How to Save Your Work from Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLite

When using Jupyter Notebook, it’s important to regularly save your work and download backups to your local computer. This guide walks you through both saving within Jupyter and downloading files to your local machine.

1. Save and Create a Checkpoint¶

After modifying or running code in a notebook:

• Click the Save icon in the toolbar.

• This saves the current state and creates a checkpoint, which allows you to recover your work if something goes wrong.

2. Download the Notebook File to Your Local Machine¶

To ensure you have a backup or want to work offline, download the file:

• Click File > Download

• The .ipynb file will be saved to your local computer

3. Export to Other Formats¶

You can also export your notebook to various formats for documentation or presentations.

Go to: File > Save and Export Notebook As > [Choose file type]

Available export formats include:

• HTML — for viewing in a browser

• PDF — for printed reports or sharing

• Markdown — for blog posts or GitHub

• Python Script — .py file for raw code

• LaTeX, RST, Reveal.js slides, and more