diff --git a/Dayflow/Dayflow/Core/Export/MarkdownV2RangeExportBuilder.swift b/Dayflow/Dayflow/Core/Export/MarkdownV2RangeExportBuilder.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f7d56c68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dayflow/Dayflow/Core/Export/MarkdownV2RangeExportBuilder.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,301 @@
+import Foundation
+
+enum MarkdownV2RangeExportBuilder {
+  static func makeMarkdown(start: Date, end: Date, cardsByDay: [(day: Date, cards: [TimelineCard])])
+    -> String
+  {
+    let allCards = cardsByDay.flatMap(\.cards)
+    let startDay = DateFormatter.yyyyMMdd.string(from: start)
+    let endDay = DateFormatter.yyyyMMdd.string(from: end)
+
+    var lines: [String] = []
+    appendFrontmatter(
+      startDay: startDay,
+      endDay: endDay,
+      cardCount: allCards.count,
+      to: &lines
+    )
+
+    lines.append("# Dayflow timeline")
+    lines.append("")
+    lines.append("Range: \(startDay) to \(endDay)")
+    lines.append("Activities: \(allCards.count)")
+    lines.append("")
+
+    appendRangeSummary(cards: allCards, to: &lines)
+    appendWeeklyRollupIfNeeded(cardsByDay: cardsByDay, to: &lines)
+
+    lines.append("## Daily timeline")
+    lines.append("")
+    for entry in cardsByDay {
+      appendDay(entry.day, cards: entry.cards, to: &lines)
+    }
+
+    return normalizedMarkdown(lines)
+  }
+
+  private static func appendFrontmatter(
+    startDay: String,
+    endDay: String,
+    cardCount: Int,
+    to lines: inout [String]
+  ) {
+    lines.append("---")
+    lines.append("title: \"Dayflow timeline \(startDay) to \(endDay)\"")
+    lines.append("source: dayflow")
+    lines.append("export_kind: timeline_range")
+    lines.append("export_version: 2")
+    lines.append("start_date: \(startDay)")
+    lines.append("end_date: \(endDay)")
+    lines.append("card_count: \(cardCount)")
+    lines.append("suggested_folder: dayflow/\(startDay)-to-\(endDay)")
+    lines.append("---")
+    lines.append("")
+  }
+
+  private static func appendRangeSummary(cards: [TimelineCard], to lines: inout [String]) {
+    lines.append("## Range summary")
+    lines.append("")
+
+    guard !cards.isEmpty else {
+      lines.append("- No timeline activities were recorded for this range.")
+      lines.append("")
+      return
+    }
+
+    lines.append("- Total activity cards: \(cards.count)")
+    lines.append("- Estimated tracked time: \(durationText(totalMinutes(cards)))")
+
+    let categoryTotals = groupedMinutes(cards) { clean($0.category, fallback: "Uncategorized") }
+    if let topCategory = categoryTotals.first {
+      lines.append("- Top category: \(topCategory.name) (\(durationText(topCategory.minutes)))")
+    }
+
+    let appTotals = groupedMinutes(cards) { appSitesText($0.appSites) ?? "Unknown app/site" }
+    if let topApp = appTotals.first {
+      lines.append("- Top app/site: \(topApp.name) (\(durationText(topApp.minutes)))")
+    }
+    lines.append("")
+
+    appendGroupedSection(title: "Category rollup", totals: categoryTotals, to: &lines)
+    appendGroupedSection(title: "App/site rollup", totals: appTotals, to: &lines)
+  }
+
+  private static func appendWeeklyRollupIfNeeded(
+    cardsByDay: [(day: Date, cards: [TimelineCard])],
+    to lines: inout [String]
+  ) {
+    guard cardsByDay.count >= 5 else { return }
+
+    lines.append("## Weekly rollup")
+    lines.append("")
+
+    for entry in cardsByDay {
+      let dayString = DateFormatter.yyyyMMdd.string(from: entry.day)
+      let minutes = totalMinutes(entry.cards)
+      lines.append("- \(dayString): \(durationText(minutes)) across \(entry.cards.count) card\(entry.cards.count == 1 ? "" : "s")")
+    }
+    lines.append("")
+  }
+
+  private static func appendGroupedSection(
+    title: String,
+    totals: [(name: String, minutes: Int, cardCount: Int)],
+    to lines: inout [String]
+  ) {
+    lines.append("## \(title)")
+    lines.append("")
+
+    guard !totals.isEmpty else {
+      lines.append("- No data found.")
+      lines.append("")
+      return
+    }
+
+    for total in totals.prefix(12) {
+      lines.append("- #\(tagSlug(total.name)) \(total.name): \(durationText(total.minutes)) across \(total.cardCount) card\(total.cardCount == 1 ? "" : "s")")
+    }
+    lines.append("")
+  }
+
+  private static func appendDay(_ day: Date, cards: [TimelineCard], to lines: inout [String]) {
+    let dayString = DateFormatter.yyyyMMdd.string(from: day)
+    lines.append("### \(dayString)")
+    lines.append("")
+
+    guard !cards.isEmpty else {
+      lines.append("_No timeline activities were recorded for this day._")
+      lines.append("")
+      return
+    }
+
+    for card in cards.sorted(by: cardSort) {
+      let title = clean(card.title, fallback: "Untitled activity")
+      let timeRange = [card.startTimestamp, card.endTimestamp]
+        .map { $0.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines) }
+        .filter { !$0.isEmpty }
+        .joined(separator: " - ")
+      lines.append("#### \(timeRange.isEmpty ? title : "\(timeRange) - \(title)")")
+      lines.append("")
+
+      let tags = tags(for: card)
+      if !tags.isEmpty {
+        lines.append("Tags: \(tags.map { "#\(tagSlug($0))" }.joined(separator: " "))")
+      }
+      lines.append("- Category: \(clean(card.category, fallback: "Uncategorized"))")
+      if let subcategory = optional(card.subcategory) {
+        lines.append("- Subcategory: \(subcategory)")
+      }
+      if let appSites = appSitesText(card.appSites) {
+        lines.append("- Apps/sites: \(appSites)")
+      }
+      if let video = optional(card.videoSummaryURL) {
+        lines.append("- Timelapse: `\(video)`")
+      }
+      if let otherVideos = card.otherVideoSummaryURLs?.compactMap(optional), !otherVideos.isEmpty {
+        lines.append("- Additional timelapses: \(otherVideos.map { "`\($0)`" }.joined(separator: ", "))")
+      }
+      lines.append("")
+
+      if let summary = optional(card.summary) {
+        lines.append(summary)
+        lines.append("")
+      }
+      if let details = optional(card.detailedSummary), details != optional(card.summary) {
+        lines.append(details)
+        lines.append("")
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static func groupedMinutes(
+    _ cards: [TimelineCard],
+    by key: (TimelineCard) -> String
+  ) -> [(name: String, minutes: Int, cardCount: Int)] {
+    var totals: [String: (minutes: Int, cardCount: Int)] = [:]
+    for card in cards {
+      let name = clean(key(card), fallback: "Unknown")
+      let current = totals[name] ?? (minutes: 0, cardCount: 0)
+      totals[name] = (
+        minutes: current.minutes + estimatedMinutes(for: card),
+        cardCount: current.cardCount + 1
+      )
+    }
+
+    return totals
+      .map { (name: $0.key, minutes: $0.value.minutes, cardCount: $0.value.cardCount) }
+      .sorted {
+        if $0.minutes == $1.minutes { return $0.name < $1.name }
+        return $0.minutes > $1.minutes
+      }
+  }
+
+  private static func totalMinutes(_ cards: [TimelineCard]) -> Int {
+    cards.map(estimatedMinutes).reduce(0, +)
+  }
+
+  private static func estimatedMinutes(for card: TimelineCard) -> Int {
+    guard
+      let start = timelineTimeDate(card.startTimestamp, day: card.day),
+      let end = timelineTimeDate(card.endTimestamp, day: card.day)
+    else {
+      return 0
+    }
+
+    let adjustedEnd = end >= start ? end : end.addingTimeInterval(24 * 60 * 60)
+    return Int(max(1, (adjustedEnd.timeIntervalSince(start) / 60).rounded()))
+  }
+
+  private static func timelineTimeDate(_ time: String, day: String) -> Date? {
+    let cleaned = time.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+    guard !cleaned.isEmpty else { return nil }
+
+    for formatter in timelineTimeFormatters {
+      if let timeDate = formatter.date(from: cleaned),
+        let dayDate = DateFormatter.yyyyMMdd.date(from: day)
+      {
+        let calendar = Calendar.current
+        let timeComponents = calendar.dateComponents([.hour, .minute, .second], from: timeDate)
+        return calendar.date(
+          bySettingHour: timeComponents.hour ?? 0,
+          minute: timeComponents.minute ?? 0,
+          second: timeComponents.second ?? 0,
+          of: dayDate
+        )
+      }
+    }
+
+    return nil
+  }
+
+  private static let timelineTimeFormatters: [DateFormatter] = {
+    ["HH:mm:ss", "HH:mm", "h:mm a", "h:mm:ss a"].map { format in
+      let formatter = DateFormatter()
+      formatter.locale = Locale(identifier: "en_US_POSIX")
+      formatter.dateFormat = format
+      return formatter
+    }
+  }()
+
+  private static func tags(for card: TimelineCard) -> [String] {
+    var tags: [String] = []
+    if let category = optional(card.category) {
+      tags.append(category)
+    }
+    if let subcategory = optional(card.subcategory) {
+      tags.append(subcategory)
+    }
+    if let primary = optional(card.appSites?.primary) {
+      tags.append(primary)
+    }
+    return Array(Set(tags)).sorted()
+  }
+
+  private static func appSitesText(_ appSites: AppSites?) -> String? {
+    guard let appSites else { return nil }
+    return [appSites.primary, appSites.secondary]
+      .compactMap(optional)
+      .joined(separator: ", ")
+      .nilIfEmpty
+  }
+
+  private static func cardSort(_ lhs: TimelineCard, _ rhs: TimelineCard) -> Bool {
+    if lhs.day != rhs.day { return lhs.day < rhs.day }
+    return lhs.startTimestamp < rhs.startTimestamp
+  }
+
+  private static func optional(_ value: String?) -> String? {
+    let trimmed = value?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines) ?? ""
+    return trimmed.isEmpty ? nil : trimmed
+  }
+
+  private static func clean(_ value: String, fallback: String) -> String {
+    let trimmed = value.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+    return trimmed.isEmpty ? fallback : trimmed
+  }
+
+  private static func tagSlug(_ value: String) -> String {
+    value
+      .lowercased()
+      .replacingOccurrences(of: " ", with: "-")
+      .filter { $0.isLetter || $0.isNumber || $0 == "-" || $0 == "_" }
+  }
+
+  private static func normalizedMarkdown(_ lines: [String]) -> String {
+    lines.joined(separator: "\n").trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines) + "\n"
+  }
+
+  private static func durationText(_ minutes: Int) -> String {
+    let safeMinutes = max(0, minutes)
+    if safeMinutes < 60 { return "\(safeMinutes)m" }
+    let hours = safeMinutes / 60
+    let remainder = safeMinutes % 60
+    return remainder == 0 ? "\(hours)h" : "\(hours)h \(remainder)m"
+  }
+}
+
+private extension String {
+  var nilIfEmpty: String? {
+    isEmpty ? nil : self
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Dayflow/Dayflow/Views/UI/Settings/OtherSettingsViewModel.swift b/Dayflow/Dayflow/Views/UI/Settings/OtherSettingsViewModel.swift
index a62e10953..2e00e081d 100644
--- a/Dayflow/Dayflow/Views/UI/Settings/OtherSettingsViewModel.swift
+++ b/Dayflow/Dayflow/Views/UI/Settings/OtherSettingsViewModel.swift
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ final class OtherSettingsViewModel: ObservableObject {
       var cursor = start
       let endDate = end
 
-      var sections: [String] = []
+      var cardsByDay: [(day: Date, cards: [TimelineCard])] = []
       var totalActivities = 0
       var dayCount = 0
 
@@ -118,16 +118,18 @@ final class OtherSettingsViewModel: ObservableObject {
         let dayString = dayFormatter.string(from: cursor)
         let cards = StorageManager.shared.fetchTimelineCards(forDay: dayString)
         totalActivities += cards.count
-        let section = TimelineClipboardFormatter.makeMarkdown(for: cursor, cards: cards)
-        sections.append(section)
+        cardsByDay.append((day: cursor, cards: cards))
         dayCount += 1
 
         guard let next = calendar.date(byAdding: .day, value: 1, to: cursor) else { break }
         cursor = next
       }
 
-      let divider = "\n\n---\n\n"
-      let exportText = sections.joined(separator: divider)
+      let exportText = MarkdownV2RangeExportBuilder.makeMarkdown(
+        start: start,
+        end: end,
+        cardsByDay: cardsByDay
+      )
 
       await MainActor.run {
         self.presentSavePanelAndWrite(
diff --git a/Dayflow/Dayflow/Views/UI/Settings/SettingsDataTabView.swift b/Dayflow/Dayflow/Views/UI/Settings/SettingsDataTabView.swift
index 5d268ced4..8469c4df0 100644
--- a/Dayflow/Dayflow/Views/UI/Settings/SettingsDataTabView.swift
+++ b/Dayflow/Dayflow/Views/UI/Settings/SettingsDataTabView.swift
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ struct SettingsDataTabView: View {
 
         HStack(spacing: 12) {
           SettingsPrimaryButton(
-            title: viewModel.isExportingTimelineRange ? "Exporting…" : "Export as Markdown",
+            title: viewModel.isExportingTimelineRange ? "Exporting…" : "Export Markdown v2",
             systemImage: viewModel.isExportingTimelineRange ? nil : "square.and.arrow.down",
             isLoading: viewModel.isExportingTimelineRange,
             isDisabled: rangeInvalid,