What Export Formats Does ReadMonkey Pro Support?

Your reading data should not be trapped inside a single app. Export lets you move your saved articles, highlights, and notes into other tools — knowledge bases like Obsidian or Notion, spreadsheets for analysis, or plain archives for long-term storage. Unlike cloud-based read-later apps that make it difficult to get your data out, ReadMonkey Pro treats export as a first-class feature. Your data is yours, and you should be able to take it wherever you want.

The JSON export is available to all users, including the free tier. JSON is a structured data format that preserves all article metadata — title, URL, domain, date saved, tags, full text content, and any highlights or notes. JSON is ideal for developers, for importing into other tools that accept structured data, or for creating backups of your reading library. The export produces a single .json file that contains your complete library or a selected subset.

The Markdown export is a Pro feature that converts your saved articles into clean .md files. Each article becomes a Markdown document with frontmatter metadata (title, URL, date, tags) and the article body formatted with proper headings, links, and emphasis. This is perfect for importing into Obsidian, Notion, Logseq, or any Markdown-based knowledge management tool. Highlights are included as blockquotes with color annotations, and inline notes appear as nested callouts beneath the highlighted text.

The HTML export produces self-contained .html files that you can open in any browser. Each exported article retains its formatting, highlights (rendered with background colors), and inline notes. HTML export is useful for archiving articles in a format that is universally readable without special software, for sharing formatted articles with colleagues, or for publishing curated reading lists on a website or internal wiki.

The CSV export creates a spreadsheet-compatible file with one row per article. Columns include title, URL, domain, date saved, tags, word count, and reading status. CSV is ideal for building reading analytics in Excel or Google Sheets, for creating content inventories, or for importing article metadata into databases and project management tools. If you need to do bulk analysis of your reading habits or share a reading list as a spreadsheet, CSV is the way to go.

In addition to exporting full articles, ReadMonkey Pro lets you export just your highlights and notes. This is available in all four formats (JSON free, Markdown/HTML/CSV Pro). A highlights-only export includes the highlighted text, the color you used, any attached notes, and a reference to the source article. This is particularly valuable for researchers who want to collect key passages across multiple articles into a single document, or for students reviewing their annotations before an exam.

The free tier gives you JSON export — a complete, structured backup of your data. The Pro tier adds Markdown, HTML, and CSV for workflow integration with popular tools. All export formats include full article content, highlights, notes, and metadata. There are no limits on how many articles you can export at once, regardless of tier. Pro pricing: $6.99/month, $29.99/year, or $49.99 lifetime.