diff --git a/main b/main
index ba08cd2..b54d7d5 100644
--- a/main
+++ b/main
@@ -214,6 +214,33 @@ def apilistnotes():
             datatemplate.append(notetemplate)
 
         return datatemplate, 200
+
+@app.route("/api/exportnotes", methods=("GET", "POST"))
+def apiexportnotes():
+    if request.method == "POST":
+        data = request.get_json()
+        secretKey = data["secretKey"]
+
+        userCookie = get_session(secretKey)
+        user = get_user(userCookie["id"])
+
+        conn = get_db_connection()
+        notes = conn.execute("SELECT * FROM notes WHERE creator = ? ORDER BY id DESC;", (user["id"],)).fetchall()
+        conn.close()
+
+        datatemplate = []
+
+        for note in notes:
+            notetemplate = {
+                "id": note["id"],
+                "created": note["created"],
+                "edited": note["edited"],
+                "title": note["title"],
+                "content": note["content"]
+            }
+            datatemplate.append(notetemplate)
+
+        return datatemplate, 200
     
 @app.route("/api/newnote", methods=("GET", "POST"))
 def apinewnote():
diff --git a/static/css/style.css b/static/css/style.css
index 2f1a795..e0e0b5a 100644
--- a/static/css/style.css
+++ b/static/css/style.css
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ body {
     padding: 10px;
     color: black;
     border-radius: 8px;
+    min-width: 338.5px
 }
 
 .optionsDiv button {
diff --git a/static/js/main.js b/static/js/main.js
index f6cb585..7585ed1 100644
--- a/static/js/main.js
+++ b/static/js/main.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ let noteBox = document.getElementById("noteBox")
 let loadingStuff = document.getElementById("loadingStuff")
 let burgerDropdown = document.getElementById("burgerDropdown")
 let burgerButton = document.getElementById("burgerButton")
+let exportNotesButton = document.getElementById("exportNotesButton")
 
 for (let i = 0; i < 40; i++) {
     notesDiv.appendChild(loadingStuff.cloneNode())
@@ -305,4 +306,54 @@ burgerButton.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
 
     burgerDropdown.style.left = String(event.clientX) + "px"
     burgerDropdown.style.top = String(event.clientY) + "px"
+});
+function downloadObjectAsJson(exportObj, exportName) {
+    var dataStr = "data:text/json;charset=utf-8," + encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(exportObj));
+    var downloadAnchorNode = document.createElement("a");
+    downloadAnchorNode.setAttribute("href", dataStr);
+    downloadAnchorNode.setAttribute("download", exportName + ".json");
+    document.body.appendChild(downloadAnchorNode);
+    downloadAnchorNode.click();
+    downloadAnchorNode.remove();
+}
+
+function exportNotes() {
+    let noteExport = []
+    fetch("/api/exportnotes", {
+        method: "POST",
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+            secretKey: secretkey
+        }),
+        headers: {
+            "Content-type": "application/json; charset=UTF-8"
+        }
+    })
+        .then((response) => response)
+        .then((response) => {
+            async function doStuff() {
+                let responseData = await response.json()
+                for (let i in responseData) {
+                    let bytes = CryptoJS.AES.decrypt(responseData[i]["title"], password);
+                    let originalTitle = bytes.toString(CryptoJS.enc.Utf8);
+
+                    responseData[i]["title"] = originalTitle
+
+                    let bytesd = CryptoJS.AES.decrypt(responseData[i]["content"], password);
+                    let originalContent = bytesd.toString(CryptoJS.enc.Utf8);
+
+                    responseData[i]["content"] = originalContent
+                }
+                let jsonString = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(responseData))
+                console.log(jsonString)
+
+                downloadObjectAsJson(jsonString, "data")
+            }
+            doStuff()
+        })
+}
+
+exportNotesButton.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
+    exportNotesButton.innerText = "exporting.."
+    exportNotes()
+    exportNotesButton.innerText = "export notes"
 });
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diff --git a/templates/app.html b/templates/app.html
index ad165cb..8345460 100644
--- a/templates/app.html
+++ b/templates/app.html
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
             <p id="storageThing"></p>
             <button id="logOutButton">log out</button>
             <button id="deleteMyAccountButton">delete my account</button>
+            <button id="exportNotesButton">export notes</button>
         </div>
     </div>