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Migrating from Notion: pages and databases

Notion exports Markdown; Kition catches it — databases become tables, pages become `.md`.

Kition Team·Jan 24, 2026·8 min read

Export strategy

In Notion, choose "Export as Markdown & CSV" with "Include subpages." Notion produces a zip: each page is a `.md`, each database is a `.csv` plus a directory of per-row markdown files.

Import into Kition

  • Unzip into a new directory and open it as a vault
  • Page markdown works as-is. Notion’s `[Page](path/uuid.md)` relative links are preserved
  • Database CSVs: New Table → Import CSV. Field types are inferred from columns
  • Manual touch-up: select option colors do not come over, but the values do

Common gotchas

  • Notion "linked database" → Kition uses an in-doc table embed
  • Notion toggle blocks → use `<details>` HTML blocks
  • Attachment paths include UUIDs — write a quick script to rename if you want them clean

Ready when you are.

Kition is a local-first AI workspace. Markdown documents, structured tables, and an AI agent — running on your own machine, against the model provider you choose.