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Quick Start Guide

Get up and running with Markdown Exporter for Confluence in just a few minutes.

Installation

  1. Go to the Atlassian Marketplace
  2. Search for “Markdown Exporter for Confluence”
  3. Click “Get it now”
  4. Select your Confluence Cloud instance
  5. Complete the installation

Open the Exporter

There are two ways to launch the exporter: From a page (recommended for single page or tree exports):
  1. Navigate to any Confluence page
  2. Click the ••• (More actions) menu in the top-right corner
  3. Select “Export to Markdown”
From global navigation (recommended for space exports):
  1. Click the Apps menu in the Confluence global navigation
  2. Select “Markdown Exporter”

Your First Export

Export a Single Page

  1. Open the exporter from the ••• menu on any page
  2. Make sure “Single Page” is selected
  3. Optionally enable YAML front matter or adjust filename pattern
  4. Click “Preview” to see the rendered Markdown
  5. Click “Export” and download your .md file

Export a Page Tree

  1. Open the exporter from the ••• menu on the parent page
  2. The page tree loads automatically — select or deselect pages as needed
  3. Use in-tree search to find specific pages by title
  4. Configure options (YAML front matter, Obsidian mode, filename pattern)
  5. Click “Export” and download the ZIP archive

Export an Entire Space

  1. Open the exporter from the global Apps menu
  2. Select your target space from the space picker
  3. All pages load in the tree — select the ones you want or select all
  4. Configure export options
  5. Click “Export” and download the ZIP

Understanding the Output

Multi-page exports download as a ZIP file that mirrors your Confluence page hierarchy as folders:
Each .md file optionally starts with YAML front matter:

Next Steps