How to export your Notion workspace
Notion exports one page with its subpages from the page’s menu, or the whole workspace from Settings, as HTML or Markdown & CSV. A whole workspace can take hours and arrives as a link by email.
At a glance
- One page
- ••• → Export, as HTML, Markdown & CSV or PDF
- Everything
- Settings → General → Export all workspace content
- Ready in
- Up to 30 hours for a large workspace
- Download
- The link expires after 7 days
Export your whole workspace
In these steps, “here” means Import notes in ThreadPage.
- In Notion, open Settings → General and choose Export all workspace content.
- Choose HTML as the export format, then Export.
- Wait for Notion’s email with the download link, then download the ZIP. It can take a while.
- Choose the ZIP here.
Steps checked 7 November 2026 on Notion’s help pages.
Export one page
- Open the page and choose •••, then Export.
- Choose a format: HTML, Markdown & CSV or PDF.
- Turn on Include subpages to take the pages under it too, then choose Export.
HTML and Markdown & CSV arrive as a ZIP. On a phone, Notion then opens the share sheet.
Which format to choose
- HTML keeps the most of each page, and it’s the format to choose for ThreadPage.
- Markdown & CSV writes text files for other editors, with each database as a CSV table.
- PDF is for reading and printing; it includes subpages only on the Business and Enterprise plans.
Before you export
- Only workspace owners can export the whole workspace, on the web or in the desktop app.
- A database exports only the view you have open, and a form view not at all.
- Other members’ private pages aren’t in your export, and on Enterprise an owner can turn exports off.
- If unzipping fails on Windows because a path is too long, export again with Create folders for subpages turned off.
Bring them into ThreadPage
Pages with subpages become folders, databases become tables, and files and links between pages come across; callouts and toggles become quotes.
Comments, page icons, covers and database views stay behind.
Your exported files are read in your browser and never sent to ThreadPage. With Sync on, the imported notes then sync to your account like any others.
Get your Notion pages as Markdown
Choose HTML for the export: in ThreadPage the pages keep their names, and links between them keep working.
After the import, open Settings → Import & export, choose Export to other apps and then Markdown (.md). Each thread becomes a .md file in its folder, with its images and files beside it.
Both steps run in your browser, free and without an account.
Questions
How long does a Notion export take?
A whole workspace can take up to 30 hours. Notion emails you a link when it’s ready, and the link expires after 7 days.
Can I export from the Notion app on my phone?
One page, yes: ••• → Export, then share the file. The whole workspace only on the web or in the desktop app.
Are databases exported?
Yes, with their rows, in the view you have open. ThreadPage turns each database into a table.
Does exporting change my notes in Notion?
No. Exporting makes a copy, and your notes stay in Notion as they were.
Do I need a ThreadPage account?
No. The import works on Free, in your browser or in the app. With Plus or Pro and Sync on, the imported notes then sync to your account.
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