Which folder should a PDF planner go in on a Supernote?

The Document folder. Supernote's own transfer documentation directs PDF and EPUB files there for both USB and cloud transfers, and Document is where the reader with full writing and link support lives. Files sent through the Supernote Linking feature in the Partner app arrive in INBOX instead. They work from there, but Document is the tidy long-term home.

Why doesn't my Supernote show up on my Mac?

Supernote connects over MTP, a protocol macOS does not speak natively, so the device will not appear in Finder like a USB drive. Install a free MTP client such as OpenMTP or Android File Transfer (Supernote's support docs recommend exactly this), and the device's folders appear there instead. On Windows, it shows up directly under Devices and Drives.

Do planner links work with the Supernote pen?

Only in a specific case: a pen tap follows a link when a non-inking tool such as the highlighter or text selector is active. With a writing tool selected, the pen inks over the link instead. A finger tap follows links regardless of which tool is selected, so finger navigation is the habit worth building.

Should I load my planner as a template instead?

No. Supernote templates are static page backgrounds for the Note app. Useful for grids and layouts you write on, but not a home for a hyperlinked planner. Keep the planner as a PDF in the Document folder, where its internal links stay tappable and your writing saves into the file itself.

Getting a PDF planner onto your Supernote: every route, and the folder that matters

USB (and the macOS catch), cloud sync, Browse & Access, and the Supernote Linking app: how each transfer route works on the Manta and Nomad, why planners belong in the Document folder, and the tap habits that make links work.

2026-07-24· 5 min read

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Supernote gives you more ways to move a file onto the device than any of its competitors: USB, four cloud services, a local web upload, a companion app, email, even USB sticks. That generosity is also the confusion. Half the transfer questions in the Supernote community boil down to which route, and then which folder?

The folder answer is short and official: PDF planners go in the Document folder. Supernote’s support documentation says it plainly for both the USB route (“drag the EPUB and PDF documents you wish to import to the Document folder”) and the cloud route (“save them in the Document folder”). Here’s each route in practice on a Manta or Nomad, and the handful of behaviors worth knowing after the file lands.

Route 1: USB-C, fast and offline (with one macOS catch)

Plug the Supernote into your computer with USB-C.

Windows: the device appears under Devices and Drives. Open it, drag your PDF into the Document folder, eject.
macOS: nothing appears, and this is the single most common transfer complaint. The Supernote speaks MTP, not USB mass storage, and Macs don’t support MTP natively. Install a free MTP client (Supernote’s docs suggest OpenMTP or Android File Transfer) and the device’s folder tree shows up inside that app. Drag the PDF into Document there.

USB is the right route for a full-year planner: it’s fast, works offline, and there’s no file-size anxiety.

Route 2: Cloud sync, set once and forgotten

Supernote Cloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive all sync with the device. Put the PDF in the synced folder structure under Document, then on the device swipe down from the top and tap the sync icon. The planner appears after sync completes.

This is the best route if you expect to re-download or replace the file later. A regenerated planner (new layout, new settings) dropped into the same cloud folder reaches the device with zero cables.

Route 3: Browse & Access (no cable, no cloud account)

Enable Browse & Access on the Supernote, and it serves a local upload page to any browser on the same Wi-Fi network. Upload the PDF from your computer; move it into Document on the device if it didn’t land there. Handy for one-off transfers on machines you don’t want to install anything on. Both devices must stay on the same network for the whole transfer.

Route 4: Supernote Linking from your phone (lands in INBOX)

The companion-app route is now branded Supernote Linking inside the Partner app: enable it in Settings, share a file from your phone, and it transfers over shared Wi-Fi. One quirk to expect: files sent this way arrive in the INBOX folder, not Document. That’s by design, per Supernote’s own docs. The planner opens and works fine from INBOX; move it into Document when you’re organizing so future-you can find it.

Also real but more niche: the on-device email app (attachments arrive on the device) and USB OTG flash drives, which mount as a folder under Files.

Document vs Note vs template: why the folder matters

The Supernote’s three content systems are easy to conflate and behave completely differently:

Document is the PDF/EPUB reader. Files here keep their internal structure, including the hyperlinks a planner is built from, and you write directly onto the pages. This is where a planner lives.
Note is the native notebook system, with its own linking features between notes.
Templates are static page backgrounds for the Note app. A PDF loaded as a template becomes wallpaper: great for a dot grid or a meeting-notes layout, wrong for a hyperlinked planner, because you’d be writing on a background image rather than navigating a document. (The new InkHub app, added in mid-2026 firmware, is a first-party way to browse and share exactly these kinds of templates. Worth exploring for blank layouts, separate from your planner.)

If you take one thing from this guide: planner → Document folder. Most “my planner doesn’t work right” reports we’ve seen trace to a file living in the wrong system.

After the transfer: three behaviors worth knowing

Links are a finger gesture, mostly. Internal planner links work in the Document reader, and the reliable way to tap them is with a finger. The pen follows links only while a non-inking tool (highlighter, text select) is active; with a pen tool selected, pen taps ink over the link. This is a platform behavior, not a file problem. The same rule, with local variations, applies on every writing tablet (the cross-device link troubleshooter has the full comparison).

The top edge belongs to the system. Swiping down from the top of the screen opens the Supernote’s menu, so the top band of the screen is gesture territory. Well-made Supernote planners keep tabs and tap targets out of that band. If a planner you’re evaluating puts its navigation row hard against the top edge, expect friction.

Exactly 3:4 files fill the screen. The Manta (1920×2560) and Nomad (1404×1872) both have exactly 3:4 panels, and Supernote’s template guidance notes that content at other ratios may not fully cover the screen. A planner PDF built to your model’s exact dimensions displays edge to edge with no scaling surprises; an A4 or letter-sized file gets letterboxed, wasting margin space you’d rather write in. That per-model sizing is the core of what Planned Pages generates: Manta and Nomad presets with the top gesture band and toolbar clearance already respected, and a free first month if you want to watch the links work on your own device before you commit to a full year.

The 30-second version

Windows: cable → Document folder. Mac: install OpenMTP first, then the same. Prefer no cables? Cloud sync into Document, or Supernote Linking from your phone (then move it out of INBOX). Never load a planner as a template, tap links with your finger, and buy files sized for your exact model.

Setting up the rest of the system? The daily routine that makes a linked planner stick and choosing a weekly layout are the natural next reads.