Import wizard

The import wizard walks you through converting structured data files into Obsidian notes.

Step 1: Select file

Choose a source file from your filesystem. Supported formats:

• CSV — Fully supported with PapaParse streaming for large files (>5MB)
• XLSX — Planned (package installed, integration in progress)
• JSON — Planned

Step 2: Configure columns

After parsing, the wizard displays all detected columns with type analysis. For each column, assign a role:

Role	What it does
Hierarchy	Creates folder levels (ordered top to bottom)
Frontmatter	Becomes a YAML property in the note
Link	Generates WikiLinks to other notes
Body	Inserted as the note’s markdown body
Ignore	Skipped during generation

Column analysis shows unique value counts, detected types, and sample values to help you decide.

Step 3: Preview

See the folder tree that will be generated, plus a sample note with frontmatter. Adjust column assignments if the preview doesn’t look right.

Step 4: Generate

Creates all folders and notes in your vault under the configured output path. Each note includes:

• YAML frontmatter from mapped columns
• Body content from body columns
• WikiLinks from link columns
• _crosswalker metadata tracking the import source and timestamp