Guide

Migrate from Notion

Pages, sub-pages, databases and images move over in a few minutes. Here is how to do it, and what to check once you're in.

1. Export from Notion

1. Open the export. For the whole workspace: Settings → General → Export all workspace content. For one section: open the page, click ⋯ → Export.
2. Choose the format. Pick Markdown & CSV, turn on Include subpages and Create folders for subpages. Keep files and images included.
3. Download the archive. Notion saves a .zip file (for big workspaces it e-mails you a download link). Keep it zipped — zvena reads the archive as is.

2. Import into zvena

1. Sign in. Use Google, GitHub or a one-time e-mail link, then open Docs.
2. Pick a workspace. Your personal workspace, or a shared one if the pages belong to your team.
3. Upload the ZIP. On the Docs home page click Import from Notion (or use Import in any page's ⋯ menu), choose Notion and select the archive.

No account yet? You can try the importer as a guest: imported pages stay in your browser until you sign in, then move into your personal workspace.

What moves over

• Pages with their full hierarchy: headings, lists, to-dos, quotes, code blocks and tables.
• Databases: every row, its page content and its property values from the CSV. zvena detects text, numbers, dates, checkboxes, selects and multi-selects.
• Images and attachments from the archive. They are uploaded to your storage (2 GB per account).

What to set up again

• Database views. Notion doesn't include boards, calendars, filters or sorts in its CSV export, so every database arrives as a table. Add views in a click.
• Formulas, relations and rollups. Simple properties import as they are; formulas, relations and rollups come in as their values (text or numbers). Recreate them where you need them live.
• Comments, members and permissions. They are not part of Notion's export. Invite your team from the Team page with an invite link.
• Embeds and links between pages. Check embeds from other services after the import; links to pages that were not exported won't resolve.

Tips for big workspaces

• Export and import one top-level section at a time. Smaller archives are faster to check and easier to retry.
• Large exports with many files can exceed your storage. Clean up old attachments in Notion first, or skip the sections you no longer need.
• Bring Figma frames over as live Design frames: type /design in a page and pick a board. The preview updates when the design changes.
• Once you're settled, download a full copy from Settings → Download all my data — your own backup.

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