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Copy a Notion Page to Markdown Without Exporting

Notion's export produces a zip file. For one page, selecting the blocks and pasting them here is faster and gives you Markdown directly.

Direct answer

Select the blocks in the Notion page, copy them, and paste into the box above. Notion places an HTML version of the selection on the clipboard, which the tool converts to Markdown, including headings, nested lists, code blocks, and simple tables. It is the fast path for a single page; use Notion's own export for a whole workspace.

Open the Rich Text to Markdown converter

When to use this

  • One Notion page needs to become a README or a repository file.
  • You do not want a zip download and a folder of renamed files for a single page.
  • You are moving a page into a static site or a git-backed wiki.

Steps

  1. Open the Notion page and select the blocks you want, or press Ctrl+A twice to select the page content.
  2. Copy with Ctrl+C.
  3. Click the paste box above and press Ctrl+V.
  4. Check nested lists and code blocks in the output; adjust indentation in the output box if needed.
  5. Copy the Markdown, or download it as a .md file.

Example conversion

Pasted source
(A Notion selection: a heading, a nested bullet list, and a code block)
Markdown output
## Deploy steps

- Build
  - Run the tests
  - Tag the release
- Ship

```
npm run deploy
```

Common mistakes

  • Do not use this for a whole workspace. Notion's Export as Markdown handles many pages at once; this converts one selection.
  • Do not expect a database view to become a database. A copied board or table view converts to a simple Markdown table at best, and loses filters, formulas, and relations.
  • Do not expect toggle content to always come through. Collapsed toggles may not be part of the selection, so expand them before copying.
  • Do not expect images to be downloaded. The Markdown points at Notion-hosted URLs that can require a signed-in session.

FAQ

Is pasting better than Notion's Markdown export?
For a single page, pasting is faster and gives you the Markdown immediately. For many pages, the built-in export is better because it handles the whole tree and downloads the attachments.
Do Notion databases convert?
Only their visible rows, and only as a plain Markdown table. Filters, formulas, relations, and rollups have no Markdown equivalent.
Which direction is this tool?
Notion to Markdown. For the opposite direction — preparing Markdown to paste into Notion — use the Markdown to Notion converter.

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