diff --git a/plugins/exporter.koplugin/base.lua b/plugins/exporter.koplugin/base.lua
index c9c0dac57..91a6a1e73 100644
--- a/plugins/exporter.koplugin/base.lua
+++ b/plugins/exporter.koplugin/base.lua
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ Each target should inherit from this class and implement *at least* an `export`
 @module baseexporter
 ]]
 
+local Device = require("device")
 local getSafeFilename = require("util").getSafeFilename
+local _ = require("gettext")
+
 local BaseExporter = {
     clipping_dir = require("datastorage"):getDataDir() .. "/clipboard"
 }
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ function BaseExporter:_init()
     self.extension = self.extension or self.name
     self.is_remote = self.is_remote or false
     self.version = self.version or "1.0.0"
+    self.shareable = self.is_remote and nil or Device:canShareText()
     self:loadSettings()
     if type(self.init_callback) == "function" then
         local changed, settings = self:init_callback(self.settings)
@@ -140,4 +144,14 @@ function BaseExporter:toggleEnabled()
     end
 end
 
+--[[--
+Shares text with other apps
+]]
+function BaseExporter:shareText(text, title)
+    local msg_reason = _("Share") .. " " .. self.name
+    local msg_text = type(text) == "string" and text
+    local msg_title = type(title) == "string" and title
+    Device:doShareText(msg_text, msg_reason, msg_title, self.mimetype)
+end
+
 return BaseExporter
diff --git a/plugins/exporter.koplugin/target/html.lua b/plugins/exporter.koplugin/target/html.lua
index 94c71af5a..590e3e5d7 100644
--- a/plugins/exporter.koplugin/target/html.lua
+++ b/plugins/exporter.koplugin/target/html.lua
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-local Device = require("device")
 local logger = require("logger")
 local slt2 = require("template/slt2")
 
 -- html exporter
 local HtmlExporter = require("base"):new {
     name = "html",
-    shareable = Device:canShareText(),
+    mimetype = "text/html",
 }
 
 local function format(booknotes)
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ end
 
 function HtmlExporter:share(t)
     local content = self:getRenderedContent({t})
-    Device:doShareText(content)
+    self:shareText(content)
 end
 
 return HtmlExporter
diff --git a/plugins/exporter.koplugin/target/json.lua b/plugins/exporter.koplugin/target/json.lua
index f07b4ad71..9e7543dce 100644
--- a/plugins/exporter.koplugin/target/json.lua
+++ b/plugins/exporter.koplugin/target/json.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-local Device = require("device")
 local rapidjson = require("rapidjson")
 local md5 = require("ffi/MD5")
 local _ = require("gettext")
@@ -6,7 +5,11 @@ local _ = require("gettext")
 -- json exporter
 local JsonExporter = require("base"):new {
     name = "json",
-    shareable = Device:canShareText(),
+    -- the proper mimetype is "application/json" as stated in
+    -- https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/application/json
+    -- but we follow google recommendations because we just share on android.
+    -- https://developer.android.com/training/sharing/send#using-the-right-mimetype
+    mimetype = "text/json",
 }
 
 function JsonExporter:getMenuTable()
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ function JsonExporter:share(t)
     local content = format(t)
     content.created_on = self.timestamp or os.time()
     content.version = self:getVersion()
-    Device:doShareText(rapidjson.encode(content, {pretty = true}))
+    self:shareText(rapidjson.encode(content, {pretty = true}))
 end
 
 return JsonExporter
diff --git a/plugins/exporter.koplugin/target/markdown.lua b/plugins/exporter.koplugin/target/markdown.lua
index 84401da81..6e7801c47 100644
--- a/plugins/exporter.koplugin/target/markdown.lua
+++ b/plugins/exporter.koplugin/target/markdown.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
-local Device = require("device")
 local md = require("template/md")
 local _ = require("gettext")
 local T = require("ffi/util").template
@@ -8,7 +7,8 @@ local T = require("ffi/util").template
 local MarkdownExporter = require("base"):new {
     name = "markdown",
     extension = "md",
-    shareable = Device:canShareText(),
+    mimetype = "text/markdown",
+
     init_callback = function(self, settings)
         local changed = false
         if not settings.formatting_options or settings.highlight_formatting == nil then
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ end
 
 function MarkdownExporter:share(t)
     local content = md.prepareBookContent(t, self.settings.formatting_options, self.settings.highlight_formatting) .. "\n\n_Generated at: " .. self:getTimeStamp() .. "_"
-    Device:doShareText(content)
+    self:shareText(content)
 end
 
 return MarkdownExporter
diff --git a/plugins/exporter.koplugin/target/text.lua b/plugins/exporter.koplugin/target/text.lua
index f5a5ab43a..dadc22849 100644
--- a/plugins/exporter.koplugin/target/text.lua
+++ b/plugins/exporter.koplugin/target/text.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-local Device = require("device")
 local util = require("ffi/util")
 local T = util.template
 local _ = require("gettext")
@@ -7,7 +6,7 @@ local _ = require("gettext")
 local TextExporter = require("base"):new {
     name = "text",
     extension = "txt",
-    shareable = Device:canShareText(),
+    mimetype = "text/plain",
 }
 
 local function format(booknotes)
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ end
 
 function TextExporter:share(t)
     local content = format(t)
-    Device:doShareText(content)
+    self:shareText(content)
 end
 
 return TextExporter