Import guide
How to import your Bear notes and journal into Innerholm
To move from Bear to Innerholm: export your notes as a Markdown ZIP (File → Export Notes → Markdown), then go to Innerholm Settings → Import → Import from Bear / Markdown and upload the file. Your notes become journal entries, Bear #hashtags become Innerholm tags, titles and creation dates are preserved. The process takes under ten minutes.
About Bear exports: Bear exports each note as a
.md Markdown file. The file name becomes the entry title, the first heading becomes the display title, and any #hashtags in the body are extracted as tags. No proprietary format, standard Markdown all the way through.
Step-by-step guide
Export from Bear
Open Bear on Mac or iOS. Go to File → Export Notes → Markdown. Select all notes and export as a ZIP. Each note becomes a .md file with its tags, title, and body intact.
Screenshot, Bear export menu
Open the import wizard in Innerholm
Sign in to your Innerholm account. Go to Settings → Import → Import from Bear / Markdown.
Screenshot, Innerholm import panel
Upload the ZIP file
Drag your Bear Markdown ZIP into the upload area, or click Browse to select it. Innerholm reads all .md files in the ZIP, including those in subfolders.
Screenshot, file upload dropzone
Preview and confirm
Innerholm shows the first 10 notes with mapped titles, dates, and extracted tags. Click Import all to bring everything into your timeline.
Screenshot, import preview table
What transfers from Bear
| Bear field | Innerholm field | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Note body (Markdown) | Entry body | Headings, bold, italic, lists, code blocks preserved |
| Inline #hashtags | Tags | Extracted from body text; created if new |
| Note title / first heading | Entry title | File name used as fallback if no heading |
| Creation date | Entry date | Read from file metadata or YAML frontmatter |
| Attachments / images | Attachments | Attachment import coming soon |
| [[Linked notes]] | Plain text | Link syntax converted to text; each note imports independently |
Frequently asked questions
Will my Bear linked notes import?
Bear's
[[wiki-style links]] between notes are not preserved, Innerholm is a journal, not a wiki, so each entry is self-contained. The link text is imported as plain text. If a linked note was a journal entry in its own right, it imports as its own Innerholm entry.
What about Bear attachments and images?
Attachment and image import is being built now. Text, titles, tags, and dates all import today. Files referenced in your Bear Markdown are preserved in the ZIP and will be linked automatically when attachment support ships.
Will my #tags become Innerholm tags?
Yes. Bear uses inline
#hashtags in the note body. Innerholm's importer strips them from the entry text and converts them into proper Innerholm tags, the same way Innerholm handles its own native #hashtag syntax. Nested tags like #travel/europe are imported as a single flat tag.