How to import notes into Fossify Notes

[Sy777370]

I am trying to import notes as txt files into Fossify Notes. I got to Settings, Import Notes, then browse to the txt files. They are listed but I cannot select them.

[identity-wael]

The Settings → Import Notes action is for restoring Fossify Notes' JSON export, rather than importing arbitrary text files. In the current implementation, export creates a .json file and import decodes that file as a list of Notes. That explains why .txt files are unavailable in that picker; renaming a text file to .json won't convert it.

For a plain text file, try opening it from your Android file manager with Open with → Fossify Notes instead. The main activity has a separate ACTION_VIEW path for opening documents, and a text-sharing path for creating a note from shared text.

If the file manager doesn't offer Notes, open the text in an editor and share the text content to Notes, or copy it into a new note. Those are individual-file/content workflows; the Settings importer isn't currently a bulk .txt importer. Including your Notes version and file-manager name would help if the Open with route is also unavailable.

[Sy777370]

Thank you. I am able to open each text file one by one in Fossify File Manager and then in Fossify Notes following your instructions. However the inability to import bulk txt files to Fossify Notes, and the horizontal arrangement of notes, instead of vertical for easier scrolling and browsing, are too limited for using Fossify Notes for multiple notes.

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On September 21, 2026 6:04:40 AM PDT, Wael El Ghazzawi ***@***.***> wrote: The **Settings → Import Notes** action is for restoring Fossify Notes' JSON export, rather than importing arbitrary text files. In the current [implementation](https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Notes/blob/da6e7a9a9026cdaf3f738d71b6098236f0961a89/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/notes/activities/SettingsActivity.kt), export creates a `.json` file and import decodes that file as a list of Notes. That explains why `.txt` files are unavailable in that picker; renaming a text file to `.json` won't convert it. For a plain text file, try opening it from your Android file manager with **Open with → Fossify Notes** instead. The [main activity](https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Notes/blob/da6e7a9a9026cdaf3f738d71b6098236f0961a89/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/notes/activities/MainActivity.kt) has a separate `ACTION_VIEW` path for opening documents, and a text-sharing path for creating a note from shared text. If the file manager doesn't offer Notes, open the text in an editor and share the **text content** to Notes, or copy it into a new note. Those are individual-file/content workflows; the Settings importer isn't currently a bulk `.txt` importer. Including your Notes version and file-manager name would help if the Open with route is also unavailable. -- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: #939 (comment) You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Message ID: ***@***.***>