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.

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