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.

On export, any tags or people that were added via the tag field (not typed inline in the note body) are appended as #tag and @person tokens at the end of the note text, separated from the body by a blank line. Multi-word tags use a quoted format: #"meeting notes". Multi-word people use the same pattern: @"jane doe". This ensures tags and people round-trip correctly through export and re-import.

Examples

Single Note

## Jan 12, 2026 10:00 AM

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

Note with Explicit Tags and People

If a note has tags or people added via the tag field that aren't already in the text, they are appended on export:

## Jan 12, 2026 10:00 AM

Had a great meeting

#planning #"meeting notes" @"jane doe"

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.