How to Export Highlights and Notes into Roam Research
Sep 22, 2025
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Do you use Roam Researchto connect ideas and build a knowledge graph from what you read? While Roam is powerful for thinking and linking, getting highlights and notes from the web into Roam can still feel manual and fragmented.
With Glasp, you can easily export your web highlights and notes and bring them into Roam Research in a clean, Roam-friendly format. This allows you to move insights from articles, PDFs, Kindle highlights, and YouTube transcripts directly into your graph—without breaking your reading flow.
In this tutorial, you’ll learn step by step how to export highlights and notes from Glasp and paste them into Roam Research, so you can turn what you read into connected, reusable knowledge instead of isolated notes.
Things Needed
Glasp
Roam Research
Desktop & browser (Chrome, Brave, Edge, or Safari)
If you haven't signed up for Glasp or installed the Glasp browser extension, please do so. You can refer to this tutorial.
Step 1. Go to your profile page by clicking “My Highlights” at the top left (a red circle at the left)
Select an article you want to export, then click “Copy Content” at the top right (a red circle at the right).
If you click another article, you can export that article’s highlighted sentences.
Step 2. Paste sentences on Roam Research
Open a New note on Roam Research and paste highlighted sentences by
Command+Vfor Mac orCtrl+Vfor Windows.Yay, you got everything copied and pasted from the web article 🎉
You can edit the sentence or style as you want 🙂
FAQs
Q. Can I export multiple articles at once into Roam?
Currently, you need to copy and paste one article at a time. For bulk exporting, you may want to download highlights as files (TXT, CSV, or MD) and import them separately.
Q. Does Glasp keep the original article link when exporting?
Yes. The copied highlights include the title and link to the original article, so you can always revisit the source.
Q. Can I edit highlights once pasted into Roam?
Absolutely. Once the highlights are in Roam, you can restructure, tag, or link them to fit your knowledge graph.
Q. Is there a direct integration between Glasp and Roam Research?
Not yet. Currently, exporting works via copy-and-paste. But Glasp is exploring more integrations in the future.
Before you leave
Before you leave, remember that Roam Research shines when your notes are connected, not isolated. By exporting your highlights and notes with Glasp, you can bring external insights directly into your Roam graph and link them to your ongoing thinking.
See you next time,
Glasp team