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Mastering Media Handling in notion-to-md v4 - Download, Upload, and Direct Strategies
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Notion is a fantastic tool for content creation, but when you want to programmatically convert your Notion pages into Markdown, HTML, or other formats using notion-to-md, you hit a common challenge: handling media assets. Images, files, PDFs, and videos stored in Notion use temporary URLs that expire, making them unsuitable for permanent content like websites or documentation. Luckily, notion-to-md v4 provides a robust Media Handling system with multiple strategies to solve this exact problem. This guide walks you through each strategy, explaining what it does, when to use it, and how to implement it with practical examples.
April 23, 2025
How to Handle Documents in Notion Using notion-to-md v4
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When converting Notion pages to Markdown, dealing with embedded documents such as PDFs might be tricky. Unlike photos or plain text, PDFs include rich content that necessitates particular handling. This guide explains how notion-to-md v4 helps handling these documents at different levels. Embedded PDFs or any media in Notion present several unique challenges: Media Management: Media are stored on temporary Notion URLs that expire Content Access: You may want to extract or process the PDF content itself Embedded Experience: In some outputs (like websites), you might want to embed the PDF viewer Media Handling Strategies notion-to-md v4 offers three approaches:
March 12, 2025
How to Convert Notion Properties to Frontmatter with notion-to-md v4
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Converting Notion page properties to frontmatter is a common need when using Notion as a CMS. notion-to-md v4 makes this straightforward with its built-in support and further we can see how we can customize it. Let’s explore how! Built-In Frontmatter Support The default MDX renderer that comes with notion-to-md v4 already supports frontmatter generation. By default it is set to false. Here’s how you utilize it:
March 12, 2025
How to Convert Notion Comments to Markdown Footnotes with notion-to-md v4
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In this guide, we’ll explore how to modify the default renderer to transform Notion comments into proper Markdown footnotes. Why Convert Comments to Footnotes? Notion comments frequently offer important explanations, references, or critical thoughts that improve your writing. You may make sure that this information is preserved when you publish or distribute your work by turning them into Markdown footnotes. For authors, developers, and bloggers that use Notion as a content management system, this method is perfect.
March 11, 2025