Apple Notes Export Guides

What File > Export as Markdown in macOS 26 actually does, where it still flattens folders and mishandles checklists, and when a dedicated export tool is worth it.

Let Claude search and read your Apple Notes. Three routes compared: a local MCP server, a no-terminal app, or exporting to Markdown and JSONL, with setup and privacy covered.

iCloud.com has no export button. How to export all your iCloud notes in bulk to PDF, Markdown, or HTML, with attachments and scheduled backups.

Native PDF and Markdown export on Mac, plus when to switch to bulk workflows.

Side-by-side walkthrough of exporting from both iPhone and Mac.

The Share-and-Markup method, the Print-and-pinch fallback, locked notes, scanned pages, and where the saved PDF ends up.

Complete guide to PDF export including batch workflows and attachment handling.

Batch-export an entire Apple Notes library to PDF in one pass.

Export full folders at once, preserving structure, names, and attachments.

Target a single folder and export everything inside it to your chosen format.

Keep images, PDFs, scans, and sketches connected to their notes on export.

A fair comparison of Apple Notes Exporter Pro and the free Exporter app: formats, attachments, price, and which fits your backup or migration.

Live Markdown sync and an MCP server versus ten export formats and scheduled backups. Formats, macOS support, and price compared so you pick the right tool.

Export Apple Notes as Markdown and import into Notion, with folder structure, images, and formatting preserved.

Export clean Markdown files with attachments ready to drop into your Obsidian vault.

Move Apple Notes into Bear with native macOS 26 Markdown export, or a bulk export on older Macs, with tags and attachments handled.

Move Apple Notes into Craft on Mac with native macOS 26 Markdown export, keep images with a TextBundle import, and rebuild your grouping with Craft Spaces.

Move Apple Notes into Google Docs for editing, collaboration, and cloud access.

Migrate from Apple Notes to Microsoft OneNote on Mac.

Get your notes into Markdown for knowledge-base tools, static sites, and Git.

Why iCloud sync is not a backup, and four ways to automate real Apple Notes backups: Time Machine, Shortcuts, a scheduled AppleScript, or scheduled exports.

Create a readable, offline backup of your notes on a drive you own.

Produce organized, printable PDF records from Apple Notes for documentation and review.

Real export questions and approaches from the Apple Notes community.