# Using Drafts 4 for importing notes

**URL:** <https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/using-drafts-4-for-importing-notes/34856>\
**Category:** Scrivener\
**Tags:** usage-tips\
**Created:** [September 7, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/using-drafts-4-for-importing-notes/34856 "2016-09-07T19:29:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![ClarityDynamic](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@ClarityDynamic](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/ClarityDynamic)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/using-drafts-4-for-importing-notes/34856/1 "2016-09-07T19:29:26Z")

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I find I get inspiration at random times. I never know when the next bright idea will pop into my head. Perhaps I will hear someone’s conversation and that will spark an idea, or randomly I will have an epiphany.

Scrivener isn’t the best choice when I have to scramble to get my thoughts down before they fade away. I have found an iOS program called drafts 4. It opens to a new note whenever the app is launched. I can set it to save the note file in a custom Dropbox folder. Later, when time permits I can import that txt file into Scrivener and put it in the proper category within my project file.

I have found this to be very valuable, I can quickly open drafts 4 type my note or sometimes even an entire page then when I have time, import that note directly into Scrivener. Drafts 4 also supports “night mode” so if I get a great idea in the middle of the night, it’s no problem to type it in drafts and not blind my eyes.

Anyone else use drafts 4 or something like it to quickly save inspirations and epiphany’s?

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**Author:** ![lunk](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/lunk/32/15732_2.png) [@lunk](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/lunk)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/using-drafts-4-for-importing-notes/34856/2 "2016-09-07T20:53:33Z")

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Yes, I use Drafts 4 and have an Action within it that saves the text to my Scrivener Scratch Pad folder on Dropbox. So when I open Scriv, I can open the Scratch Pad and easily import the text to where I want it.

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/system/32/16896_2.png) [@system](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/using-drafts-4-for-importing-notes/34856/3 "2016-09-08T17:15:15Z")

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> [@lunk](#):
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> Yes, I use Drafts 4 and have an Action within it that saves the text to my Scrivener Scratch Pad folder on Dropbox. So when I open Scriv, I can open the Scratch Pad and easily import the text to where I want it.

Excellent! Just found it it the Draft Action Directory. Thanks.