Files and media in the editor

A diagram that illustrates one paragraph belongs inside the body. A research paper you’ll annotate, cite from several Projects, and find again next year deserves its own PDF Object. Lar supports both.

Add media inside a body

Use the slash menu, paste, or drag and drop to add an image, attachment, bookmark, or supported embed. Inline images and attachments are stored with the body, so they sync as part of that Object’s body.

Choose an inline block when the media mainly illustrates the surrounding passage. For block types and the network setting that bookmarks and embeds need, see Blocks and formatting.

Create a file-backed Object

1. Choose New, then select Image, File, PDF, Audio, Weblink, or another media Type such as Email, YouTube Video, or Social Post.
2. In the Add dialog, use the Upload tab to drag in files, choose Select File(s), or record audio. Use the Add a link tab for a URL.

A file-backed Object gives you:

• its own title, properties, tags, relations, aliases, and a body for notes;
• a viewer suited to the media;
• its own backlinks and search results; and
• media-specific actions, described below.

Choose an Object when the file is knowledge you’ll organize and revisit, not just an illustration.

Images

Image Objects open in the image viewer and carry properties such as source, URL, category, and colors; Lar reads the pixel dimensions from the file. The AI Analyze action runs text recognition (OCR), describes the image, extracts dominant colors, and suggests a category. It needs a configured AI provider and passes through Lar’s consent prompt first.

PDFs

PDF Objects open in an in-app viewer with selectable text. From the viewer you can:

• Extract text locally, so the PDF’s words appear in the command palette and full-text search — no AI, and nothing leaves your device;
• Highlight selected text as an annotation; and
• Extract images from a page and create Image Objects from them.

Audio

Audio Objects play in an inline player. To record a voice memo, choose Record on the Upload tab. With an AI provider configured and your consent, Transcribe adds the transcript to the notes under a Transcript heading, and Summarize adds a summary under a Summary heading. Both are searchable afterwards.

Weblinks

Weblink Objects keep the source URL and can show a preview image. Fetch article saves a readable, searchable copy of the page into the Object’s body under an Article heading, and reader highlights go under Highlights. Lar fetches the page only when you choose it, requests only the Weblink’s own URL, and parses the article on your device.

Refetch appends a fresh copy under a new Article heading; it doesn’t replace earlier content or your own notes.

Open downloaded files safely

Use Lar’s file actions to download or open a file. Downloaded files remain subject to your operating system’s safety checks. Treat files from unknown sources as untrusted.

Next: Links and transclusion.