Converting Blocks to Markdown

This example exports the current document (all blocks) as Markdown and displays it below the editor.

Try it out: Edit the document to see the Markdown representation!

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Converting Blocks to Markdown

import "@blocknote/core/fonts/inter.css";
import { BlockNoteView } from "@blocknote/mantine";
import "@blocknote/mantine/style.css";
import { useCreateBlockNote } from "@blocknote/react";
import { useEffect, useState } from "react";

import "./styles.css";

export default function App() {
  // Stores the editor's contents as Markdown.
  const [markdown, setMarkdown] = useState<string>("");

  // Creates a new editor instance with some initial content.
  const editor = useCreateBlockNote({
    initialContent: [
      {
        type: "paragraph",
        content: [
          "Hello, ",
          {
            type: "text",
            text: "world!",
            styles: {
              bold: true,
            },
          },
        ],
      },
    ],
  });

  const onChange = async () => {
    // Converts the editor's contents from Block objects to Markdown and store to state.
    const markdown = await editor.blocksToMarkdownLossy(editor.document);
    setMarkdown(markdown);
  };

  useEffect(() => {
    // on mount, trigger initial conversion of the initial content to md
    onChange();
    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
  }, []);

  // Renders the editor instance and Markdown output.
  return (
    <div className="views">
      <div className="view-wrapper">
        <div className="view-label">Editor Input</div>
        <div className="view">
          <BlockNoteView editor={editor} onChange={onChange} />
        </div>
      </div>
      <div className="view-wrapper">
        <div className="view-label">Markdown Output</div>
        <div className="view">
          <pre>
            <code>{markdown}</code>
          </pre>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}

import "@blocknote/core/fonts/inter.css";import { BlockNoteView } from "@blocknote/mantine";import "@blocknote/mantine/style.css";import { useCreateBlockNote } from "@blocknote/react";import { useEffect, useState } from "react";import "./styles.css";export default function App() {  // Stores the editor's contents as Markdown.  const [markdown, setMarkdown] = useState<string>("");  // Creates a new editor instance with some initial content.  const editor = useCreateBlockNote({    initialContent: [      {        type: "paragraph",        content: [          "Hello, ",          {            type: "text",            text: "world!",            styles: {              bold: true,            },          },        ],      },    ],  });  const onChange = async () => {    // Converts the editor's contents from Block objects to Markdown and store to state.    const markdown = await editor.blocksToMarkdownLossy(editor.document);    setMarkdown(markdown);  };  useEffect(() => {    // on mount, trigger initial conversion of the initial content to md    onChange();    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps  }, []);  // Renders the editor instance and Markdown output.  return (    <div className="views">      <div className="view-wrapper">        <div className="view-label">Editor Input</div>        <div className="view">          <BlockNoteView editor={editor} onChange={onChange} />        </div>      </div>      <div className="view-wrapper">        <div className="view-label">Markdown Output</div>        <div className="view">          <pre>            <code>{markdown}</code>          </pre>        </div>      </div>    </div>  );}

.views {
  container-name: views;
  container-type: inline-size;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  height: 100%;
  padding: 8px;
}

.view-wrapper {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  height: calc(50% - 4px);
  width: 100%;
}

@container views (width > 1024px) {
  .view-wrapper {
    height: 100%;
    width: calc(50% - 4px);
  }
}

.view-label {
  color: #0090ff;
  display: flex;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: bold;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-inline: 16px;
}

.view {
  border: solid #0090ff 1px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  flex: 1;
  height: 0;
  padding: 8px;
}

.view .bn-container {
  height: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  max-width: none;
  padding: 0;
}

.view .bn-editor {
  height: 100%;
  overflow: auto;
}

.view pre {
  background-color: #0090ff20;
  border-radius: 8px;
  flex: 1;
  height: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  overflow: auto;
  padding: 8px;
  white-space: pre-wrap;
}

.views {  container-name: views;  container-type: inline-size;  display: flex;  flex-direction: row;  flex-wrap: wrap;  gap: 8px;  height: 100%;  padding: 8px;}.view-wrapper {  display: flex;  flex-direction: column;  height: calc(50% - 4px);  width: 100%;}@container views (width > 1024px) {  .view-wrapper {    height: 100%;    width: calc(50% - 4px);  }}.view-label {  color: #0090ff;  display: flex;  font-size: 12px;  font-weight: bold;  justify-content: space-between;  margin-inline: 16px;}.view {  border: solid #0090ff 1px;  border-radius: 16px;  flex: 1;  height: 0;  padding: 8px;}.view .bn-container {  height: 100%;  margin: 0;  max-width: none;  padding: 0;}.view .bn-editor {  height: 100%;  overflow: auto;}.view pre {  background-color: #0090ff20;  border-radius: 8px;  flex: 1;  height: 100%;  margin: 0;  overflow: auto;  padding: 8px;  white-space: pre-wrap;}

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