import Files from the command palette or File menu.
Choose one or more Markdown files and confirm.

The file picker accepts .md and .markdown files. Glyph imports them into the target folder and refreshes the tree. If the import produces one Markdown note, Glyph opens it.

Import a folder

Select the destination in the file tree, run Import Folder, and choose the source folder. Use this when a group of notes already has a folder structure you want to bring into the Space.

Importing and opening a folder as a Space are different workflows. Import when you want the files inside your current Space. Use Open Space when you want to work directly in the existing folder.

Handle duplicate names

If destination files already exist, Glyph asks how to handle conflicts:

Choice	Result
Keep both	Keep the existing file and import another copy with an available name.
Replace	Replace the destination file with the imported content.
Skip	Leave conflicting files as they are and skip those imports.

Choose the policy for the import before continuing. Use Keep both when you need to compare two versions yourself.

Export a PDF

Open the Markdown note you want to share.
Run Export Note as PDF….
In the macOS Print dialog, use the PDF control to save a PDF.
Choose a name and destination.

The command opens the system print dialog. It does not immediately save a PDF into your Space.

Export a Word document

Open the Markdown note.
Run Export Note as Word….
Choose a name and destination in the save dialog.

Glyph writes a .docx file from the current note content. You can open that file in an app that reads Word documents.

What gets exported

Export uses the current note’s Markdown and resolves its images for the output document. It exports one note, not every note in a Space or collection.

The Markdown source stays in your Space. Edits to an exported PDF or Word document do not update that source. Check the exported document before sending it, especially when the note contains complex embeds or diagrams.