How to export journals
Diarly supports the following export options:
- Markdown (Can be used for backups as it can be later imported)
- Rich Text
- Printing
You can export all your journals from the Menu Bar, under File > Export
and choosing the exporter.
Markdown Exporter
Exports a zip file containing .md
files, with images. Markdown is a widely used format for modern Blog and writing apps.
The file structure of Markdown
exporter:
Export
> Journal Name
> Year (e.g 2020)
> Data
- DD-MM-YYYY.md
...
Data
contains all images, files, and attachments used in the journal.DD-MM-YYYY.md
contains the plain text entry for the given day.
When a note doesn't have a date
, it will be exported as {UUID}.md
.
Exporting only selected entries
On Mac, you can select entries or notes in the timeline view (select multiple by holding shift) and then right-click to export them:
