Joplin-plugin-hotfolder NPM

Joplin Hotfolder Plugin

A plugin to Monitor a locale folder and import the files as a new note.

Installation

Automatic

Go to Tools > Options > Plugins
Search for Hotfolder
Click Install plugin
Restart Joplin to enable the plugin

Manual

Download the latest released JPL package (io.github.jackgruber.hotfolder.jpl) from here
Close Joplin
Copy the downloaded JPL package in your profile plugins folder
Start Joplin

Usage

First configure the Plugin under Tools > Options > Hotfolder!

Each newly created file in the hotfolder is automatically created as a new note. The files are added as attachments unless the file extension is defined as Add as text. After processing the file are deleted from the hotfolder.

Options

Go to Tools > Options > Backup

Option	Description	Default
Hotfolder Path	Files from this path will be imported as new notes.
Ignore Files	Comma separated list of files to be ignored.Wildcards (``) or RegExp possible.To ignore a file with a `` in the name, escape the `` with a `\`, example: `test\file.log` \| `.*` (Dot files like `.DS_Store`)
Add as text	Files with this file extension are imported as text and not as attachment.	.txt, .md
Add text as Todo	When checked, text notes will be imported as Todo type notes.
Notebook	In which notebook should the note be created. Subnotebooks can be defined via `Project\Scans`.	Current selected Notebook
Tag	Comma separated list of tags to be added to the note.
Numer of Hotfolders	How many hot folders should be defined (Only available in the first hotfolder configuration).	1