Move PDFs into Joplin

Operating system

Windows

Joplin version

3.5.12

Desktop version info

Joplin 3.5.12 (prod, win32)

Device: win32, Intel(R) N100
Client ID: 2d2b86f2ac6e4262a2081e4a3ff81a4f
Sync Version: 3
Profile Version: 49
Keychain Supported: Yes
Alternative instance ID: -

Revision: 449555c

Backup: 1.5.1
Journal: 2.0.0
Rich Markdown: 0.17.1
YesYouKan: 1.1.3

What issue do you have?

I have a number of PDF documents I need to move into Joplin. Drag and drop just pastes a link, File Import does not offer PDF, Copy and Paste does nothing. Help, How do I move my PDFs?

I cannot duplicate what you are seeing. If I drag and drop a PDF onto a note (Markdown Editor) it imports the PDF and creates a link to it in the format:

[test.pdf](:/78b27876afce4a588a89b4a879f15d49)

If you want to import PDFs (and other file types) each into their own note, you could take a look at the Hotfolder plugin. Each newly created file in the hotfolder is automatically created as a new note. The files are added as attachments unless the file extension is defined as Add as text. After processing the files are deleted from the hotfolder.

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