Import data into Tana

Overview

Currently we support Roam, OPML/Workflowy and Logseq as native import formats. Check out Tana Intermediate Format to see an early version of community-supported importers for other platforms, and how you could contribute to build an importer for your favorite format.

Details

Roam

1. Before exporting anything from Roam, you may want to do some preprocessing on your graph. Here are some tips on things to consider.
2. When ready, choose Export all to download a JSON of your graph in a zip file
3. In the Tana sidebar, go to the User icon > Import content > Roam, and drag your JSON file in to be uploaded
4. Imports create a new Tana workspace, so it's separate from your existing workspaces. Imported content may be located in the Library.
5. If you want to access the Roam content from another workspace, you can go to your workspace home, press on ··· > Allow content from... and check the Roam workspace.

Logseq

1. In Logseq, choose Export graph to download a JSON or OPML of your graph.
2. In the Tana sidebar, go to the User icon > Import content > Logseq, and drag your file in to be uploaded
3. Imports create a new Tana workspace, so it's separate from your existing workspaces. Imported content may be located in the Library.
4. If you want to access the Roam content from another workspace, you can go to your workspace home, press on ··· > Allow content from... and make sure the imported workspace is checked.

Workflowy/OPML

1. Download an OPML file from Workflowy.
2. In the Tana sidebar, go to the User icon > Import content > Workflowy/OPML, and drag your JSON file in to be uploaded
3. Imports create a new Tana workspace, so it's separate from your existing workspaces. Imported content may be located in the Library.
4. If you want to access the imported content from another workspace, you can go to your workspace home, press on ··· > Allow content from... make sure the imported workspace is checked.

Notion

There is no official Notion importer at the moment. On the GitHub site for the Tana Intermediate Format there is a work in progress importer by a community member, but it requires programming knowledge to test it out.

Markdown / Tana Paste

While it is not possible to import markdown files straight into Tana, the Tana Paste format is based on markdown and is therefore very similar. It's a format that allows you to paste structured Tana content via a plain text input.

Alternative resource: Ambassador Andrea Grasso created a Tana Paste GPT that converts different formats into Tana Paste format.

Google Sheets / CSV

Copy-pasting cells from Google Sheets to Tana works very well. If you have an .xlsx or .csv file, open it in Google Sheets and copy-paste into Tana from there.