diff --git a/lua/typstar/config.lua b/lua/typstar/config.lua
index 8dcdc92..c1380aa 100644
--- a/lua/typstar/config.lua
+++ b/lua/typstar/config.lua
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ local default_config = {
     },
     rnote = {
         assetsDir = 'assets',
+        exportCommand = 'rnote-cli export doc --no-background --no-pattern --on-conflict overwrite --output-file %s %s',
         filename = 'drawing-%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S',
         fileExtension = '.rnote',
-        fileExtensionInserted = '.rnote.svg',
+        fileExtensionInserted = '.rnote.svg', -- valid rnote export type
         uriOpenCommand = 'xdg-open', -- see comment above for excalidraw
         templatePath = {},
     },
diff --git a/lua/typstar/drawings.lua b/lua/typstar/drawings.lua
index e649a7c..05db403 100644
--- a/lua/typstar/drawings.lua
+++ b/lua/typstar/drawings.lua
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ local affix = [[
 local config_excalidraw = config.config.excalidraw
 local config_rnote = config.config.rnote
 
-local function launch_excalidraw(path)
+local function launch_excalidraw(path, path_inserted)
     print(string.format('Opening %s in Obsidian Excalidraw', path))
     utils.run_shell_command(
         string.format('%s "obsidian://open?path=%s"', config_excalidraw.uriOpenCommand, utils.urlencode(path)),
@@ -18,9 +18,32 @@ local function launch_excalidraw(path)
     )
 end
 
-local function launch_rnote(path)
+local rnote_watched = {}
+
+local function auto_export_rnote(path, path_inserted)
+    if rnote_watched[path] then return end
+    rnote_watched[path] = true
+    local job_id = -1
+    local last_export = 0
+
+    local run_export = function(err, filename)
+        local time = vim.uv.now()
+        if err ~= nil or time - last_export < 800 then return end
+
+        if job_id == -1 then
+            last_export = time
+            local cmd = string.format(config_rnote.exportCommand, path_inserted, path)
+            job_id = utils.run_shell_command(cmd, false, nil, { on_exit = function() job_id = -1 end })
+        end
+    end
+    local watcher = vim.uv.new_fs_event()
+    watcher:start(path, {}, vim.schedule_wrap(run_export))
+end
+
+local function launch_rnote(path, path_inserted)
     print(string.format('Opening %s in Rnote', path))
     utils.run_shell_command(string.format('%s %s', config_rnote.uriOpenCommand, path), false)
+    auto_export_rnote(path, path_inserted)
 end
 
 local function insert_drawing(provider)
@@ -47,7 +70,7 @@ local function insert_drawing(provider)
     end
 
     utils.insert_text_block(string.format(provider[2], path_inserted))
-    provider[3](path)
+    provider[3](path, path_inserted)
 end
 
 local excalidraw = {
@@ -72,7 +95,8 @@ function M.open_drawing()
         local filename = line:match('"(.*)' .. string.gsub(cfg.fileExtensionInserted, '%.', '%%%.'))
         if filename ~= nil and filename:match('^%s*$') == nil then
             local path = vim.fn.expand('%:p:h') .. '/' .. filename .. cfg.fileExtension
-            provider[3](path) -- launch program
+            local path_inserted = vim.fn.expand('%:p:h') .. '/' .. filename .. cfg.fileExtensionInserted
+            provider[3](path, path_inserted) -- launch program
             break
         end
     end
diff --git a/lua/typstar/utils.lua b/lua/typstar/utils.lua
index d83bdac..3fe2eea 100644
--- a/lua/typstar/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/typstar/utils.lua
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ function M.insert_text_block(snip)
     vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf(), line_num, line_num, false, lines)
 end
 
-function M.run_shell_command(cmd, show_output, extra_handler)
+function M.run_shell_command(cmd, show_output, extra_handler, opts)
     extra_handler = extra_handler or function(msg) end
+    opts = opts or { on_exit = function() end }
     local handle_output = function(data, err)
         local msg = table.concat(data, '\n')
         if not string.match(msg, '^%s*$') then
@@ -37,14 +38,14 @@ function M.run_shell_command(cmd, show_output, extra_handler)
         end
     end
     if show_output then
-        vim.fn.jobstart(cmd, {
+        return vim.fn.jobstart(cmd, vim.tbl_deep_extend({
             on_stdout = function(_, data, _) handle_output(data, false) end,
             on_stderr = function(_, data, _) handle_output(data, true) end,
             stdout_buffered = false,
             stderr_buffered = true,
-        })
+        }, opts, "force"))
     else
-        vim.fn.jobstart(cmd)
+        return vim.fn.jobstart(cmd, opts)
     end
 end