Exporting Documents
There are times when you need your content outside of Quixli — for offline reading, archival backups, printing, or publishing on another platform. Quixli exports a document in two formats, preserving your formatting, images, and structure.
This guide covers each export format and what to expect from it. Export works one document at a time: there is no whole-collection export, so a Quix of eight documents is eight exports.
Available Export Formats
Quixli supports two export formats, each optimized for different use cases:
PDF Export
The most popular format for sharing polished, read-only documents. Quixli generates a professional PDF with:
- Preserved formatting including headings, lists, tables, and images
- Configurable page size (A4, Letter, or Legal)
Pro Tip: For the best PDF output, preview your document in Quixli's reader view first. The PDF renderer matches the reader view closely, so what you see is what you get.
Markdown Export
Exports the document as a single .md file. Markdown export is ideal for developers who want to store documentation alongside code in a Git repository, or for migrating content to another platform that supports Markdown.
Formats Quixli does not export
There is no Word (DOCX) export, and no HTML export — both were removed, and a request for either now returns a clear error rather than a file. There is no EPUB export and there never has been. There is no ZIP bundle of every format at once. Importing is a separate feature and accepts Markdown.
How to Export a Document
Exporting is a straightforward process:
- Open the document you want to export
- Open the export control from the editor
- Choose your format — PDF or Markdown
- For PDF, choose a page size — A4, Letter or Legal
- Start the export and wait for the download to begin. Long documents may take a few moments to process
Best Practices
- Choose the right format for the audience: Use PDF for clients and anything meant to be printed, and Markdown for developers or for moving content into another tool
- Preview before exporting: Large tables and images may render differently in exports. Preview your content in reader view to catch formatting issues
- Keep images optimized: Large, high-resolution images significantly increase export file sizes. Compress images before uploading to keep exports manageable
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I schedule automatic exports?
No. Exports run on demand: you start each one from the document you want to export. There is no scheduled or recurring export on any plan.
Can I export a whole collection at once?
No. Export is per document. A Quix collection can be shared under a single link, but exporting it means exporting each document in it separately.
Are comments included in exports?
Comments and feedback are not included in standard exports to keep documents clean. If you need to include discussions, copy the relevant comments into the page content before exporting.
What happens to embedded videos in exports?
Embedded videos (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) are represented as linked thumbnails in PDF exports, and as clickable links in Markdown exports. The actual video content cannot be embedded in static file formats.