# Sync Joplin notes in a human friendly format
**URL:** https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-joplin-notes-in-a-human-friendly-format/23381
**Category:** Features
**Created:** [30 January 2022 02:24 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-joplin-notes-in-a-human-friendly-format/23381 "2022-01-30T02:24:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@gal064](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/gal064)
#### Post date: [30 January 2022 02:24 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-joplin-notes-in-a-human-friendly-format/23381/1 "2022-01-30T02:24:26Z")
Hi,
A big fan of Joplin since I've discovered it a few months ago. Thanks so much for everyone who is involved.
I have a use-case which may be common and I couldn't find a solution to it so I was wondering if anyone has any suggestion:
I use Joplin as my personal note taking app. But, every once in a while, there's a note I'd like to share with others. The thing is I don't want to force my teammates to use Joplin. Ideally I can share over markdown and they can use whatever editor they'd like.
I could export the note to markdown, upload it to dropbox and share but this has two issues.
1. Takes manual work
2. If my friends make changes to the notes, I then need to manually copy the changes to Joplin.
So I wonder, is there any way, as part of the official sync or outside of it, to store Joplin notes in regular markdown + have it synced if the markdown changes?
If not, are there any other workarounds to allow me sharing notes without forcing my teammates to use Joplin?
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### Author:  [@Sophia](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Sophia)
#### Post date: [30 January 2022 03:33 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-joplin-notes-in-a-human-friendly-format/23381/2 "2022-01-30T03:33:29Z")
Joplin Cloud supports note sharing and collaboration, even with encryption... But of course that's not free so might not be the answer you're looking for π
> **[Joplin Cloud Plans | Joplin](https://joplinapp.org/plans/)**
>
> Joplin, the open source note-taking application
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### Author:  [@zblesk](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/zblesk)
#### Post date: [31 January 2022 12:49 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-joplin-notes-in-a-human-friendly-format/23381/3 "2022-01-31T12:49:37Z")
I think this topic came up several times here already, and if I understand the situation correctly: this is not a use-case that will be directly supported by Joplin any time soon. Joplin holds the notes internally in a DB for various reasons and this would be difficult to implement and go against the design ideas.
If co-op with non-joplin people is necessary for you, maybe it might be best to use something like Obsidian, or the like?
But again: I am not a dev. I might be wrong.
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### Author:  [@graphit0](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/graphit0)
#### Post date: [31 January 2022 13:10 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-joplin-notes-in-a-human-friendly-format/23381/4 "2022-01-31T13:10:14Z")
well, we have to at least mention that there's a plugin for external (proprietary, open core) service called HackMD
> [@Plugin: Share note online via HackMD](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/plugin-share-note-online-via-hackmd/22048):
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> Hello everyone wave I'm a new user of Joplin since 11 Nov 2021. This is a great app that I've always looked for raised_hands Here's the first plugin I wrote. Basically for myself, because I often share quick notes with my colleagues Joplin arrow_right HackMD HackMD Joplin Plugin is an unofficial plugin to extend the export tools of [Joplin's](https://joplinapp.org/) desktop application. It allows sharing notes online on the HackMD website Features Saves HackMD user credentials in secured store Uploads note β¦
The service does allow collaboration but import back to Joplin is not implemented yet
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### Author:  [@xardbaiz](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/xardbaiz)
#### Post date: [31 January 2022 14:49 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-joplin-notes-in-a-human-friendly-format/23381/5 "2022-01-31T14:49:43Z")
@graphit0 Thanks for mention
Yes, you right, currently only one way export is supported, but both directions sync is in the RoadMap now
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### Author:  [@gal064](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/gal064)
#### Post date: [1 February 2022 23:15 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-joplin-notes-in-a-human-friendly-format/23381/6 "2022-02-01T23:15:14Z")
Thanks! Happy to pay but I don't want to force my friends to use Joplin. I think Joplin Cloud still requires to use Joplin, but I'll make sure
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### Author:  [@gal064](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/gal064)
#### Post date: [1 February 2022 23:16 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-joplin-notes-in-a-human-friendly-format/23381/7 "2022-02-01T23:16:16Z")
Cool I'll check it out but over an initial look it still require my colleagues to use HackMD. I'm looking for something more open.
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### Author:  [@tessus](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/tessus)
#### Post date: [1 February 2022 23:41 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-joplin-notes-in-a-human-friendly-format/23381/8 "2022-02-01T23:41:06Z")
You can export your notes into markdown. What else is more open?
You want that an export (which is then no longer part of the app) to be automatically synced by the app. Hmmm. This is out of the scope of Joplin. It's out of scope for any note taking app.
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### Author:  [@graphit0](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/graphit0)
#### Post date: [2 February 2022 00:05 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-joplin-notes-in-a-human-friendly-format/23381/9 "2022-02-02T00:05:46Z")
I feel like op is seeking a way to make a private network where he could place the markdown files and somehow sync them with Joplin. Of course, that would imply that the friends would have to be "forced" to use that private network.
And that's the problem that would arise every time when any collaboration tool is suggested π
> - use git!
> - don't want to force friends to use git
π
I'm sorry if I got out of line with this joke. Coming back to the topic:
Currently there's no plugin that would keep a markdown backup in sync with running Joplin database
I mean Joplin can update external attachments, including .MD files (wink, wink [AttachΓ© plugin](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/plugin-attache/22407)) but it's not going to be native Joplin notes, just an attachment to the note that's going to be opened with external editor. Although, idk, maybe that's your jam, op.
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### Author:  [@rxliuli](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/rxliuli)
#### Post date: [3 February 2022 10:33 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-joplin-notes-in-a-human-friendly-format/23381/10 "2022-02-03T10:33:38Z")
As mentioned above, there are currently several ways to export and share notes, but for synchronous editing, you must use joplin (or an online editor provided by a joplin server), but if collaborative editing is not a strong requirement, then simply There are many options for sharing.
1. Use the shared notes function of joplin server
2. Use the plugin to share a single note, reference: [https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/22048](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/22048)
3. Use [joplin-blog](https://joplin-utils.rxliuli.com/zh/joplin-blog/) to batch export your notes to an online blog or wiki for others to view
But anyway, if you need to collaborate at scale at work, you shouldn't use joplin, it's a personal note-taking tool first, and then some other extras.
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### Author:  [@xardbaiz](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/xardbaiz)
#### Post date: [3 February 2022 18:49 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/sync-joplin-notes-in-a-human-friendly-format/23381/11 "2022-02-03T18:49:10Z")
@gal064
> [@gal064](#):
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> it still require my colleagues to use HackMD
Yes and no π. Only author _(you)_ needs to be a registered user. Everyone else can view and edit _(online)_ your shared on HackMD note without registration _(anonymously)_