[PR #2115] [MERGED] Markdown Export #5943

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T10:21:00+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 10:21:00 +03:00

📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/pull/2115
Author: @nikhiljha
Created: 5/13/2020
Status: ✅ Merged
Merged: 6/22/2021
Merged by: @ssddanbrown

Base: master ← Head: markdown-export

📝 Commits (4)

a34a07c basic markdown export
a7d9646 support exporting WYSIWYG pages as Markdown
ea82c2f support exporting books as zip files
e287d96 move zip export into exportservice

📊 Changes

10 files changed (+188 additions, -3 deletions)

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📝 app/Entities/ExportService.php (+70 -0)
📝 app/Http/Controllers/BookExportController.php (+21 -0)
📝 app/Http/Controllers/ChapterExportController.php (+12 -0)
📝 app/Http/Controllers/PageExportController.php (+11 -0)
📝 composer.json (+1 -0)
📝 composer.lock (+65 -1)
📝 dev/docker/Dockerfile (+2 -2)
📝 resources/lang/en/entities.php (+1 -0)
📝 resources/views/partials/entity-export-menu.blade.php (+1 -0)
📝 routes/web.php (+4 -0)

📄 Description

I want to be able to export a full, organized, plaintext copy of a book like @XVilka suggests in #1717.

Status

Export single .md files
Convert WYSIWYG HTML into Markdown on export
Make the export button show in the UI
Export zip files with proper directory trees

I know this is a cold PR, but hopefully there's something usable in here. General guidance for how/where to implement these features is appreciated.

Help Needed

Export media in the zip file
Since this is a heavy operation, gate .zip export behind a permission

These are things that might be good to also add... not sure where to start on them though.

Benefits

Adopting BookStack is easier knowing that all the data stored there is in a standard format.
A lot of people like git sync (hi @dkess), so this makes that possible with external software.

_{🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.}

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/pull/2115 **Author:** [@nikhiljha](https://github.com/nikhiljha) **Created:** 5/13/2020 **Status:** ✅ Merged **Merged:** 6/22/2021 **Merged by:** [@ssddanbrown](https://github.com/ssddanbrown) **Base:** `master` ← **Head:** `markdown-export` --- ### 📝 Commits (4) - [`a34a07c`](https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/commit/a34a07c610390746e1160c6b57b0b190a3c772d5) basic markdown export - [`a7d9646`](https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/commit/a7d9646b19cd4549849e56bec1afedb1c5987f3d) support exporting WYSIWYG pages as Markdown - [`ea82c2f`](https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/commit/ea82c2f61b00231cdbcffd0463361c5b41832062) support exporting books as zip files - [`e287d96`](https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/commit/e287d965f5ed6d72bb5e83fa655207f96e3257df) move zip export into exportservice ### 📊 Changes **10 files changed** (+188 additions, -3 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `app/Entities/ExportService.php` (+70 -0) 📝 `app/Http/Controllers/BookExportController.php` (+21 -0) 📝 `app/Http/Controllers/ChapterExportController.php` (+12 -0) 📝 `app/Http/Controllers/PageExportController.php` (+11 -0) 📝 `composer.json` (+1 -0) 📝 `composer.lock` (+65 -1) 📝 `dev/docker/Dockerfile` (+2 -2) 📝 `resources/lang/en/entities.php` (+1 -0) 📝 `resources/views/partials/entity-export-menu.blade.php` (+1 -0) 📝 `routes/web.php` (+4 -0) </details> ### 📄 Description I want to be able to export a full, organized, plaintext copy of a book like @XVilka [suggests](https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/issues/1717#issuecomment-543028773) in #1717. ## Status - [x] Export single .md files - [x] Convert WYSIWYG HTML into Markdown on export - [x] Make the export button show in the UI - [x] Export zip files with proper directory trees I know this is a cold PR, but hopefully there's something usable in here. General guidance for how/where to implement these features is appreciated. ## Help Needed - [ ] Export media in the zip file - [ ] Since this is a heavy operation, gate .zip export behind a permission These are things that might be good to also add... not sure where to start on them though. ## Benefits - Adopting BookStack is easier knowing that all the data stored there is in a standard format. - A lot of people like git sync (hi @dkess), so this makes that possible with external software. --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>

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