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Export notes as Markdown, text or PDF

On Android and on the webUpdated

To export notes from Memlow, open a note's ⋯ menu and choose Export, then pick Markdown, plain text or PDF (and an image on Android). To take everything at once, use Export all notes in Settings: you get one ZIP of Markdown files, sorted into folders, with your photos and recordings. Any other notes app or text editor can open them.

An export is a readable copy for other apps. To move your notes to another phone or browser with Memlow, use a backup file instead: it keeps everything, and Memlow can restore it.

Export one note

On Android

  1. Open the note and tap ⋯ at the top.
  2. Tap Export.
  3. Under Export note, choose Markdown, PDF, Text or Image.
  4. Tap Save to device to choose where to save it, or Share to send it to another app.
Export note on Android: Markdown, PDF, Text and Image, with Save to device and Share

On the web

  1. Open the note and choose ⋯ at the top.
  2. Choose Export.
  3. Choose Markdown, Plain text or PDF. Markdown and plain text download straight away. PDF opens your browser's print window: choose Save as PDF there.

You can also choose Export from a note's ⋯ menu in the list.

What each format gives you

FormatWhat you getGood for
MarkdownThe note as a .md file: title, headings, lists, checklists, tables, links. With photos or recordings, a ZIP with them in an attachments folder.Obsidian, Joplin or any Markdown app
Plain text (Text on Android)Just the words, with each checklist item marked done or notPasting anywhere, email
PDFThe note as it looks, with its colour, paper and themePrinting, sending a bill or a timetable
Image (Android)A PNG picture of the noteSending in a chat

Sheets and charts come out as tables of their values, and a goal as a short summary. For the PDF in detail, see Print a note or save it as a PDF.

Export all your notes

On Android

  1. Open Settings. Under Backup and data, tap Export all notes.
  2. If you have locked notes, enter your PIN to include them.
  3. Choose where to save the ZIP file and tap Save. Memlow says "Notes exported".

On the web

  1. Open Settings, then Backup and data.
  2. Beside Export all notes, choose Export.
  3. Your browser downloads the ZIP, and Memlow says how many notes it holds.

On the web, locked notes are left out of Export all notes. Unlock them first if you want them in.

The ZIP is named like Memlow 2026-10-24.zip. Inside, each note is a .md file named after its title, in a folder for each of your folders, with photos and recordings beside them. Notes in Trash aren't included.

Other things you can export

  • A sheet's tab as CSV or TSV: in the sheet, File, then Download this tab as CSV. See Import a CSV or TSV file.
  • A chart as a picture: Export as PNG in the chart's menu, and Export as SVG on the web.
  • Your tasks as a PDF: the export button in Tasks.

Note

Exported files aren't encrypted. Anyone who gets one can read it, so keep them as carefully as the notes themselves.

Questions and answers

Which formats can I export?

One note: Markdown, plain text or PDF, and an image on Android. All notes: a ZIP of Markdown files with photos and recordings.

How do I export everything at once?

Open Settings, then Backup and data, and choose Export all notes. You get one ZIP, sorted into your folders.

Can I bring an export back into Memlow?

On the web, drop the .md files onto app.memlow.com and each becomes a note again. To move everything, photos and reminders included, a backup file is better. See Bring in notes from text or Markdown files.