You can download your notes, events and transactions as a single file whenever you like. To keep a backup, to use them somewhere else, or to not lose them before you delete your account.
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Download the file
The export button lives in the Account section of Settings. You can open Settings from the gear icon at the very bottom of the left menu.
The gear is the leftmost icon; next to it come History, Trash, Help and Support.
On the page that opens, pick Account from the list on the left, then press the Export button in the Export your data row. The file starts downloading right away; there is no step to confirm and no email to wait for.
The file is named after the day you downloaded it, for example pumpynotes-export-2026-08-06.json. Exporting is open on every plan, Free included.
Account
Account status, export and dangerous actions.
Current Plan
ENTERPRISE
Membership
Since April 2026
4 months
Export your data
All notes, events and transactions (JSON).
Export
The Account page in Settings, with the export row third in the list.
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What is in the file?
The file has four sections, and right at the top it says when it was produced and how many records it holds:
- Notes. Title, icon, cover and the entire content of the note.
- Events. Title, description, date and time, the all-day flag, colour and the repeat rule.
- Transactions. Amount, currency, date, name, note, the subscription flag and repeat details.
- Categories. The income and expense categories your transactions belong to.
When you open the file in a text editor, you see something like this; it looks technical, but that is normal.
pumpynotes-export-2026-08-06.json
{
"exportedAt": "2026-08-06T09:12:44.310Z",
"counts": { "pages": 34, "events": 128, "transactions": 216 },
"pages": [ ... your notes ],
"events": [ ... your events ],
"transactions": [ ... your transactions ],
"categories": [ ... your categories ]
}
The first lines of the file: when it was produced, how many records it holds and the four sections.
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What is not in the file?
This file is a copy of your records, not a full backup of your workspace. These are left out:
- Deleted records. A note or an event that has gone to the trash does not make it into the file; the file only takes the records you currently have.
- Records other people have shared with you. The file only contains what you created yourself.
- Your wallets and budgets. Your transactions are in the file, but the wallets themselves are not; each transaction keeps only a wallet id, and which wallet that id belongs to cannot be read from the file. Categories have no such problem, they are in the file.
One more thing worth knowing: the file covers the workspace you are in at the moment you download it. If you have more than one workspace, you have to download each separately; you switch workspaces under Settings → Workspace.
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What can you do with the file?
The file is in JSON format. You can drag it into your browser or open it in any text editor; it is a readable text file and needs no special program.
It is worth knowing from the start: there is no import feature that would load the file back into Pumpynotes. So this file is an archive, your own copy of your records.
Download your copy before you delete your account: once your account is gone, no account is left to produce this file. For the details, have a look at our Delete your account guide.
Frequently asked questions
Which plans have exporting?
All of them. On the Free plan the same button sits in the same place and gives you the same file; there is no limit on how many times or how often.
Can I load the file back into Pumpynotes?
Not for now, there is no import feature. The file exists so you can keep your records and use them elsewhere; it cannot be loaded back into Pumpynotes.
I have several workspaces, do they all come in one file?
No. The file only covers the workspace you are in at that moment. For the others you have to switch workspace under Settings → Workspace and repeat the export.
Can I open the file in Excel?
It is not a spreadsheet file, it is JSON. If you want to see it as a table in a program like Excel, you first have to run the file through a tool that turns it into a table. If you only want to look at the content, opening it in your browser is enough.
How often should I export?
There is no required interval. If your records matter to you, taking a copy once a month is a reasonable habit. You can also take one before you delete your account or before a long break.
If you run into a problem with the file, you can reach us at [email protected].