--- title: "How to export all your Heidi Health notes (free bulk export)" description: "Heidi exports one session at a time. The free Hanah Chrome extension exports every session as plain text, one file per patient, in one zip." source: https://hanah.health/blog/how-to-export-heidi-notes/ --- 1. [Home](https://hanah.health/) 2. [Blog](https://hanah.health/blog/) 3. How to bulk export Heidi notes for free Article # How to bulk export Heidi notes for free By [Ahmed](https://hanah.health/blog/authors/ahmed/) · 4 min read Published 30 October 2026 ## Key takeaways - Heidi exports notes one session at a time, as a PDF or Word document. - The free [Hanah Chrome extension](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hanah/fofjdnhjkbdkecpiakbcaiflejapbpep) exports every Heidi session in one go: notes, documents, Context and transcripts. - You get one zip with a plain text file for each patient. Export one patient, a few, or all of them. - Export doesn't need a Hanah account, and nothing is sent to Hanah. Heidi lets you download a note as a PDF or Word document from inside a session. With a full caseload that means opening every session one by one. Bulk export is an open request on [Heidi's feedback board](https://getheidi.canny.io/features/p/export-multiple-notes-for-individual-or-multiple-patients), and one clinician [asked for a zip of every note](https://getheidi.canny.io/features/p/a-client-file-interface-or-way-to-export-all-session-notes-as-pdf-doc) because saving them individually took too long. ## Export your Heidi notes 1. Install the [Hanah Chrome extension](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hanah/fofjdnhjkbdkecpiakbcaiflejapbpep). 2. Open [Heidi](https://scribe.heidihealth.com) in Chrome and sign in. The Hanah window opens on the page. If you closed it, click the Hanah button in the bottom right corner. 3. Click the **Export** tab. 4. Leave **All patients** ticked to export everything, or search for a patient and tick only the ones you want. 5. Click **Export everything**. The extension reads each session and saves `Heidi notes.zip` to your downloads. ![The Export tab of the Hanah Chrome extension on Heidi, with five patients ticked (fictional names)](https://hanah.health/assets/blog/how-to-export-heidi-notes.webp) A large caseload takes a few minutes. Keep the Heidi tab open until the export finishes. ## The export files Each patient gets a text file named after them, such as `Amelia Hart.txt`. Sessions are in date order, oldest first, and each one has: - the date, time and session name - the note and any documents written in the session, such as letters and reports - the Context you added - the transcript ![An exported Heidi patient file opened in a text editor (fictional patient)](https://hanah.health/assets/blog/how-to-export-heidi-notes-file.webp) Plain text opens on any computer, in Notepad, TextEdit, Word or Google Docs, and you can paste it into your practice management system. Heidi stores the patient name typed into each session, and the export groups sessions by that name. Sessions with no name go into `Unnamed patient.txt`, and a name spelled two ways ends up in two files. Attachments and PDF forms aren't part of the text export. The **Migrate to Hanah** tab brings those across with your sessions. ## Privacy The export runs in your browser. The extension reads your sessions with your Heidi sign-in, builds the zip on your computer and saves it to your downloads. Nothing is sent to Hanah, and you don't need a Hanah account. The zip holds patient health information. Store it where you keep the rest of your clinical records. ## Export before you cancel or delete Heidi can [delete sessions automatically](https://www.heidihealth.com/en-us/legal/privacy-policy) after a period you choose, and deleted sessions [cannot be recovered](https://support.heidihealth.com/en/articles/14648423-how-heidi-protects-your-data). Export first, then change your retention setting or close your account. Our guide to [cancelling Heidi](https://hanah.health/blog/how-to-cancel-heidi-health/) covers the cancellation and getting back a prepaid annual plan. ## Moving to Hanah The **Migrate to Hanah** tab, next to Export, brings your Heidi templates, past sessions and teammates into Hanah. The [Heidi alternative guide](https://hanah.health/blog/heidi-alternative/#moving-from-heidi-to-hanah) has the details. Hanah's [Practice plan](https://hanah.health/pricing/) starts with a 1-month free trial and no card. ## Frequently asked questions **Can I export all my notes from Heidi at once?** Heidi exports one session at a time. The free Hanah Chrome extension exports every session into one zip, with a plain text file for each patient. **Do I need a Hanah account to export?** No. The Export tab works without signing in to Hanah, and nothing is sent to Hanah. **Does the export include transcripts?** Yes. Each session has its note, any documents, the Context and the transcript. **Can I export a single patient?** Yes. Untick **All patients**, search for the patient, tick them and click **Export**. **Does it work with Lyrebird?** Yes. Open Lyrebird in Chrome with the extension installed and use the Export tab. The download is named `Lyrebird notes.zip`. ## Sources cited in this article - [Hanah Chrome extension](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hanah/fofjdnhjkbdkecpiakbcaiflejapbpep) — chromewebstore.google.com - [Heidi's feedback board](https://getheidi.canny.io/features/p/export-multiple-notes-for-individual-or-multiple-patients) — getheidi.canny.io - [asked for a zip of every note](https://getheidi.canny.io/features/p/a-client-file-interface-or-way-to-export-all-session-notes-as-pdf-doc) — getheidi.canny.io - [Heidi](https://scribe.heidihealth.com/) — scribe.heidihealth.com - [delete sessions automatically](https://www.heidihealth.com/en-us/legal/privacy-policy) — heidihealth.com - [cannot be recovered](https://support.heidihealth.com/en/articles/14648423-how-heidi-protects-your-data) — support.heidihealth.com ## About the author [Ahmed](https://hanah.health/blog/authors/ahmed/) · Co-founder and CEO, Hanah Ahmed is the co-founder and CEO of Hanah, with a technology background spanning software engineering, game development, sports analytics, fintech and artificial intelligence. He began building software at 13 and has worked at Electronic Arts, Catapult Sports, Commonwealth Bank and SEEK, run an independent game studio, and served as Head of AI at sixclicks, a governance, risk and compliance company. At Hanah, he brings that experience to the product’s software architecture, AI workflows and user experience. His work connects clinical documentation with the feedback loops that help patients stay engaged with their care. He writes about Hanah’s technology, product design, evaluation methods and AI scribe comparisons. [View articles](https://hanah.health/blog/authors/ahmed/). [Ahmed on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/meds/) [How we write, source and review articles](https://hanah.health/blog/editorial-policy/) ## Related reading - [Setting up your Cliniko API key](https://hanah.health/blog/cliniko-api-key-setup/) Two minutes in Cliniko, two minutes in Hanah. Where the API key lives, what Hanah does with it, and how to add the browser integration so you can watch Hanah work from inside Cliniko itself. - [Educated patients are engaged patients](https://hanah.health/blog/inline-health-literacy/) An accurate note the patient can't read is only half a note. Inline health literacy turns the jargon in every visit summary into tappable, plain-language explanations — without watering the clinical note down — because a patient who understands their care is a patient who stays in it. - [Why an AI scribe shouldn't stop at the note](https://hanah.health/blog/scribe-that-stays/) Most AI scribes stop at the note. We think the higher-value work is everything that happens after the consult ends — and that the scribe should handle that too. See Hanah in your own practice. [Book a demo](https://hanah.health/index.html#demo)