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If you have years of study notes, sermon manuscripts, or devotional writing sitting in other tools or on your hard drive, Import lets you bring them into Selah in one step. Each file becomes a note, and Selah automatically reads through your content to extract theological concepts and add them to your Knowledge Graph.

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Supported file types

FormatExtensionNotes
Markdown.mdHeadings, paragraphs, and lists are preserved
Plain text.txtImported as a single note per file
Microsoft Word.docxConverted to Markdown automatically
PDF.pdfText is extracted from the document
CSV.csvEach row becomes a separate note
Each file must be under 5 MB. Files larger than this are skipped with a message explaining why.

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How to import

1

Open the Import page

Navigate to Knowledge in the sidebar, then click Import in the top-right. Or go directly to /import.
2

Add your files

Drag files from your computer onto the upload area, or click the area to open a file picker. You can select multiple files at once.Unsupported file types are silently ignored when you drop a mixed selection — only .md, .txt, .docx, .pdf, and .csv files are added to the queue.
3

Review the file list

Selected files appear in a list with their name and size. Remove any file by clicking the × next to it.
4

Start the import

Click Import [n] files as notes. Selah processes each file and creates notes in your library.
5

See the results

When the import finishes, a summary shows how many notes were created and how many files were skipped. From there you can go to View Knowledge to see the concepts extracted from your import, or click Import more to add another batch.

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What happens after import

Each imported file becomes one note in your notes library (CSV files are the exception — each row becomes its own note). After the notes are created, Selah runs concept extraction in the background:
  • Theological concepts, people, places, doctrines, and themes are identified in your content
  • New concepts are added to your Knowledge Graph
  • Concepts link to the imported notes, so you can navigate from a concept back to its source
Concepts usually appear within a few seconds of import. If you don’t see them right away on the Knowledge page, click Sync to trigger extraction manually.

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Limits

  • 50 items per import. If a single import would create more than 50 notes (for example, a large CSV), Selah stops at 50 and shows a message. Re-import the remaining files separately.
  • 5 MB per file. Files over this size are skipped.

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Tips for best results

If your .md file has # headings, Selah uses them to structure the note. A well-structured file becomes a well-structured note.
A single 40-page sermon manuscript will import as one very long note. If you’d rather have separate notes per sermon, split the file before importing.
If you have a spreadsheet of study notes or quotes, export it as CSV. Each row becomes its own note, which makes them easier to browse individually.
Selah extracts the raw text from PDFs. Scanned PDFs (images of pages) won’t produce readable text. PDFs with actual text content — like exported Word documents or downloaded articles — work well.
After a large import, give the Knowledge page a few seconds to populate, then use Sync if concepts haven’t appeared yet. Concept extraction runs after the import response is sent, so there’s a brief delay.
  • Knowledge Graph — see the concepts extracted from your imported content
  • Notes — view and edit the notes created by your import
  • Search — find content across everything you’ve imported