Export Notion to Markdown

One file per page and per database row on your Mac, in the folders Notion shows, kept in sync with your workspace.

A database row, as a file.

The front matter carries its id, dates, link and database, then the row's properties under their own names. Then the title and the row's page.

Write the plan.md

---
title: "Write the plan"
id: "1f2e3d4c-5b6a-4789-8abc-def012345678"
created: 2026-10-01T08:00:00Z
modified: 2026-10-17T10:00:00Z
source_url: "https://www.notion.so/Write-the-plan-1f2e3d4c5b6a47898abcdef012345678"
parent: "Tasks"
Status: "In progress"
Due date: 2026-10-24
---

# Write the plan

Draft the Q4 plan and share it on Friday.

What comes out

Your pages in the folders Notion shows them in: a page with pages under it gets a folder of its own beside its file.

Pages as plain Markdown

Headings, lists, to-dos, quotes, code and tables. A callout is a quote with its icon, a toggle a details block.

Databases as folders and a CSV

One file per row with its properties in the front matter, and the whole table as a CSV beside the folder.

Images copied

Images and files Notion hosts are copied into attachments beside their page, because Notion's links to them expire.

Links between pages

A link to another exported page becomes a relative link to its file, so it works in Obsidian and any editor.

Within minutes

Notion tells Exporter's server about every edit, move and deletion, and the file on your Mac follows within minutes.

Read only

Exporter asks Notion only to read and never changes a page or a database.

How it works

1Connect Notion
Sign in with Apple, then pick the pages Exporter may read on Notion's page in your browser and allow access.
2Choose items
Pages and databases, all ticked. Untick what you don't want.
3It syncs
Your pages arrive as Markdown, and every change after it within minutes.

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Questions

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What does it cost?

The first 7 days are free. Then Exporter Cloud is a subscription in the App Store: Notion on its own, or All Cloud for Linear, Notion and every cloud source we add, monthly or yearly.

Which pages sync?

The pages you share with Exporter on Notion's screen, and the pages and databases under them. To add a page later, open its ⋯ menu in Notion and add the exporter.dev connection.

Why does Notion go through a server?

Notion tells a server the moment something changes, so the server keeps your files current and your Mac pulls them. Your Mac never holds the Notion token.

Is my workspace stored anywhere?

The files are kept on Exporter's storage in Western Europe so your Mac can fetch them, and deleted 30 days after a plan ends. Privacy has the details.

Can I use the files in Obsidian or Claude?

Yes. They are plain Markdown with front matter: pick a folder inside your Obsidian vault, or point Claude Code at the folder.

What happens when I stop paying?

Syncing stops and the files on your Mac stay. Subscribe again and it carries on.

Against the alternatives

Notion exports a page or the whole workspace as a zip from its menus, once, by hand.

Feature	Exporter	Notion's own export	Copy and paste
Every page at once	Yes	Yes	No
Readable Markdown	Yes	Yes	By hand
Kept in sync	Yes	No	No
Price	7 days free, then a subscription	Free	Free

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