Exporting Projects

Exporting Projects from Kindling

Kindling exports your work to multiple formats so you can move between outlining, drafting, and publishing workflows.

Export Dialog

Open Export from the project toolbar or menu, then choose a format and scope.

Supported Formats

Format	Output	Best For
DOCX	.docx file	Standard Manuscript Format submissions
Markdown	Folder of .md files	Plain text workflows or backups
Longform/Obsidian	Index + scene files	Roundtrip with Obsidian
EPUB	.epub file	E-readers and ebook previews

Export Scopes

Scope	What It Includes
Project	All chapters and scenes
Chapter	Only the selected chapter
Scene	Only the selected scene

DOCX (Standard Manuscript Format)

DOCX exports are designed for manuscript submissions and include formatting options for:

• Title page (uses app settings and project pen name)
• Chapter heading style and page breaks
• Scene break markers
• Font family and line spacing
• Optional beat markers and scene synopses

Markdown

Markdown exports create a folder structure like:

My Project/
  01 - Chapter One/
    01 - Scene One.md
    02 - Scene Two.md

• Beat markers can be included as headings
• You can delete an existing export folder before writing new files

Longform/Obsidian

Longform exports are optimized for Obsidian + Longform workflows.

Output layout:

My Project/
  My Project.md          # Longform index
  Scene One.md
  Scene Two.md
  characters/
  locations/
  items/
  objectives/
  organizations/

Scene files include:

• YAML frontmatter (type, project, status, characters, setting, synopsis)
• Scene title heading and synopsis block
• <!-- kindling: ... --> metadata and beats marker

Reference notes are written into folders for characters, locations, items, objectives, and organizations.

EPUB

EPUB exports include:

• Metadata (title, author, description, language)
• Theme selection (classic, modern, minimal)
• Optional cover image
• Optional beat markers and scene synopses

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For importing or syncing exported content, see Importing Projects and Sync & Reimport.