diff --git a/src/features/storymap-preview.tsx b/src/features/storymap-preview.tsx
index d93ad72..a1dd6d1 100644
--- a/src/features/storymap-preview.tsx
+++ b/src/features/storymap-preview.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { createSession } from "@/api/create-session";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { downloadMarkdown, storymapToMarkdown } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { useUserStore } from "@/store/user-store";
 import { DummyTemplate } from "@/tests/dummy-templates";
+import type { StorymapTemplate } from "@/types/storymap.types";
 import { useMutation } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { useEffect } from "react";
 import EmptySessionFallback from "./loading-workspace";
@@ -39,6 +42,12 @@ export const StorymapPreview = () => {
 
   const { mutate: callCreateSession } = createSessionMutation;
 
+  const exportContentAsMarkdown = () => {
+    if (!storymapContent) return;
+    const markdown = storymapToMarkdown(storymapContent as StorymapTemplate);
+    downloadMarkdown("storymap.md", markdown);
+  };
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!sessionId) {
       callCreateSession();
@@ -52,10 +61,16 @@ export const StorymapPreview = () => {
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="w-full h-full overflow-y-auto">
-      {storymapContent && (
-        <RenderBlocks blocks={storymapContent.presentation_blocks} />
-      )}
+    <div className="w-full h-full">
+      <div className="w-full h-12 bg-neutral-200 flex items-center justify-between p-2 px-6 shadow-md">
+        <span className="text-sm font-medium">{storymapContent?.presentation_title || "Presentation Title here..."}</span>
+        <Button onClick={() => exportContentAsMarkdown()} variant="outline">Export</Button>
+      </div>
+      <div className="w-full h-[calc(100%-48px)] overflow-y-auto">
+        {storymapContent && (
+          <RenderBlocks blocks={storymapContent.presentation_blocks} />
+        )}
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/utils.ts b/src/lib/utils.ts
index bd0c391..3e07eb4 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,118 @@
-import { clsx, type ClassValue } from "clsx"
-import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge"
+import type { ImagePayload, MapPayload, StorymapBlocks, StorymapTemplate } from "@/types/storymap.types";
+import { clsx, type ClassValue } from "clsx";
+import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
 
 export function cn(...inputs: ClassValue[]) {
   return twMerge(clsx(inputs))
 }
+
+
+
+export const mdForImage = (p: ImagePayload) => {
+  const alt = p.source.alt ?? "";
+  const url = p.source.url ?? "";
+  const cap = p.caption ? `\n*${p.caption}*` : "";
+  return `![${alt}](${url})${cap}\n`;
+};
+
+export const mdForMap = (p: MapPayload, title?: string) => {
+  const ims = p.initial_map_state ?? { latitude: "", longitude: "", zoom: "" };
+  const layers = (p.layers ?? [])
+    .map(l => `{id:"${l.layer_id}",visible:${String(!!l.visible)}}`)
+    .join(", ");
+  const style = p.base_style ?? "";
+  return [
+    "```storymap",
+    `{map title="${title ?? ""}" lat=${ims.latitude} lng=${ims.longitude} zoom=${ims.zoom} style="${style}" layers=[${layers}]}`,
+    "```",
+    "",
+  ].join("\n");
+};
+
+export const mdForBlock = (presentationBlock: StorymapBlocks, level = 2): string => {
+  if (!presentationBlock.type) {
+    return `<!-- Unhandled block type: ${presentationBlock} -->\n`;
+  }
+  switch (presentationBlock.type) {
+    case "text":
+      return presentationBlock.payload.content + "\n";
+    case "image":
+      return mdForImage(presentationBlock.payload) + "\n";
+    case "map":
+      return mdForMap(presentationBlock.payload) + "\n";
+      case "cover": {
+        const coverData = presentationBlock.payload;
+        const backgroundImage = coverData.cover_blocks.find(block => block.type === "image")?.payload;
+        const textBlock = coverData.cover_blocks.find(block => block.type === "text")?.payload;
+        
+        if (backgroundImage?.source?.url) {
+          return [
+            `<div style="position: relative; background-image: url('${backgroundImage.source.url}'); background-size: cover; background-position: center; min-height: 500px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 8px;">`,
+            `<div style="position: absolute; inset: 0; background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);"></div>`,
+            `<div style="position: relative; z-index: 1; height: 100%; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; text-align: center; padding: 2rem; color: white;">`,
+            `<div style="color: white; text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.7);">`,
+            textBlock?.content ? `<div style="font-size: 3rem; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 1rem; line-height: 1.2;">${textBlock.content.replace(/^#\s*/, '')}</div>` : "",
+            `</div>`,
+            `</div>`,
+            `</div>`,
+            ""
+          ].join("\n");
+        }
+        
+        // Fallback to individual blocks if no background image
+        return [
+          "<!-- COVER START -->",
+          ...presentationBlock.payload.cover_blocks.map(cb => mdForBlock(cb, level)),
+          "<!-- COVER END -->",
+          "",
+        ].join("\n");
+      }
+    case "narrative": {
+      const title = presentationBlock.payload.narrative_title ?? "Narrative";
+      const h = "#".repeat(Math.min(level, 6));
+      return [`${h} ${title}\n`, ...presentationBlock.payload.narrative_blocks.map(nb => mdForBlock(nb, level + 1))].join("");
+    }
+    case "sidecar": {
+      const h = "#".repeat(Math.min(level, 6));
+      const parts: string[] = [];
+      parts.push(`${h} Sidecar\n\n`);
+      parts.push(mdForMap(presentationBlock.payload.map_config, "sidecar-map"));
+      presentationBlock.payload.cards.forEach((card, i) => {
+        const hh = "#".repeat(Math.min(level + 1, 6));
+        parts.push(`${hh} Card ${i + 1}\n\n`);
+        parts.push(presentationBlock.payload.cards[i].payload.content + "\n");
+        if (card.map_command?.type === "TOGGLE_LAYER") {
+          const { layer_id, visible } = card.map_command.payload;
+          parts.push(`> Map toggle: layer \`${layer_id}\` → visible=${visible}\n\n`);
+        }
+      });
+      return parts.join("");
+    }
+    default:
+      return `<!-- Unhandled block type: ${presentationBlock} -->\n`;
+  }
+};
+
+export const storymapToMarkdown = (t: StorymapTemplate): string => {
+  const frontmatter = [
+    "---",
+    `Title: ${t.presentation_title}`,
+    "Exported: true",
+    "---",
+    "",
+  ].join("\n");
+  const title = `# ${t.presentation_title}\n\n`;
+  const body = t.presentation_blocks.map(b => mdForBlock(b, 2)).join("\n");
+  return frontmatter + title + body;
+}
+
+export const downloadMarkdown = (filename: string, md: string) => {
+  const blob = new Blob([md], { type: "text/markdown;charset=utf-8" });
+  const a = document.createElement("a");
+  a.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+  a.download = filename.endsWith(".md") ? filename : `${filename}.md`;
+  document.body.appendChild(a);
+  a.click();
+  a.remove();
+  URL.revokeObjectURL(a.href);
+}