Embedding images / PDFs / link previews

Writing isn't only words — character concept art, maps, reference PDFs are common in notes. Slima supports four embed types.

1 · Images

The simplest. Three ways to insert:

Method	How
Drag	Drop image from your file manager into the editor
Toolbar	Image icon → upload
Markdown	Type `![Slima Writing Studio editor: left file tree (Chapters / Notes) / centre editor / right Notes panel](/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTE4LCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--2017c9c527cea624886c5fb351d5d06394f1c22b/en-editor-layout.png)` directly

Formats: jpg / png / webp / gif / svg. Limit 10 MB / image.

Automatic processing

Auto-compress: thumbnail (for display) + original (for export)
EXIF rotation fix: phone photos won't show sideways
Alt text: required — the AI Coach uses it when "seeing" the image

2 · PDFs

![](path/to/file.pdf) or drag.

How they show:

Embedded viewer (single-page / multi-page toggle)
Selectable text and annotation
Text content is read by the AI Coach (text PDFs, not scanned)

Limit 50 MB / file.

3 · Link previews

Type an external link [title](https://...), hover and Slima auto-fetches the Open Graph preview (thumbnail + title + description).

Great for citing online sources:

Reference: [Lighthouse keepers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse_keeper)

Previews are cached — even offline you'll see the last fetched preview.

4 · Wikilinks (internal)

[[Filename]] — links to a file in the current book:

Hover for content preview
Click to jump
Auto-updates when the target file is renamed

See: File tree overview

Where to put media

Inside Notes:

Notes
├── Characters
│   ├── Protagonist.md
│   └── Protagonist.jpg
├── Maps
│   └── Lighthouse location.png
└── Reference PDFs
    └── Marine ecology survey.pdf

Co-located with the text file → easy to find.

What happens on export

Export to EPUB / PDF / DOCX → images included
Export to Markdown → images as base64 or external links
Export to .slima backup → originals preserved