Save Notes from Your Tablet to Obsidian
To save your tablet notes to Obsidian, email a PDF from your tablet to your Flowstate project address. Flowstate transcribes the handwriting and saves each note as its own Markdown file in your vault, usually within a couple of minutes.
Updated July 2026
Why Obsidian can't do this on its own
Most tablets only export a PDF or image, which Obsidian stores as a flat attachment. It won't turn the page into searchable Markdown or read the shorthand you write in on its own.
Email your notes
- Flowstate gives you a unique email address for each save location, so you can route different notes to different places. Journal pages get saved in one place, lecture notes to another.
- Open your note on your tablet and share it as a PDF by email. Enter your Flowstate email address.
- If you want, you can use the email body to give Flowstate optional instructions for how to read your notes. For example, tell Flowstate how to interpret your shorthand, or how to turn handwritten symbols into formatting, tags, and more.
- After you send it off, Flowstate turns your handwriting into text, adds a title, and automatically saves the formatted note to the destination you choose.
Flowstate takes it from there
After you send in your note, Flowstate transcribes it, adds a title, and automatically saves it to the location you chose in Obsidian using the Flowstate Obsidian plugin. It usually takes just a couple minutes.
A copy of the original handwriting or audio file is also saved to your attachment folder and embedded within each note.
Common questions
Do I need to install anything on the device?
No. You use the built-in send-by-email feature — nothing to install on the tablet itself.
What format do the notes arrive in?
Plain Markdown. Each note becomes its own file in the folder you choose, or gets appended to an existing file.
Do I need a plugin?
Yes. Notes sync into your vault through the Flowstate Obsidian plugin — the full guide walks you through installing it.
How much does it cost?
Flowstate runs on credits. One page of handwriting, or one minute of audio, is one credit. You start with 50 free credits, no card required, and top up whenever you're running low. Purchased credits never expire.
Does Flowstate rewrite my notes?
No. It transcribes what you wrote, cleans up the formatting, and files it where it belongs. Your words stay your words.
Save your tablet notes to Obsidian
Start with 50 pages free — no card required.
Start with Flowstate →Want all the options? See the full Tablet & Stylus guide.
Other destinations: Notion, Google Drive, OneNote