# Smartboard notebook Exporter: documenting and converting .notebook files

> Smartboard notebook Exporter documents the .notebook file format produced by a SMART Board MX065 iQ and converts whiteboard pages to SVG, PNG or PDF. It treats the document as a ZIP container, reads page SVGs and their order from the manifest, then adjusts page canvases before export.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: App
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/MikeCat2008/smartboard-notebook-exporter>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/MikeCat2008/smartboard-notebook-exporter/blob/a4b55b0fb0d81ec293a7d3c9d8ae342022d81574/docs/notebook-format.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/smartboard-notebook-exporter-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/smartboard-notebook-exporter-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/smartboard-notebook-exporter-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A .notebook file; source use requires Python 3.10 or later, Tkinter, Cairo and the listed Python dependencies.
- **Limits:** The format notes are based on files created with a SMART Board MX065 iQ; some internal elements remain unstudied.
- **License:** GPL-3.0 License.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/MikeCat2008/smartboard-notebook-exporter/blob/a4b55b0fb0d81ec293a7d3c9d8ae342022d81574/docs/notebook-format.md>
2. <https://github.com/MikeCat2008/smartboard-notebook-exporter/blob/a4b55b0fb0d81ec293a7d3c9d8ae342022d81574/README.md>
3. <https://github.com/MikeCat2008/smartboard-notebook-exporter/blob/a4b55b0fb0d81ec293a7d3c9d8ae342022d81574/LICENSE>

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