connect your Notion workspace and start syncing in under 5 minutes.
1. download the app
download sidenotions for Mac from sidenotions.com.
2. sign in with Notion
- open sidenotions
- click "connect Notion"
- authorize access to your workspace
- select which pages to sync (or sync everything)
3. wait for initial sync
sidenotions downloads your pages as markdown files. this may take a few minutes for large workspaces.
4. find your files
your Notion pages appear in Finder under:
~/Library/CloudStorage/sidenotions/or look for "sidenotions" in Finder's sidebar.
5. use with AI tools
point Claude Work, Claude Code, or Cursor at your sidenotions folder.
for Claude Work: grant folder access to ~/Library/CloudStorage/sidenotions
for Claude Code: drag the sidenotions folder into terminal, or run claude ~/Library/CloudStorage/sidenotions
now Claude can read all your Notion docs.
next steps
- how sync works - understand the sync process
- ai tools - tips for Claude Code and Cursor