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Export & Sharing

DumbNote provides multiple ways to export and share your notes. From simple markdown files to PDF exports and GitHub Gists, you can share your work in the format that works best for your audience.

Export Options Overview

Available Formats

1. Markdown (.md) - Original format with all features
2. PDF - Professional documents for sharing
3. ZIP Archive - Complete backup with attachments
4. GitHub Gist - Online sharing with version control
5. HTML - Web-ready format (via preview)

Individual Note Export

Using the Share Button

All individual note exports are accessed through the Share button in the toolbar:

1. Open the note you want to export
2. Click the Share button (share icon) in the toolbar
3. A dropdown menu appears with export options

Export as Markdown

Via Share button:

1. Click Share button in toolbar
2. Select “Markdown” under Export Formats
3. Choose save location
4. File saved with .md extension

Features preserved:

• All markdown syntax
• YAML frontmatter
• Links (as-is)
• Image references
• Original formatting

Export as PDF

Via Share button:

1. Click Share button in toolbar
2. Select “PDF” under Export Formats
3. DumbNote generates the PDF
4. Choose save location

PDF features:

• Fully rendered markdown
• Embedded images
• Clickable links
• Professional formatting
• Print-ready output

Alternative method (via preview):

1. Switch to preview mode (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+V)
2. Right-click → “Print” or Cmd/Ctrl+P
3. Select “Save as PDF”

Copy as HTML

From preview:

1. Select content in preview
2. Copy (Cmd/Ctrl+C)
3. Paste into email/web
4. Formatting preserved

Bulk Export

Export All Notes

File menu method:

1. File → Export All
2. Choose location
3. Wait for processing
4. ZIP file created

What’s included:

DumbNote-Export-2024-01-09.zip
├── notes/
│   ├── note1.md
│   ├── note2.md
│   └── folder/
│       └── note3.md
├── attachments/
│   ├── image1.png
│   └── document.pdf
└── manifest.json

GitHub Gist Integration

What are Gists?

GitHub Gists are:

• Simple way to share text
• Version controlled
• Can be public or private
• Support markdown rendering
• Commentable

Creating a Gist

Via Share button:

1. Open note to share
2. Click Share button in toolbar
3. Select “GitHub Gist” under Publish Online
4. If not authenticated, connect with GitHub token
5. Choose visibility:
   • Public - Discoverable by search engines
   • Private - Only accessible via direct URL
6. Gist created, URL copied

Requirements:

• GitHub account
• GitHub token with ‘gist’ scope
• Internet connection

Gist Features

Automatic features:

• Syntax highlighting
• Markdown preview
• Raw file access
• Embed capability
• Fork support

URL structure:

https://gist.github.com/username/gist-id

Managing Gists

Update existing:

1. Make changes in DumbNote
2. Click Share button → GitHub Gist
3. DumbNote detects existing Gist
4. Choose to update, view, or delete

Gist actions:

• Update - Keep same URL, update content
• View - Open in browser
• Delete - Remove from GitHub
• Switch privacy - Convert public↔private

View online:

• Click Gist URL
• See rendered markdown
• View revision history
• Download raw
• Fork or star

Sharing Strategies

Format Conversion

Markdown to Other Formats

Using Pandoc

Install Pandoc, then:

# MD to DOCX
pandoc note.md -o note.docx

# MD to HTML
pandoc note.md -o note.html

# MD to LaTeX
pandoc note.md -o note.tex

# MD to EPUB
pandoc note.md -o note.epub

Online Converters

• Dillinger.io
• StackEdit.io
• Markdown to PDF
• CloudConvert

Preserving Formatting

For rich content:

1. Use PDF export
2. Maintains all styling
3. Images embedded
4. Links clickable

For plain text:

1. Export markdown
2. Remove frontmatter
3. Simplify links
4. Check compatibility

Troubleshooting

Export Issues

PDF not rendering correctly:

1. Check preview first
2. Try different browser
3. Simplify complex elements
4. Update DumbNote

Images missing:

1. Check attachment paths
2. Verify files exist
3. Use relative paths
4. Include in export

Large exports failing:

1. Export in batches
2. Exclude large attachments
3. Compress images first
4. Check disk space

Sharing Problems

Gist creation fails:

1. Check internet connection
2. Verify GitHub token
3. Check rate limits
4. Try smaller note

Links broken after export:

1. Use relative paths
2. Export with structure
3. Update paths manually
4. Include all dependencies

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