Dev tools · September 24, 2023
Get your entire ChatGPT history in Markdown files
This is just a small thing I coded to help me see my entire convo history in beautiful markdown, in Obsidian (my note-taking app). [Link to Github repo](https://github.com/mohamed-chs/chatgpt-history-export-to-md). The Python script helps you to convert conversations extracted from ChatGPT (ZIP export all your data, sent by Openai) into neatly formatted Markdown files. Also adds YAML metadata headers and includes Code interpreter (Advanced data analysis) intput / output code. Feel free to fork the repo and implement your own improvements, I feel like there's alot…
Get your entire ChatGPT history in Markdown files launched on September 24, 2023 with 295 votes, #111 of 4,228 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.
In plain words
This Python script converts ChatGPT conversation history from OpenAI's data export into formatted Markdown files for use in note-taking apps like Obsidian. It automatically adds YAML metadata headers and preserves Code Interpreter input and output. Designed for users who want to organize and review their entire ChatGPT conversation history in a clean, searchable format within their personal knowledge management system.
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From the sources
Convert your ChatGPT export (ZIP) into clean Markdown text files with inline media, and generate data visualizations like word clouds and usage graphs. - mohamed-chs/convoviz
In the maker’s words, at launch
This is just a small thing I coded to help me see my entire convo history in beautiful markdown, in Obsidian (my note-taking app). [Link to Github repo](https://github.com/mohamed-chs/chatgpt-history-export-to-md). The Python script helps you to convert conversations extracted from ChatGPT (ZIP…
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