Export — your knowledge, out of any door.

Most apps let you in. Few let you out gracefully. Knovya Export composes five formats — Markdown, HTML, JSON, PDF, and DOCX — into one promise: your work is portable forever, in either direction. Single notes are free; bulk by folder, scheduled exports to Google Drive or S3, and the knovya_export MCP tool are on Pro. Round-trip with Import.

Formats: 5
Surfaces: 4
Round-trip ready: ↺
Lock-in: 0

Export

ships · preserves · liberates

Experiment 01 · The Lab

Pick a format. Watch the same note, five ways.

One sample note — heading, paragraph, list, table, code. Tap any format and the file recomposes — with a per-block fidelity report on the side.

Sample: Q3 OKRs — draft v3 q3-okrs-draft-v3.md

# Q3 OKRs — draft v3

*draft · last edited 2 days ago · 12 backlinks*

## Objectives

The team commits to three outcomes by the end of Q3. Owner alignment is locked at the kickoff; metrics are reviewed every other Friday.

- **Ship the export pipeline** — five formats, server-rendered
- **Reduce p0 incidents** to fewer than 2 per month
- **Onboard 50 design partners** for the agentic-memory beta

### Key Results

| KR | Target | Status |
|----|--------|--------|
| Export formats live | 5 of 5 | on track |
| p0 incidents | <2/mo | at risk |
| Design partners | 50 | committed |

### Open questions

See decision: [RAG vs MCP](knovya://note/d4f7). The architecture call still has loose ends around scheduled-export egress.

```python
# rough budget model
egress_per_user_gb = scheduled_exports * avg_size_gb
monthly_cost = egress_per_user_gb * 0.09
```

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>Q3 OKRs — draft v3</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="knovya.css">
</head>
<body>
  <article class="note">
    <h1>Q3 OKRs — draft v3</h1>
    <p class="meta"><em>draft · 12 backlinks</em></p>
    <h2>Objectives</h2>
    <p>The team commits to three outcomes...</p>
    <ul>
      <li><strong>Ship the export pipeline</strong> — five formats</li>
      <li>Reduce p0 incidents to fewer than 2/mo</li>
      <li>Onboard 50 design partners</li>
    </ul>
    <table>
      <thead><tr><th>KR</th><th>Target</th><th>Status</th></tr></thead>
      <tbody>...</tbody>
    </table>
    <pre><code class="language-python">
egress_per_user_gb = scheduled * avg_size_gb
</code></pre>
  </article>
</body>
</html>


  "id": "d4f7-2156-q3-okrs",
  "title": "Q3 OKRs — draft v3",
  "status": "draft",
  "folder": "Planning/2026",
  "updated_at": "2026-04-30T11:42:00Z",
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        "Reduce p0 incidents to <2/mo",
        "Onboard 50 design partners"
      ] ,
     "type": "table", "rows": 4,
      "columns": ["KR", "Target", "Status"] ,
     "type": "codeBlock",
      "language": "python",
      "content": "egress_per_user_gb = ..." 
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  "is_pinned": true

Q3 OKRs — draft v3

draft · last edited 2 days ago · 12 backlinks

Objectives. The team commits to three outcomes by the end of Q3. Owner alignment is locked at the kickoff; metrics are reviewed every other Friday.

Ship the export pipeline — five formats, server-rendered
Reduce p0 incidents to fewer than 2 per month
Onboard 50 design partners

Key Results. Export formats 5 of 5 — on track. p0 incidents <2/mo — at risk. Design partners 50 — committed.

egress_per_user_gb = scheduled * avg_size_gb

Q3 OKRs — draft v3

Objectives. The team commits to three outcomes by the end of Q3.

Ship the export pipeline — five formats, server-rendered
Reduce p0 incidents to fewer than 2 per month
Onboard 50 design partners

Key Results.

KR	Target	Status
Export formats live	5 of 5	on track
p0 incidents	<2/mo	at risk
Design partners	50	committed

Markdown — plain text, version-controllable, the lingua franca of every other tool you might ever switch to.

Free — Markdown, HTML, JSON. Single-note, unlimited. Pro — adds PDF, DOCX, ZIP bulk, scheduled exports → See Pro

All five · what Export composes

Five formats, two families.

Each format answers a different need. Together they cover every door — from version-control plain text to client-ready Word.

Family I Plain & Open

3 formats · Free

.md

Markdown The plain-text lingua franca. Version-controllable, readable in any editor, accepted by every modern tool. Headings, lists, code, tables — preserved by spec. migration · git · static sites · AI prompts

Free

.html

HTML Self-contained semantic markup. Open in any browser, embed in any CMS, ship to any web destination — full visual fidelity, every block intact. web publishing · email · archive

Free

.json

JSON (BlockNote) The full BlockNote AST. Every block, every prop, every link, lossless. Feed it to an agent, pipe it through a script, round-trip it back into Knovya. agentic workflows · backups · custom pipelines

Free

Family II Polished & Portable

2 formats · Pro

.pdf

PDF Server-rendered fixed-layout. Pixel-perfect on every screen and printer, ISO 32000-compliant. Page numbers, headers, footers — typeset as if it were always meant to be printed. client deliverables · legal · archives · print

Pro

.docx

Word (DOCX) Real Open XML — opens in Microsoft Word, Pages, Google Docs, LibreOffice with native styling. Tables are tables, headings are headings, code is monospaced. collaborator review · team handoff · grants & contracts

Pro

Most tools let you in. Few let you out.

Every knowledge tool sells you the front door. The back door — the one you walk out through with your work intact — is usually locked, hidden, or charged for. Your notes become hostages to whichever app held them last.

Knovya treats export as a first-class right, not a settings-screen footnote. Five formats, single or bulk, scheduled or on demand, free for the basic three. The same notes that came in walk back out — round-trip, no sermons.

Notion: Markdown export omits database content; you cannot re-import a Notion database back into Notion losslessly.
Evernote: ENEX-only legacy format; converters required for almost anything else.
Apple Notes: No bulk export. PDF only via Print → Save As, one note at a time.
Knovya: Five formats. Bulk by folder. Scheduled. Round-trip with Import. Free for the basics.

The lineage

From Camelot to your second brain.

The fight to make documents leave one machine and arrive intact on another is older than the web. Five moments taught Export how.

1990
Camelot — Warnock's memo John Warnock writes a six-page paper at Adobe: "any application, any platform, any printer." The vision that became PDF. Adobe · internal memo
1993
PDF launches — June 15 Adobe Acrobat 1.0 ships. Fixed-layout portability becomes real — same document, identical, anywhere. Adobe · Acrobat 1.0 release
2004
Markdown — Gruber & Swartz A plain-text format anyone could read raw, anywhere. Plain text wins; readability becomes a portability strategy. Daring Fireball · March 2004
2008
ISO 32000 — PDF opens up Adobe releases the PDF specification as an open ISO standard. Portability becomes a right, not a vendor's gift. ISO · 32000-1:2008
2026
Knovya Export Four ancestors composed into five formats. Single, bulk, scheduled, MCP-callable. Round-trip native. The exit door, built in. ★ Knovya · production

A door, not a settings screen

Nobody else makes leaving easy.

Every other tool treats export as a compliance feature — buried, partial, format-singular. Knovya is the only knowledge base that ships five formats native, with bulk by folder, scheduled to a destination, and round-trip via the matching Import — across every plan tier including Free.

Notion md, html, pdf · DBs lock
Evernote enex · legacy only
Apple Notes no bulk · pdf via print
Obsidian md only · plugin DIY
Roam json, md · single note
Knovya 5 formats · bulk · scheduled · round-trip

Surfaces

Export reaches you everywhere you write.

Four entry points, one engine. From a single note menu to a recurring backup pipeline.

Note menu — Export as single note

Open any note, click the actions menu, pick a format. The file downloads — no dialog stack, no settings detour.

Bulk export modal folder · ZIP

Pick a folder, pick a format, get a ZIP. Folder structure preserved. Internal links rewritten so they resolve inside the archive.

Source 📁 Planning / 2026 / Q3

Format md html json pdf docx

Notes ✓ include subfolders · ✓ rewrite internal links

42 notes · ~3.8 MB · zipped ↓ Export

Scheduled exports automated

Recurring exports to a destination — local download, Google Drive, S3. Useful for backups, board reports, compliance archives.

Weekly backup — All notes Mon 06:00 · JSON · S3

Monthly board pack 1st @ 09:00 · PDF · Drive

Q3 retro archive Daily · MD · local

paused

MCP — knovya_export agentic

The export engine, exposed as an MCP tool. Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT — any client can ship a note out as a deliverable, mid-conversation.

// MCP tool call · agentic surface

  "tool": "knovya_export",
  "args": 
    "note_id": "d4f7-2156",
    "format": "docx",
    "include_links": true
  


// → presigned URL · 1h ttl

Bonded with · Group III · Editor

Export composes with the rest of the editor stack.

24 ↺ pair

Import

The other half of round-trip. From Notion ZIP, Obsidian, Roam, Markdown.

Block Editor

22 block types — what Export composes into each format.

Version History

Export any past version. Time travel, then ship.

The link-based alternative. Live note, not a frozen file.

Frequently asked

A few honest answers.

How do I export a note from Knovya?

Open any note, click the actions menu, choose Export as. Select your format — Markdown, HTML, JSON, PDF, or DOCX — and the file downloads. For bulk export across a folder, use Settings → Data → Export, pick the folder and format, and a ZIP of every note arrives in your downloads.

What formats does Knovya export to?

Five formats. Markdown, HTML, and JSON are available on every plan, including Free. PDF and DOCX are on Pro — both rendered server-side with full formatting fidelity. ZIP bulk export is on Pro and Team.

Is PDF export available on the Free plan?

PDF and DOCX export are on Pro. Free includes Markdown, HTML, and JSON — enough to migrate to any other tool, version-control your notes, or feed an AI agent. Pro adds polished PDF and Word output for sharing with clients, professors, or your team.

Can I export an entire folder at once?

Yes. Bulk export is on Pro (up to 50 notes per ZIP) and Team (up to 500). Pick a folder, pick a format, get a ZIP. Folder structure is preserved. Filenames match note titles. Internal links between exported notes are rewritten so they resolve inside the archive.

Can I round-trip notes with Notion or Obsidian?

Yes. Export to Markdown, then re-import into Notion, Obsidian, Bear, Logseq, or any tool that reads .md. The opposite direction is supported by the Import feature — Notion ZIP, Obsidian vault, Roam JSON, all preserve their links and folder structure when imported back. No vendor lock-in, in either direction.

Can I schedule recurring exports?

Yes, on Pro and Team. Schedule a weekly or monthly export of any folder to a destination — local download, Google Drive, or S3. Pro has a 100GB-per-day egress limit. Team has 1TB. Useful for backups, board reports, and compliance archives.

Is there an API for programmatic export?

Yes. The MCP knovya_export tool exposes export to any AI client speaking Model Context Protocol — Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, Goose, Continue, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot. Pass a note ID, get back the rendered file in any of the five formats. Useful for agentic workflows that need to ship a note out as a deliverable.

Are images, callouts, and tables preserved?

Yes — with format-appropriate fidelity. PDF and DOCX preserve everything visually. HTML preserves everything with semantic markup. Markdown preserves what the spec supports — headings, lists, code, tables, images — and gracefully approximates blocks like callouts using blockquote conventions. JSON preserves the full BlockNote AST, every block intact.

Try Export in your own notes.

Three formats free, forever. Five formats and bulk on Pro. The exit door is the front door's twin — both included.

Start free See Pro

★ element 23 · Group III — Editor · ships · preserves · liberates