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Adding documents

Upload files, email them in, start a blank document, convert images to PDF, or import from a cloud drive.

Every way of bringing a drawing into Notch starts from Upload in the library. The button uploads straight away; its arrow, More ways to add, opens the rest. The same choices sit in the quick-action tiles on the home.

Upload files#

Click Upload and pick files, or drag files or folders anywhere onto the library. You can add several at once: they upload one after another in a tray in the corner, with progress per file, so you can keep working.

  • PDFs go straight in. Multi-sheet sets stay together as one document, and markups already in the file — from Bluebeam, Acrobat and the like — come in as editable Notch markups.
  • Images and scans (PNG, JPG, TIFF and more) are converted to PDF automatically.
  • Up to 500 MB per file. Split anything bigger into smaller sets.

The chip at the top of the window shows where the files will land — the workspace, or the project you're in. Click it to change.

Email documents in#

Every workspace has its own email address. Email in shows it, ready to copy: send or forward a message there and its PDF attachments land in the workspace's library.

By default only workspace members' email addresses can send to it. Owners and admins can change that, rotate the address, or see what's been received under Workspace settings → Email inbox.

Start a blank document#

New blank creates a PDF from scratch: name it, pick a page size (US/ANSI, Architectural or ISO), portrait or landscape, and up to 100 pages. It opens straight into the editor.

Convert to PDF#

The Convert tile turns images and scans into PDFs without opening the editor — handy for site photos and paper markups.

From a cloud drive#

Import pulls files from Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, SharePoint or Egnyte (and Procore) once you've connected the account. Imported files stay linked, so you can send your markups back. See Cloud drives: import, sync & save.

In the apps#

On iPhone, Upload offers Files, Photos, Scan document (use the camera to turn paper into a PDF) and your drives. On iPad and Mac you get files from the device, Email in, New blank and your drives. You can also open a PDF from Files or Finder without uploading it — see Notch on iPhone, iPad & Mac.