Destinations Overview

Export your Markdown to six clipboard destinations and three download formats.

What Are Destinations?

Destinations are the platforms and formats you can export your Markdown content to. Unmarkdown converts your document into the appropriate format for each destination, handling the differences in how each platform renders rich text, code, tables, and other elements.

Rather than exporting a generic file that you then reformat manually, each destination produces output specifically optimized for that platform.

How Exporting Works

Exporting converts your Markdown source into the target format and copies it to your clipboard. From there, you paste directly into the destination application.

Your Markdown is parsed and processed through the rendering pipeline
Destination-specific rehype plugins convert the output (rich text, HTML, mrkdwn, or plain text)
The converted content is copied to your clipboard
You paste into the destination application, which preserves the formatting

Tip

Exporting does not require publishing. You can export any document at any time, whether or not it has been published to the web.

6 Clipboard Destinations (Free)

All clipboard destinations are available on all plans at no cost:

Google Docs: Rich text with heading styles, template colors, and task checkboxes
Word: Rich text with MSO heading styles and template colors (Word 2016+ compatible)
Slack: Plain text in Slack's mrkdwn format (not HTML)
OneNote: HTML optimized for OneNote's rendering engine
Email: Inline-styled HTML compatible with Gmail, Outlook, and Apple Mail
Plain Text: Clean unformatted text following RFC 3676 conventions

3 Download Formats (Pro)

Pro plan users can download documents as files directly from the editor:

PDF: Client-side print-to-PDF with full template styling, Google Fonts, and KaTeX rendering
Word (.doc): HTML wrapped in a Word-compatible XML envelope with Microsoft Office namespaces
HTML: Self-contained file with embedded template CSS, Google Fonts link, and KaTeX CSS

Important

Downloads are a Pro plan feature. Free plan users can export via clipboard to all six destinations but cannot download files directly.

Exporting in the Web App

In the editor, click the Share button in the top bar and switch to the Export tab. You will see all six clipboard destinations and (for Pro users) the three download options. Click a destination to copy to your clipboard, or click a download format to save a file.

Download options are also available in the File menu and the top bar menu.

Exporting via API

Convert Markdown to any destination format via the API using POST /v1/convert:

bash

curl -X POST https://api.unmarkdown.com/v1/convert \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer um_your_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "markdown": "# Hello World\n\nThis is **bold** text.",
    "destination": "google-docs",
    "template_id": "swiss"
  }'

Supported destination values: google-docs, word, slack, onenote, email, plain-text, generic, html.

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