Import & Export Format

Stash App uses a simple Markdown format for importing and exporting notes. Move your notes in and out easily.

Format Overview

Each note is a ## header with a date, followed by the note text:

# Active Notes - Jan 12, 2026

## Jan 12, 2026 9:30 AM

First note with #tags and @people mentioned inline.

## Jan 11, 2026 7:35 PM

Second note goes here. Notes can be multiple paragraphs.

This is still part of the second note.

## Jan 11, 2026 2:15 PM

Third note, and so on...

Structure

Header Line (Optional)

The first line can be a title starting with #:

# Active Notes - Jan 12, 2026

This line is ignored during import.

Entry Headers

Each note starts with a ## header containing the date and time:

## Jan 12, 2026 9:30 AM

Date format: Month Day, Year Hour:Minute AM/PM

• Month: Three-letter abbreviation (Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.)
• Day: 1 or 2 digits
• Year: 4 digits
• Time: 12-hour format with AM/PM

Entry Text

Everything between one ## header and the next becomes the note text. The text is trimmed of leading/trailing whitespace.

Tags (#tag) and people (@person) are automatically extracted from the text during import.

Examples

Single Note

## Jan 12, 2026 10:00 AM

Meeting with @sarah about the Q1 roadmap #planning #quarterly

Multi-line Note

## Jan 11, 2026 3:30 PM

Today's tasks:
- Review PR from @mike
- Update documentation
- Deploy to staging

#work #dev

Multiple Notes

# My Notes Export - Jan 12, 2026

## Jan 12, 2026 9:00 AM

Morning standup notes #daily

## Jan 11, 2026 6:00 PM

Finished the feature! @team #milestone

## Jan 11, 2026 2:00 PM

Started working on the new feature

Tips

• Timestamps matter: The date/time in the ## header becomes the note's creation date
• Order doesn't matter: Notes can be in any order; they'll be sorted by creation date after import
• Tags and people are extracted: No need to list them separately; just include them naturally in your text
• Markdown is preserved: Bold, italic, links, and lists in your notes are kept as-is

How to Import & Export

On Mac: Use File > Export to save your notes, and File > Import to bring notes in.

On iPhone: Tap the share icon to export, or open a .md file and share it to Stash App to import.