NotePlan

NotePlan stores notes locally as plain text or Markdown files. If your notes already use the .md extension, you can create an Octarine workspace from the NotePlan folder. If they use .txt, copy or export the notes first and convert the files you want to use in Octarine to .md.

Find Your NotePlan Notes

In NotePlan, use the note menu or Finder option to show your notes folder. NotePlan's local data may include regular notes, calendar notes, and app metadata.

Before migrating, make a copy of the NotePlan folder. This keeps the original safe and lets you reshape the copied folder for Octarine without affecting NotePlan.

Create an Octarine Workspace

If your copied notes are Markdown files, open Octarine and click the Workspace Switcher in the top-left corner. Select Create Workspace, give it a name, and toggle Use an existing folder?. Choose the copied NotePlan folder and press Create.

If your files use .txt, rename the notes you want to migrate to .md first. Octarine treats Markdown files as notes.

Calendar Notes

NotePlan calendar notes often use compact filenames such as YYYYMMDD.txt or YYYYMMDD.md. Octarine daily notes use a Daily folder and the YYYY-MM-DD.md format.

For daily notes, create a Daily folder and rename files like this:

20260613.md -> Daily/2026-06-13.md

Weekly, monthly, and quarterly planning notes can stay as regular notes, or you can place them in folders that match your workflow.

Links and Tasks

NotePlan supports Markdown links, backlinks, hashtags, and task syntax. After migration, open a few heavily linked notes and confirm that links resolve correctly.

For notes inside folders, Octarine wikilinks should include the path from the workspace root:

[[Projects/Launch Plan]]

Compatibility Notes

Markdown formatting, checklists, tags, and most plain text content should transfer cleanly. NotePlan-specific scheduling, repeat rules, calendar integration, filters, perspectives, plugin data, and app settings do not become Octarine settings.

If you still want to use the same files in NotePlan and Octarine, change paths carefully and test on a small folder first.