Export an Org document

To create an HTML file from the current Org document:

1. Run M-x org-export-to-html.
2. At Export scope, press Enter to export the whole buffer.
3. At Export OPTIONS, press Enter to use the document's options.
4. At Export to local file, enter notes.html and press Enter.
5. If the destination exists, enter yes and press Enter to replace it, or no to leave it unchanged.

The completion message confirms the output. For a file-backed document, notes.html is written beside the Org file. For an unnamed buffer, it is relative to the current directory. Open the result in your browser to check the rendered document.

Export uses the current buffer, including unsaved edits, but does not save or modify the Org source. HTML export needs no external program.

For Markdown instead, use M-x org-export-to-markdown and a .md destination. The same scope and options prompts apply.

See Org export and publishing for the other formats, document options, subtree/region export, optional PDF tools and publishing projects.