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    Export Your Reddit Savesto Notion

    Turn your scattered Reddit saves into a searchable, organized Notion database in under five minutes.

    8 min readJune 29, 2026

    Why Export Reddit Saves to Notion?

    If you use Reddit for research, learning, or collecting inspiration, you have probably saved hundreds of posts over the years. The problem is that Reddit's built-in saved section is little more than a reverse-chronological list with no search, no tags, and no way to group related content together. Notion, on the other hand, is built for exactly this kind of structured knowledge management. By moving your Reddit saves into a Notion database you unlock full-text search, custom properties like tags and categories, multiple views such as tables, boards, and galleries, and the ability to link saved posts to your existing projects, reading lists, or research notes. The result is a personal knowledge base where nothing gets lost and everything is easy to find.

    The Problem with Manual Exports

    Before tools like Readdit Later existed, exporting Reddit saves to Notion meant writing custom scripts using the Reddit API, dealing with authentication tokens, and then formatting the output so Notion could import it. Even then, the Reddit API only returns your most recent 1,000 saved items, so anything older than that was simply inaccessible. Manual copy-pasting is technically possible but painfully slow once you have more than a dozen posts. You also lose metadata like the original subreddit, score, date, and post type. Readdit Later solves all of these problems with a one-click Notion export that preserves every field and works with your entire save history, not just the last thousand items.

    Step-by-Step: Export to Notion

    1

    Install the Readdit Later Chrome Extension

    Visit the Chrome Web Store and search for Readdit Later, or go directly to the extension page at https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/jdceogapnjfcfdklbpnllbmnjbfmfejk. Click Add to Chrome and confirm the installation. The extension works on Chrome, Brave, Edge, and Arc, so you are covered regardless of which Chromium browser you prefer.
    Pin the extension to your toolbar for quick access. Right-click the extension icon and select Pin.
    2

    Connect Your Reddit Account and Sync

    Open the Readdit Later dashboard by clicking the extension icon. You will be prompted to connect your Reddit account through a secure OAuth flow. Once connected, the extension begins syncing all of your saved posts in the background. Depending on how many saves you have, this can take anywhere from a few seconds to a couple of minutes. You can continue browsing while the sync runs.
    Enable Background Sync in settings so new saves are pulled in automatically without you having to open the dashboard.
    3

    Open the Export Panel

    Navigate to the Export section in the Readdit Later dashboard. You will see a list of all supported export formats including Notion, CSV, JSON, Markdown, HTML, Plain Text, Browser Bookmarks, Pocket/Instapaper, and Readwise. Select Notion from the list to begin configuring your export.
    4

    Authorize the Notion Connection

    When you select the Notion export for the first time, you will be asked to authorize Readdit Later to write to your Notion workspace. This uses Notion's official OAuth integration, so you can choose exactly which pages or databases the extension has access to. Grant the requested permissions and you will be returned to the export panel.
    Create a dedicated Notion page called Reddit Saves before authorizing so you can select it as the target during the OAuth step.
    5

    Configure and Run the Export

    Choose whether to export all posts or only posts matching specific filters such as a subreddit, label, or date range. Confirm your selection and click Export. Readdit Later will create a Notion database with columns for the post title, URL, subreddit, author, score, post type, your labels, and the date saved. Each row links back to the original Reddit thread.
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    Verify and Organize in Notion

    Open your Notion workspace and navigate to the page you selected. You should see a fully populated database. From here you can add additional Notion properties, create filtered views such as Posts by Subreddit or High-Score Posts, and drag entries into your existing project pages. Your Reddit knowledge is now a living part of your Notion workspace.

    What Gets Exported

    Every Notion export includes the post title, direct URL, subreddit name, author, score, post type (link, text, image, or video), any labels you have applied in Readdit Later, and the date the post was saved. For text posts the body content is included as well, so you can read the full post directly inside Notion without clicking through to Reddit. Image posts include a thumbnail link. This means you get a complete, self-contained record of each saved item, not just a list of URLs.

    Once your Reddit saves are in Notion, take advantage of Notion's powerful database features. **Create a Board view** grouped by subreddit to see your saves organized visually. **Add a Status property** with values like To Read, In Progress, and Done so you can track what you have actually reviewed. **Use Notion's built-in filters** to show only posts from a specific subreddit or with a minimum score. If you re-export periodically, Readdit Later handles duplicates so you will not end up with repeated entries. For power users, consider linking your Reddit Saves database to other Notion databases using relation properties. For example, you could connect a saved post about a JavaScript library to a project page where you plan to use it.

    Why Other Methods Fall Short

    There are a handful of other approaches people try when exporting Reddit saves to Notion. IFTTT and Zapier can create Notion entries when you save a Reddit post, but they only work going forward and cannot backfill your existing saves. They also require a paid plan for anything beyond basic automation. Custom Python scripts using PRAW (the Python Reddit API wrapper) can pull your saves and push them to Notion via its API, but you need developer credentials, the script breaks when Reddit changes its API, and you are still limited to the most recent 1,000 saves. Manual copy-pasting is the slowest option and does not scale at all. Readdit Later is purpose-built for this workflow: it handles the Reddit API, bypasses the 1,000 save limit, preserves all metadata, and exports directly into a structured Notion database with no code required.

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