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Export and backup

Open the Export & Backup menu from the header.

Export a note

Section titled “Export a note”
  • Markdown saves the current note to your Downloads folder as a .md file. If the note contains images, you get a .zip with the note and an images folder instead.
  • PDF saves a basic text PDF to your Downloads folder. Read the limitations below before using it for a long or formatted note.

PDF limitations

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The current PDF export produces a single-page text file. It does not preserve images or rich text styling, non-Latin characters may not render correctly, and long notes can be cut off.

Use Markdown to keep a note’s text and images together. A Backup is the format to use when restoring notes into Raku.

Back up everything

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Backup creates a file named like raku-backup-<date>.zip containing all of your notes, folders and images. Keep it somewhere safe, such as a cloud drive or an external disk.

Appearance preferences and other app settings are not included in the backup.

Restore

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Restore reads a backup zip and adds its contents to what you have now:

  • Notes and folders in the backup that you do not have are added.
  • A note that exists in both is overwritten with the version from the backup.
  • Nothing in your current notes is deleted.

Raku asks you to confirm before restoring.