Note Station NSX Import moves notebooks and attachments into your vault

Name: Note Station NSX Import
Author: theluckystrike

Preview and import local Note Station NSX backups.

Install in Obsidian

Directory page Source on GitHub

MIT · no telemetry · core features free

An imported notebook note shows source properties and checklist items. — Open larger

version: 1.1.0
released: 2026-10-21
downloads: 32
review: Passed
health: Excellent
license: MIT
listed for: Desktop, Mobile
obsidian: 1.13.4 or later

The directory takes these platforms from the plugin manifest. The automated tests run in the desktop app only.

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About Note Station NSX Import

You want to move a Synology Note Station backup into your vault and check its missing assets and links.

Select a local NSX backup and check its note, notebook and asset counts. Choose a new output folder, then inspect the imported notes and report. Keep the original backup until you finish checking.

Preview a Note Station backup and inspect the imported notes and report

Free features

Preview a local backup

Select one NSX archive through the file picker. The preview shows note, notebook and asset counts with up to six note titles. Closing it before creation leaves your vault unchanged.

The backup preview shows notebook counts and sample note titles. — Open larger

Notebook folders and note properties

Notebook titles become folders, and numbered filenames separate notes with matching titles. Properties keep source IDs, dates, tags and URLs. Simple checkboxes become Markdown tasks; complex lists and tables need review.

A notebook note shows source dates, tags and checklist items. — Open larger

Local attachments

Exported attachment hashes map references to local asset members. Missing members keep a source link and appear in the report. External images become links without a download.

An imported note links to a saved local attachment. — Open larger

Import report and new files

Create a new root folder with notes, assets, a report and Source snapshot.json. Internal links convert only when their final ID matches an imported source note. Unresolved references stay in the report.

The import report lists missing assets and unresolved source links. — Open larger

The core import is free; saved notebook mappings and later backup comparison need Pro.

Pro features

Pro costs $5 a month or $15 one time through GitHub Sponsors. One sponsorship turns on Pro in every plugin that has it.

Notebook mapping profiles Pro

Save notebook folder choices by source notebook ID. Load a profile for a later backup that uses those IDs. You can edit its folder choices before importing.

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Compare later backups Pro

Select an earlier source snapshot after opening a later backup. Added and changed notes go into a new review folder, and removed IDs appear in its report. Comparison excludes your vault edits and asset byte hashes.

A review report groups source notes by comparison state. — Open larger

See how Pro works

Set up Note Station NSX Import

needs

Obsidian 1.13.4 or later
A local Synology Note Station NSX backup.

steps

Export an NSX backup from Note Station and keep a copy.
Run Import a local NSX archive from the command palette.
Select the backup and check the preview counts.
Enter a new root folder name and review notebook folder choices.
Select Create new files, then inspect the report, notes and assets.

If the app can't find a new plugin yet, try again later. Obsidian says a plugin that passes the review shows in the app within 24 hours.

How to import Note Station NSX backups into Obsidian

Known limits of Note Station NSX Import

Archives are limited to 20 MiB, expanded data to 100 MiB, and ZIP members to 5,000.
Encrypted, split and ZIP64 archives are rejected.
Encrypted notes are not decrypted, and nested notebook stacks are unsupported.
Complex lists, charts and tables need manual review.
Internal links need an exact final source ID match; title matching is not supported.
Comparison ignores vault note edits and asset byte hashes.
A failed write leaves partial files in the new folder.
Physical mobile devices, Windows and Linux execution, large vaults and complex chart layouts were not tested.

Questions about Note Station NSX Import

Can the importer repair a missing attachment?

No. The report keeps its source reference so you can check the original note or make another export.

Will encrypted notes become readable?

No. Encrypted source text goes into a code block and appears in the report.

Can I use a nested output path?

No. Enter one new root folder name without a slash or parent path.

Network use

Before you sign in, the plugin makes no network requests. Sign-in sends its client ID, read:user scope and polling requests to github.com; authenticated checks send your token to api.github.com for sponsorship status. Successful checks last seven days, failures can retry after six hours, and Refresh checks sooner without sending note content, filenames or vault data.

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