Importing Media and Web Pages

Atlas lets you bring external content directly into your projects — images, documents, audio, video, and web pages all live alongside your writing.

Supported Formats

Import Methods

From the Organizer

Tap the + button in the Organizer toolbar and choose:

• Add from Files — Opens the system file picker to select files from your device
• Add from Photos — Opens the photo library picker to import images and videos

You can also use the context menu on any folder to import files or photos directly into that location — handy when you want content to land in a specific folder rather than the root level.

Drag and Drop

Drag files, media, and URLs from Finder (Mac), Files (iPad/iPhone), or other apps directly into the Organizer. You can drag multiple files at once — Atlas imports them all as the appropriate document types automatically.

Keyboard Shortcut

Use Cmd+Shift+I to open the file import dialog.

Share Extension (iPad/iPhone)

Send content from other apps directly into Atlas using the iOS Share Sheet. You can share:

• Text from Notes, Safari, or any app that supports sharing
• URLs from Safari or other browsers — automatically creates a web page document, pulling the page title, image, and description for a rich link preview
• Images and videos from Photos, Safari, or other apps

Web Page Documents

When you import a URL — by dragging it into the Organizer, using the Share Extension, or pasting — Atlas creates a web page document. Web pages display using a native web view, so you can scroll and read them right inside Atlas. Each one also generates a rich link preview with the page title, image, and description.

Web pages are especially useful as research references that live alongside your writing, keeping sources in context without switching between apps.

See Also

• Documents — The six content types in Atlas
• The Organizer — Where imported content appears in your project