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[GH-ISSUE #603] Store as notes as .md files #311

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opened 2026-03-03 00:20:10 +03:00 by kerem · 10 comments

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Originally created by @tcharlss on GitHub (Aug 28, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/BoostIO/BoostNote-App/issues/603

(Hoping this topic has not been adressed before, I did a quick search and didn't find it.)

Current behavior

Notes are all stored in a single JSON file.

Expected behavior

This might go against the philosophy of the app, but I'm giving it a shot anyway :)

I was expecting the notes to be stored as real independant markdown files.
I think it's important that the actual notes remain easily accessible outside of the app, without needing to export them first.
Having real markdown files would allow us to find and edit them with any other editor, if need be.
Unfortunately, this is a bit of a show stopper for me.

The JSON could be used to store the meta data (tags and such), but for me it's important the actual content of the notes remain in traditional markdown files.

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Boost Note.next version: 0.9.0
OS version and name: Ubuntu 20.04

Originally created by @tcharlss on GitHub (Aug 28, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/BoostIO/BoostNote-App/issues/603 (Hoping this topic has not been adressed before, I did a quick search and didn't find it.) # Current behavior Notes are all stored in a single JSON file. # Expected behavior This might go against the philosophy of the app, but I'm giving it a shot anyway :) I was expecting the notes to be stored as real independant markdown files. I think it's important that the actual notes remain easily accessible outside of the app, without needing to export them first. Having real markdown files would allow us to find and edit them with any other editor, if need be. Unfortunately, this is a bit of a show stopper for me. The JSON could be used to store the meta data (tags and such), but for me it's important the actual *content* of the notes remain in traditional markdown files. # Environment ## Desktop/Web - Boost Note.next version: 0.9.0 - OS version and name: Ubuntu 20.04

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@Rokt33r commented on GitHub (Sep 1, 2020):

Could you tell me why do you need this feature?

@Rokt33r commented on GitHub (Sep 1, 2020): Could you tell me why do you need this feature?

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2026-03-03 00:20:11 +03:00

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@tcharlss commented on GitHub (Sep 1, 2020):

Well to sum it up, that way the notes would not to be "locked" inside the app (regardless of any export feature).

On top of my head:

they would be visible and browsable outside of the app, in any file browser
they would remain editable outside of the app with any editor
they would still be accessible if the app is uninstalled for whatever reason

@tcharlss commented on GitHub (Sep 1, 2020): Well to sum it up, that way the notes would not to be "locked" inside the app (regardless of any export feature). On top of my head: * they would be visible and browsable outside of the app, in any file browser * they would remain editable outside of the app with any editor * they would still be accessible if the app is uninstalled for whatever reason

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2026-03-03 00:20:11 +03:00

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@Nelvin commented on GitHub (Sep 12, 2020):

I'm switching over to markdown at the moment and also evaluating the (huge amount) of existing tools and to me this is a crucial feature as it helps to decide which tool to use depending on what file I actually work.
One might edit files depending on the current needs with different tools like boostnote or a coders editor (VSCode, Sublime etc.) or maybe generate/modify files using scripting languages (export table data etc.), use tools like imdone.io etc.

@Nelvin commented on GitHub (Sep 12, 2020): I'm switching over to markdown at the moment and also evaluating the (huge amount) of existing tools and to me this is a crucial feature as it helps to decide which tool to use depending on what file I actually work. One might edit files depending on the current needs with different tools like boostnote or a coders editor (VSCode, Sublime etc.) or maybe generate/modify files using scripting languages (export table data etc.), use tools like imdone.io etc.

kerem commented

2026-03-03 00:20:11 +03:00

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@ReneHamburger1993 commented on GitHub (Nov 25, 2020):

For me this feature would be nice too.
For the sake of converting some python examples to a ipython notebook I adapted an existing solutions to export the markdown content from the json files and then be able to convert them.
To directly have those as md files would be great!

@ReneHamburger1993 commented on GitHub (Nov 25, 2020): For me this feature would be nice too. For the sake of converting some python examples to a ipython notebook I adapted an existing solutions to export the markdown content from the json files and then be able to convert them. To directly have those as md files would be great!

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@Flexo013 commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2020):

@ReneHamburger1993 Make sure to leave a 👍 on the first post in this thread to show your interest 😃

@Flexo013 commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2020): @ReneHamburger1993 Make sure to leave a 👍 on the first post in this thread to show your interest 😃

kerem commented

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@ReneHamburger1993 commented on GitHub (Dec 1, 2020):

got it! 👍

@ReneHamburger1993 commented on GitHub (Dec 1, 2020): got it! 👍

kerem commented

2026-03-03 00:20:12 +03:00

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@RyanGreenup commented on GitHub (Mar 8, 2021):

Could you tell me why do you need this feature?

So some reasons I want files and not a database:

I can symlink notes into documentation in other directories
Use git to version control
use recoll to search through notes
Use R to analyse my notes (e.g. word count etc.)

@RyanGreenup commented on GitHub (Mar 8, 2021): > Could you tell me why do you need this feature? So some reasons I want files and not a database: - I can symlink notes into documentation in other directories - Use git to version control - use recoll to search through notes - Use R to analyse my notes (e.g. word count etc.)

kerem commented

2026-03-03 00:20:12 +03:00

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@d-luk commented on GitHub (Aug 9, 2021):

For anyone who would like to convert their Boost Note JSON files to plain Markdown (.md) files, I've created a little script to do this: https://gist.github.com/d-luk/449ec392f439396dac40d06bf3362828

@d-luk commented on GitHub (Aug 9, 2021): For anyone who would like to convert their Boost Note JSON files to plain Markdown (.md) files, I've created a little script to do this: https://gist.github.com/d-luk/449ec392f439396dac40d06bf3362828

kerem commented

2026-03-03 00:20:12 +03:00

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@Komediruzecki commented on GitHub (Aug 22, 2021):

Hi, all,

I added this to local space roadmap considerations (will be released soon), there is a similar duplicate here as well: https://github.com/BoostIO/BoostNote.next/issues/811

@Rokt33r should we transfer this issue to boost the note local repository?

@Komediruzecki commented on GitHub (Aug 22, 2021): Hi, all, I added this to local space roadmap considerations (will be released soon), there is a similar duplicate here as well: https://github.com/BoostIO/BoostNote.next/issues/811 @Rokt33r should we transfer this issue to boost the note local repository?

kerem commented

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@Rokt33r commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2021):

Duplicated and transferred. Please follow https://github.com/BoostIO/BoostNote.next/issues/603.

@Rokt33r commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2021): Duplicated and transferred. Please follow https://github.com/BoostIO/BoostNote.next/issues/603.

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