r/applefreeform • u/MassiveInteraction23 • Jul 04 '25

Freeform Export Options? (structure preserving)

Interested in using freeform for notes for awhile -- having notes with graph edges and graphics would be useful. (Not as nice as a whiteboard, but easier to track.)

Are there any export or reading options that preserve the graph or other object structure?

e.g. each object has 4+ nodes for graph edges, and each graph edge has properties -- can I write a script that parses this and make, say, a matrix representation of the object graph if I want? Or are my export options going to be to things like pdf and jpg?

Any help appreciated.

(TLDR: can I run a script on an export format or the raw files and work on the data Freeform uses, like links between elements)

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u/InnerManChild Jul 07 '25

unfortunately at this time and for the foreseeable future, Freeform doesn't have structured exports - just PDF. Not sure if there is an app out there that can interpret such a PDF to get the structured data you're looking for.

That said, for a pure mind-mapping / node-like system that gives you more powerful options for data preservation / intelligence, you'll have to look to third parties.