Why CSV
The most useful boring format
CSV opens everywhere: Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers, pandas, and every AI assistant that accepts file uploads. For health data, it's the fastest route from your iPhone to a pivot table or a trend analysis.
The usual route
Most CSV tools ask you to build them first
The well-known Apple Health CSV exporters are open-source projects: you clone a repository, open it in Xcode, configure signing, and build it onto your phone — or you run conversion scripts against a manual XML export. That works, but it's a developer workflow for what should be a tap-and-export task.
Health.md takes the other approach: the exporter is a finished app. You choose what to export; the app does the rest.
How it works
Metrics, dates, export
Authorize and pick metrics
Install Health.md, authorize the Apple Health categories you want, and select exactly which metrics go into the export.
Choose a date range
Today, yesterday, your full available history, or a custom start and end date — set per export, with a preview before anything is written.
Open it anywhere
Save the CSV to a folder you choose, then open it in Excel, Google Sheets, or attach it to an AI assistant for analysis.
The file itself
What's in the CSV
Health.md writes one CSV file per day with the header Date,Category,Metric,Value,Unit,Timestamp — plain columns, ISO timestamps, no surprises. Compatibility summary rows omit the timestamp column; timestamped and canonical-record rows include all six fields.
Exact row contracts, fixtures, and omission rules are published in the export format reference, so what you see in the file is documented — not a black box.
Privacy
Your data stays yours
Health.md does not store your health data. Exports are written to the folder you choose, on your device — there is no Health.md health-data cloud, and no account is required.
Keep going
More ways to use your data
Every format, not just CSV
JSON, Markdown, and Obsidian exports from the same picker. Export Apple Health data
Analyze it with AI
Drop the CSV into Claude or ChatGPT, or connect Codex and Claude directly via MCP. Use Apple Health with AI
Read the docs
CSV row contracts, fixtures, and the full export reference. Export format reference
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a Mac or Xcode to export Apple Health to CSV?
No. Health.md is a shipping iOS app — you choose metrics and a date range on your iPhone and get CSV files back. Nothing to build, no scripts to run, no Mac required.
Which health metrics can I export to CSV?
Any Apple Health categories you authorize — steps, heart rate, HRV, sleep, workouts, and more. You select exactly which metrics each export includes.
What date ranges can I export?
Today, yesterday, all available history, or a custom start and end date — per export.
Can I open the CSV in Excel or Google Sheets?
Yes. Health.md writes one CSV file per day with a plain header row, so the files open directly in Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers, or any analysis tool.
Is it free?
The app includes 10 free export actions. After that, a one-time lifetime unlock removes the limit — no subscription.