--- description: "Getting images into a Jotaid note: paste directly, pick a file, or point at a URL — and how images are stored as attachments." --- # Insert Images ## Paste (fastest) Copy any image and press **⌘V** in the editor. Jotaid compresses it, stores it as an attachment of that note, and writes a line of Markdown at the cursor. Screenshots, images from a web page, images from another note — all take this path. ## From the Toolbar Press **⌘⇧M** (or click the image button) and Jotaid asks where the image comes from: - **Choose File…** — opens a file picker; the file is stored as an attachment - **Enter URL** — type an address and it is written as `![](url)`, leaving the image where it lives ## Syntax ```markdown ![alt text](path-or-url) ``` The square brackets hold the alt text — shown when the image cannot load, and read aloud by screen readers. The parentheses hold the path or address. ## Loading and Failures Image attachments render in place in the editor. While one is still decoding you see a spinning placeholder; if the file is damaged or missing, the placeholder simply stays rather than breaking the note. The original line of Markdown is always still there, ready to be edited or deleted. > **Attachments belong to the note** > > Images added by pasting or by picking a file are **attachments of that note** and are cleaned up when the note is deleted. An image inserted by URL is not an attachment — whether it displays depends on that address still being there. Attachments travel with a Markdown export; see [Import & Export](https://docs.jotaid.com/en/guide/import-export). ## Next Steps - [Insert Tables](https://docs.jotaid.com/en/guide/insert-tables) — The other block that renders in place - [Note Formatting](https://docs.jotaid.com/en/guide/markdown-editor) — The toolbar and base syntax