Perplexity to obsidian - Batch Export

Bulk Export all your PerlexityAI conversations to markdown files with one click

Perplexity to Obsidian - Export Perplexity AI Conversations to Markdown Export, download, and organize your Perplexity AI conversations as clean Obsidian-ready Markdown files. Perplexity to Obsidian is a Chrome extension for researchers, students, writers, developers, and knowledge workers who want a reliable way to back up Perplexity chats, save AI research, and build a searchable local knowledge base. Whether you need to export one Perplexity conversation, download multiple open tabs, or batch export your full Perplexity history, this extension helps you keep your AI answers, sources, related questions, uploaded files, generated images, and Space organization in Markdown. ✨ Key Features: 1. 📦 Batch Export Perplexity Conversations: Export your Perplexity AI conversation history in bulk from the options page. 2. ⚡ Export the Current Conversation: Save the active Perplexity thread from the popup as an Obsidian-compatible Markdown file. 3. 🧩 Export Opened Tabs: Export all Perplexity conversation tabs in the current Chrome window with one click. Duplicate tabs are detected automatically. 4. 📝 Obsidian-Ready Markdown: Save conversations with clear `# You` and `# Perplexity` sections, readable dividers, Markdown links, tables, and structured answer content. 5. 🧾 YAML Frontmatter for Obsidian: Add rich metadata such as title, created time, updated time, exported time, model, mode, message count, Perplexity URL, Space name, and source ID. 6. 🗂️ Perplexity Spaces Support: Export all conversations, export by selected Spaces, or organize exported files into Space subdirectories. 7. ✅ Skip Already Exported Records: Avoid duplicate work during batch export. Previously exported conversations are skipped unless they have newer activity. 8. 📅 Date Filter for Incremental Backup: Export only conversations updated after a specific date, useful for regular Perplexity backup workflows. 9. 🔖 Flexible Filename Patterns: Choose filename ordering based on current date, original conversation date, and title. Supports placeholders such as `{date}`, `{original_date}`, `{title}`, `{uuid}`, and `{timestamp}`. 10. 🖼️ Generated Image Export: Download Perplexity-generated images from answers and link them from the Markdown file using a local `images/` folder. 11. 📎 User Attachment Download: Download files uploaded in user questions, including PDFs, documents, and images, into a local `attachments/` folder and link them from Markdown. 12. 📄 Perplexity Document Export: Preserve embedded Perplexity document-style outputs and include their content in the exported Markdown. 13. 🔍 Custom Export Preview: Preview the Markdown before downloading, select specific prompts or responses, include message times, adjust export settings, and export only the content you need. 14. 🎯 Selective Q&A Export: Choose specific Q&A pairs from long conversations and export only the useful parts. 15. 🌐 Sources and Related Questions Toggle: Include or hide Perplexity Sources and Related Questions sections depending on your workflow. 16. 🕒 Local Time Zone Dates: Filename dates and frontmatter timestamps follow your browser time zone to reduce UTC date mismatches. 17. 🧠 Computer Tasks Export: Export supported Perplexity task runs in addition to standard conversation threads. 18. 🔄 Reliable Batch Processing: Built-in export delay settings, retry handling, progress tracking, export history, and failure records help with large exports. 19. 🔒 Privacy-Friendly Local Export: Conversion happens in your browser and files are saved through Chrome Downloads. Your exported Markdown stays on your device. 💡 Popular Use Cases: 1. Back up Perplexity AI conversations to Obsidian, Logseq, or any Markdown-based knowledge base. 2. Save research answers, citations, and related questions for offline reading and long-term reference. 3. Build a searchable personal archive of Perplexity AI chats, generated images, documents, and uploaded files. 4. Run regular incremental Perplexity backups using date filters and skip-exported-records logic. 5. Export only the best parts of long Perplexity conversations for writing, study notes, product research, technical documentation, or client work. 6. Keep Perplexity Spaces organized as local folders for cleaner Obsidian vault management. Take control of your Perplexity AI data. Export Perplexity conversations to Markdown, keep your research searchable, and organize everything inside Obsidian. 🌐 Related Links & Contact: • Product Home & Docs: https://chatgpt2notion.com/products/perplexity-to-obsidian • How to Use Guide: https://chatgpt2notion.com/docs/perplexity-to-obsidian/overview • Feedback & Issues: https://github.com/joysey/perlexityai-to-obsidian/issues • Contact: chatgpt2notion@gmail.com 🔄 Change Log https://chatgpt2notion.com/docs/perplexity-to-obsidian/changelog/ • 2026-07-04: - Improved Perplexity Markdown export for Obsidian. Generated images inside Perplexity answers can now be downloaded into a local `images/` folder and linked from Markdown. - User-uploaded files are saved into `attachments/`, and Download attachments is now enabled by default. - Space subdirectory organization is now enabled by default for cleaner Obsidian vault structure. - Export settings in the popup and batch processing page are easier to find, including filename ordering, YAML frontmatter, Sources and Related Questions, Space folders, attachment downloads, and skip-exported-records controls. - The batch export workflow now includes opened-tab export, Computer Tasks export, export history, failed export records, configurable export delays, and better incremental backup behavior. • 2026-05-26: Added support for exporting Perplexity embedded document files to Markdown. Attached document-style content can now be preserved with the matching conversation answer. • 2026-05-01: Fixed open Changelog page URL error. • 2026-04-30: Added Custom Export Preview for Perplexity Markdown exports. Users can now open a preview page from the popup, review rendered Markdown tables and formatting, select prompts and responses independently, optionally include message times in `# You` / `# Perplexity` headings, adjust preview-only export settings, and download the selected content as Markdown. • 2026-04-30: Added stricter Save Path validation to match Chrome Downloads requirements. Save Path must now be a relative folder under Chrome Downloads; absolute paths, Windows drive paths, network/UNC paths, `..`, empty segments, and unsupported special characters are rejected with clearer guidance to prevent `Invalid filename` download failures. • 2026-04-16: Optimized the export format and added dividers to make exported files more comfortable to read in Markdown readers such as Obsidian. • 2026-04-16: Optimized batch export logic. Conversations with latest updates can be re-exported even if previously exported and skip export is enabled. • 2026-04-09: Improved Markdown export format for better readability and consistency. User prompts and AI responses now use H1 headers (`# You` / `# Perplexity`) instead of embedding the question text in the header, making the structure clearer and more compatible with other AI conversation export tools. • 2026-03-20: Fixed exported YAML frontmatter when Perplexity chat titles contain multiple lines or special characters such as quotes; improved YAML string escaping for safer Obsidian compatibility. Fixed an issue where `{original_date}` in exported filenames could differ from the `created` date in frontmatter for some time zones. • 2026-03-17: Fixed timestamp format issue. • 2026-03-15: Improved exported Markdown metadata for Obsidian workflows. Frontmatter now includes `created`, `exported`, and `messages` fields with full timestamps; fixed duplicated Perplexity URLs in exported frontmatter; improved filename generation so long titles leave room for date suffixes; export dates now follow the current browser time zone. • 2026-02-21: Added next page navigation and a “Load All” button to the batch processing page to improve the user experience. • 2026-02-02: Optimized minor issues mentioned by users and improved the user experience. • 2026-01-16: Added user attachments download feature to save files uploaded by users in their questions, including PDFs, documents, and images, to a local attachments folder and link them from exported Markdown. • 2026-01-14: Added quick export for opened tabs. Export all Perplexity conversation tabs in the current window with one click, automatically detecting and deduplicating tabs. • 2026-01-08: Added selective export, allowing users to choose specific Q&A pairs within a conversation, copy selected content, or download selected content as Markdown. • 2026-01-04: Added Space subdirectory organization, smart retry behavior for network errors and rate limits, improved progress indicators, retry countdowns, and clearer error messages. • 2025-12-14: Fixed the issue where some users were restricted in the number of exportable items after activation. • 2025-12-08: Improved connection guidance when linking to www.perplexity.ai for both single and batch exports; fixed exporting all when a specific Perplexity Space is selected; added multi-Space selection for batch export. • 2025-11-13: Fixed an issue where Perplexity AI conversation content could not be saved under certain circumstances. • 2025-11-02: Added support for exporting conversations filtered by Perplexity Spaces. Added option to toggle inclusion of Sources and Related Questions sections. • 2025-10-23: Added date-based filtering support for exporting Perplexity AI conversations from a specific date onward. • 2025-09-25: Fixed an issue where part of the Perplexity list data was missing during syncing. Added multiple filename options for batch exports.