Import files

When to use this

You have one or more files — PDFs, images, a Word doc, a scan — that need to become part of a workspace.

Steps

1. Drag files onto the empty-state screen or an open workspace, or
2. Use Add Files (⇧⌘O) and select one or more files, or
3. Use Add Folder to Workspace… to bring in every supported file in a folder at once.

Dropping files onto the empty-state screen — release to import.

Supported formats

PDF, Word documents, HTML, Markdown, plain text, CSV, JSON, XML, and common image formats (PNG, JPEG, and others).

Note

A workspace holds up to 50 files. Importing a folder adds its supported files up to that limit. If you’re consistently hitting it, split the job into two workspaces and export each separately.

Tip

If a PDF is corrupted and the native reader gives up on it, Orifold tries a qpdf recovery pass automatically — files that Preview won’t open are often worth trying here.

What you should see

Every imported file appears as its own document in the sidebar, ready to reorder, edit, or merge with the others.

Related

Combine files into one PDF

Turning several imports into one export.

Recently viewed files

Getting back to a file you had open before.

If something went wrong

• Import & file problems →