# How to export Any.do tasks *Last updated 2026-09-27 · Matthew Blode* Any.do has no full-account export. Email archived tasks as a CSV, save lists as PDF, export boards as CSV or Excel, or ask Any.do for your data. ## The short answer > Any.do has no single export of your whole account. On the web or desktop app, Archived Tasks emails a ZIP containing a CSV of archived tasks. Open personal lists save only as PDF on the web, or share from the mobile app. Family and Workspace boards export as CSV or Excel. To request a full copy, email privacy@any.do. ## Key takeaways - Any.do has no one-click export of every task in an account. - Archived personal tasks export from the web app as a CSV sent by email. - Open personal lists leave Any.do as a PDF, a shared file, or clipboard text. - Family and Workspace boards export as CSV, Excel, or PDF from the web or desktop app. - Deleting archived tasks in Any.do is permanent, so check your export first. --- Any.do does not have one export button that saves every task in your account. It has four narrower routes, and each covers a different part of your data: open personal lists, archived tasks, boards, and a data request to Any.do itself. Pick the route by which tasks you need to keep. ## Pick the right export | Route | What you get | Who can use it | What it misses | | ------------------------ | ------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | | List PDF (web, desktop) | A printable page for one list | Every plan | A file another app can import | | List share (mobile) | A file or clipboard text | Every plan | Structure beyond the task text | | Archived Tasks export | A ZIP with a CSV, sent by email | Every plan, web or desktop | Open tasks | | Board export | CSV, Excel, or PDF | Family and Workspace | Personal lists outside boards | | Data portability request | Whatever Any.do sends back | By email; rights vary by country | No documented format or timescale | Any.do's [export help page](https://support.any.do/en/articles/8635961-printing-and-exporting-items) says there is no export for the calendar view, and that there is "no need to routinely export your data" because it syncs to Any.do's servers. That holds for daily use. Leaving Any.do, or clearing out old archived tasks, is when a file on your own computer matters. For a backup, use the archive export plus a PDF of each open list. For a move, check first whether the new app reads Any.do directly. ## Email yourself the archived tasks The archived-tasks export is the only route that gives personal tasks as a spreadsheet. It works in the Any.do web and desktop apps, not on mobile. 1. In Any.do on the web or desktop, select your profile icon at the top left. 2. Choose **Archived Tasks**. 3. Select the export button. One Any.do article calls it **Send**. 4. Open the email Any.do sends to your account address and download the ZIP. 5. Extract the ZIP and open the CSV file. A completed task reaches the archive only when you archive it. To include completed tasks still sitting in a list, open the list and choose **Clear Completed**, which archives all of them. You can restore an archived task later from the same view. Open tasks are not in this file, so pair it with a list route below. ## Save open personal lists Open personal lists have no spreadsheet export. Any.do offers a PDF on the web and desktop apps, and a share sheet on iPhone and Android. On the web or desktop app, open a list, select the three dots next to its name, choose **Print**, change the destination to **Save as PDF**, and save. The PDF records what was still open in that list. To move those tasks to another app, use the mobile route. On mobile, open a list, tap the three dots at the top right, then tap the export icon and pick where to send it. Any.do says the file types depend on the app you share to, and copying to the clipboard gives plain text. The **All Tasks** and **7 Days** views share the same way and gather every personal list. To make clipboard text importable, paste it into a spreadsheet with one task per row, add a first row with the word `Title`, and save the sheet as CSV. ## Export a board as CSV or Excel Boards are part of Any.do's Family and Workspace plans, and they have the fullest export. On the web or desktop app: 1. Open the board. 2. Select the three dots and choose **Print and Export**. 3. Turn off **Use current view** if you want more than what is on screen. 4. Choose **All tasks** or **Only active tasks**. 5. Pick CSV, Excel, or PDF and download it. Choose **All tasks** when you are leaving, so finished work comes too, and export each board separately. The file does not record who a board was shared with, so write down the members of any shared board you plan to rebuild. ## Ask Any.do for a copy of all your data Any.do's [privacy policy](https://www.any.do/privacy) lists a right to data portability: receiving your personal data "in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format". You exercise it by emailing privacy@any.do, and some rights apply only in certain jurisdictions. Send the request from the email address on your Any.do account and ask for your tasks, lists, notes, and subtasks in a machine-readable file. The policy names no file format and no response time, so keep using the routes above in the meantime. ## Check the export before you delete anything Any.do's help pages do not list the columns in the archive CSV, and a [request for exports with notes, subtasks, attachments and reminders](https://anydo.uservoice.com/forums/143587-any-do-personal/suggestions/15311658-product-export-print-with-notes-subtasks-attac) has been open on Any.do's feedback forum since July 2016. Before you trust the file, find a task you archived with a note and one with a subtask, and see whether both came through. Copy anything missing by hand while it is still in Any.do. The order matters because of the archive. [Any.do says](https://support.any.do/en/articles/8635866-completing-archiving-personal-tasks) deleting from it "is permanent and cannot be undone", and it recommends deleting archived tasks once you have hundreds saved. That is when an unchecked export costs the most history, so delete only after the check. ## Import the files into Done Bear [Start free and open the importer](/sign-up?returnTo=%2Fonboarding%3Fintent%3Dimport%26source%3Dcsv) to preview an Any.do CSV before anything is added to your list. Done Bear is a task manager that reads your export once. It is not a sync bridge to Any.do, and it never signs in to your Any.do account. Open **Settings → Import** and choose **CSV** for the archive CSV, a board CSV, or a clipboard list you saved as CSV. Done Bear asks which column holds each field and shows a preview before writing anything. - **Lists:** Match the column holding the list name to **Project / list**. A column named `Category` is matched to **Area** by default, which becomes a team, so change it if it holds list names. - **Finished tasks:** A status column that says the task is done imports it as completed, with its completion date when the file has one. - **Priority:** Not imported, because Done Bear tasks have no priority. - **Due times:** Done Bear dates are whole days, so a task due at 9am arrives due that day with a 9am reminder. - **Undo:** Every import can be undone from the completion screen, and tasks you edit afterwards are kept. Any.do documents no JSON export, so the CSV routes above are the way in. The [import guide](/docs/help/importing) covers the preview, repeat imports, and undo. When you might not need this: if you share boards with family or a team who are staying on Any.do, stay with them, because shared-list members do not come across in any import. For a direct move with no file, TickTick's Android app [imports Any.do from its settings](https://help.ticktick.com/articles/7055781474263367680). The [comparison hub](/compare) sets Done Bear against the other main task managers. Wherever you go, keep Any.do's archive until the new list is right, because once you delete it there, it is gone. ## Frequently asked questions ### Can I export all my Any.do tasks at once? No. Any.do has no single export for a whole account. Archived tasks come as an emailed CSV, open personal lists as a PDF or shared file, and boards as CSV or Excel. Any.do's privacy policy gives a right to data portability, which you can request by emailing privacy@any.do. It names no format or timescale. ### Can I export Any.do to CSV or Excel? Partly. The web and desktop apps email archived personal tasks as a CSV inside a ZIP. Family and Workspace boards export as CSV or Excel from the board's three-dot menu. Any.do says it has no direct Excel export for personal lists, and suggests copying them to the clipboard on mobile and pasting into a sheet. ### Does the Any.do export include notes and subtasks? Unclear. Any.do's help pages do not list the columns in its archive CSV, and a request for exports that include notes, subtasks, attachments and reminders has been open on Any.do's feedback forum since 2016, with 103 votes. Open the file and check one task with a note and one with a subtask before relying on it. ### Is it safe to delete archived tasks after exporting? Not yet. Any.do says deleting archived tasks is permanent and cannot be undone, and it recommends exporting before a cleanup. Any.do does not list the columns in its archive CSV, so open it and find a task you archived with a note and one with a subtask. Keep a copy of the ZIP outside your email, then delete. ### Can Done Bear import Any.do? Yes, from a CSV file. Done Bear's CSV importer takes any spreadsheet with a header row, so the archive CSV, board exports, and saved clipboard lists go through it after you match the columns. Any.do documents no JSON export, so the CSV routes are the way in. Every import shows a preview first and can be undone. ## Where this information comes from - [Any.do, Printing and Exporting Items (personal lists export as PDF on web and desktop or through sharing on mobile, archived tasks arrive by email as a ZIP containing a CSV, and Family and Workspace boards export as CSV, Excel or PDF)](https://support.any.do/en/articles/8635961-printing-and-exporting-items) - [Any.do, Completing & Archiving Personal Tasks (completed tasks stay in the list until archived, the web app's Archived Tasks view emails your history, and deleting archived tasks is permanent)](https://support.any.do/en/articles/8635866-completing-archiving-personal-tasks) - [Any.do, Privacy Policy (some users have a right to data portability in a machine-readable format, requested by emailing privacy@any.do)](https://www.any.do/privacy) - [Any.do Feedback, Product: Export/Print with notes/subtasks/attachments/reminders (a request for exports that include notes, subtasks, attachments and reminders has been open since July 2016 with 103 votes)](https://anydo.uservoice.com/forums/143587-any-do-personal/suggestions/15311658-product-export-print-with-notes-subtasks-attac) - [TickTick, Import from Other Apps (TickTick's Android app imports Any.do directly from Settings, Import & Integration)](https://help.ticktick.com/articles/7055781474263367680) - [Done Bear, Importing from another app (the Done Bear CSV importer asks which column holds each field, previews every import, and can undo it)](https://donebear.com/docs/help/importing) --- Every Done Bear page is listed at https://donebear.com/llms.txt. 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