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chrome-boxnotes

A Chrome extension (Manifest V3) that converts the body of a Box Notes document to Markdown and downloads it as a .md file.

Features

• Adds a download button to the Box Notes editor menu
• Converts the currently displayed note to Markdown and saves it as <note title>.md
• Supported elements:
  • Headings (H1–H3)
  • Paragraphs
  • Bold, italic, strikethrough
  • Inline code and code blocks (with language info strings: sh, cpp, csharp, etc.)
  • Links
  • Bulleted and numbered lists (nested)
  • Checklists ([ ] / [x])
  • Block quotes
  • Horizontal rules
  • Tables in GFM format, including colspan / rowspan

Installation

This extension is not published to the Chrome Web Store. Load it as an unpacked extension:

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/manhole/chrome-boxnotes.git

2. Open chrome://extensions in Chrome.
3. Enable Developer mode (top right).
4. Click Load unpacked and select the dist/ directory.

Usage

1. Open a Box Notes document (https://notes.services.box.com/p/note?...).
2. A download button appears in the top menu of the editor.
3. Click it to download the note as <note title>.md.

Limitations

• Relies on the current Box Notes DOM structure. Changes on the Box side may break extraction until the extension is updated.
• Images embedded in the note are not exported.

Development

See DEVELOPMENT.md for build commands, architecture notes, and the manual verification checklist.

License

MIT