# Please enable upload of markdown (.md) files as well - it’s practically a text file **URL:** \ **Category:** Bugs / Site Issues\ **Created:** [May 6, 2025, 8:33am UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/please-enable-upload-of-markdown-md-files-as-well-it-s-practically-a-text-file/5626 "2025-05-06T08:33:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sumergoconicio](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/sumergoconicio/32/1710_2.png) [@sumergoconicio](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/sumergoconicio)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 8:33am UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/please-enable-upload-of-markdown-md-files-as-well-it-s-practically-a-text-file/5626/1 "2025-05-06T08:33:28Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/pickaxeproject/original/2X/f/fda627e7e0d3e30f671c56949d11919ce980eea0.png) ---
**Author:** ![sumergoconicio](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/sumergoconicio/32/1710_2.png) [@sumergoconicio](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/sumergoconicio)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 7:41am UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/please-enable-upload-of-markdown-md-files-as-well-it-s-practically-a-text-file/5626/2 "2025-06-02T07:41:17Z")
And rtf, srt, html, tsv, svg, tex/ltx, .ipynb ---
**Author:** ![sumergoconicio](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/sumergoconicio/32/1710_2.png) [@sumergoconicio](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/sumergoconicio)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 7:42am UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/please-enable-upload-of-markdown-md-files-as-well-it-s-practically-a-text-file/5626/3 "2025-06-02T07:42:02Z")
@admin_mike @nathanielmhld ---
**Author:** ![thomasumstattd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/thomasumstattd/32/2305_2.png) [@thomasumstattd](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/thomasumstattd)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 2:17am UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/please-enable-upload-of-markdown-md-files-as-well-it-s-practically-a-text-file/5626/4 "2025-06-03T02:17:18Z")
Also .epub while you are at it. .epub is simplified HTML. ---
**Author:** ![intellibotique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f9ae1b/32.png) [@intellibotique](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/intellibotique)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/please-enable-upload-of-markdown-md-files-as-well-it-s-practically-a-text-file/5626/5 "2025-06-03T16:27:11Z")
I’m pretty sure you can rename these files to .txt extensions and proceed as you’d intend until Pickaxe puts out a fix to this issue. ---
**Author:** ![sumergoconicio](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/sumergoconicio/32/1710_2.png) [@sumergoconicio](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/sumergoconicio)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/please-enable-upload-of-markdown-md-files-as-well-it-s-practically-a-text-file/5626/6 "2025-06-03T18:31:56Z")
yes already doing that, just feels unnecessary and an extra step in an otherwise seamless process. renaming 5 files is easy but 50, 500 feels ugh. also I use markdown for my notes, and it would be great to integrate in my note-taking workflow with no processing step in between… ---
**Author:** ![sumergoconicio](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/sumergoconicio/32/1710_2.png) [@sumergoconicio](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/sumergoconicio)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 8:46am UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/please-enable-upload-of-markdown-md-files-as-well-it-s-practically-a-text-file/5626/7 "2025-08-01T08:46:42Z")
Bump to top. @admin_mike @nathanielmhld @lindsay_support ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/pickaxeproject/original/2X/7/7cc28be97b71421126cdeed5050b8154ed512b65.png) ---
**Author:** ![Ned.Malki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/ned.malki/32/5918_2.png) [@Ned.Malki](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/Ned.Malki)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/please-enable-upload-of-markdown-md-files-as-well-it-s-practically-a-text-file/5626/8 "2025-08-01T18:25:07Z")
Hey @sumergoconicio, here is a neat trick you can use to bypass this limitation: ## Creating Markdown Documents Using Google Docs **Step 1: Create a New Document** - Open Google Docs. - Click on ‘Blank’ to create a new document. **Step 2: Install Code Blocks Add-on** [0:16](https://loom.com/share/8fdc85d495bf488d80b2879052c18342?t=14) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/pickaxeproject/original/2X/e/e94a27696624a53d3f6c63f464e40f6f806b3347.png) - Go to the ‘Extensions’ menu. - Select ‘Add-ons’ and then ‘Get add-ons’. - Search for ‘Code Blocks’. - Install the Code Blocks add-on and grant necessary permissions. **Step 3: Insert Code Blocks** [0:33](https://loom.com/share/8fdc85d495bf488d80b2879052c18342?t=33) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/pickaxeproject/original/2X/7/7cc47457eff1a184be5662bfca4c0c67b24a7e9d.png) - In your new document, go to ‘Insert’. - Select ‘Building Blocks’. - Choose ‘Code Blocks’. - Scroll down to find ‘HTML’. **Step 4: Export Content to Markdown** [0:44](https://loom.com/share/8fdc85d495bf488d80b2879052c18342?t=44) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/pickaxeproject/original/2X/5/5b8389f7c6bee57643b5bfe63ded33d20a00fbae.png) - Paste the content you want to export in Markdown format into the Code Blocks section. - Export the document as a .txt file. **Step 5: Upload to Knowledge Base** [0:55](https://loom.com/share/8fdc85d495bf488d80b2879052c18342?t=55) ![generated-image-at-00:00:55|384pxx240px](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/pickaxeproject/original/2X/1/1580500b139f4cf193ec9bcd3c3c7e159821e11a.jpeg) - Locate the exported .txt file on your device. - Upload the file to your knowledge base. - If you have any questions or need further assistance, feel free to reach out. ### Link to Loom https://www.loom.com/embed/8fdc85d495bf488d80b2879052c18342?sid=1f759582-aebe-456b-876a-e064ed1c4b24 ---
**Author:** ![sumergoconicio](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/sumergoconicio/32/1710_2.png) [@sumergoconicio](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/sumergoconicio)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/please-enable-upload-of-markdown-md-files-as-well-it-s-practically-a-text-file/5626/9 "2025-08-01T19:02:58Z")
huh, can’t we just rename .md to .txt → I know that works too. 😃 I have thousands of md files (because that’s my preferred note-taking format). Seems weird to explicitly block upload of md files on Pickaxe though. If need be, I’ll just rename all my files as .txt… though that is not my preferred option. ---
**Author:** ![Ned.Malki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/ned.malki/32/5918_2.png) [@Ned.Malki](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/Ned.Malki)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/please-enable-upload-of-markdown-md-files-as-well-it-s-practically-a-text-file/5626/10 "2025-08-01T19:07:49Z")
@sumergoconicio if you have many .md files, yes, it makes more sense to simply update the file extension to .txt instead. The method I covered above works best for when you have tried everything to make your Pickaxe act/output a certain way but it doesn’t work - you can always upload a .txt file and name it ‘Instructions.txt’ and leave explicit instructions in MD format. It may seem weird, but it’s worked for me in 2 scenarios when a Pickaxe was being stubborn. ---
**Author:** ![sumergoconicio](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/sumergoconicio/32/1710_2.png) [@sumergoconicio](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/sumergoconicio)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/please-enable-upload-of-markdown-md-files-as-well-it-s-practically-a-text-file/5626/11 "2025-08-01T22:02:26Z")
yeah thanks. converting all mds to txts wasn’t hard… still feels unncessary though! ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/pickaxeproject/original/2X/7/735566835ce6f5c6c68fbcedfe574bc49936e35a.png) ---
**Author:** ![nathaniel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/community.pickaxe.co/nathaniel/32/11_2.png) [@nathaniel](https://community.pickaxe.co/u/nathaniel)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/please-enable-upload-of-markdown-md-files-as-well-it-s-practically-a-text-file/5626/12 "2025-09-09T17:39:45Z")
We support .md now! Thanks for highlighting!