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Quick Start Guide

This guide will help you export your first AI chat conversation using Chat2Note.

Step 1: Open a Supported Chat Platform

Chat2Note works with:

Primary platforms

Additional supported platforms

Navigate to any of these platforms in your browser.

Step 2: Start or Open a Conversation

Either start a new conversation or open an existing one that you want to export.

Step 3: Click the Export Button

You’ll see a floating export button appear on the page (usually in the bottom right corner or near the chat interface).

Click this button to open the export interface.

Step 4: Choose Your Export Options

Select Export Format

  • Markdown – Preserves formatting, great for documentation and note apps
  • JSON – Structured data, good for programmatic use
  • TXT – Plain text, simple and compatible

Select Export Target

  • Local File – Downloads to your computer
  • Notion – Exports to a Notion database (requires API token & database ID)
  • Obsidian – Saves to your Obsidian vault via the URI scheme
  • SiYuan – Sends Markdown to your local SiYuan notebook (requires API URL/token)
  • Joplin – Creates notes through the Web Clipper service (requires API token)
  • Clipboard – Copies formatted content for pasting elsewhere

Choose Message Scope (Optional, Pro)

  • All messages – Export the entire conversation
  • Selected messages – Choose specific messages (Pro feature)
  • User messages only – Export only your prompts (Pro feature)
  • Assistant messages only – Export only AI responses (Pro feature)

Include Metadata (Optional, Pro)

  • Toggle Include metadata to add timestamps, source URLs, platform labels, and export time
  • Configure Notion property mappings or Obsidian YAML frontmatter in settings before exporting

Step 5: Export

Click the Export button. Depending on your target:

  • Local File: The file will download automatically
  • Notion: The page will be created in your database
  • Obsidian: The file will open in Obsidian
  • SiYuan: A Markdown document will appear in the configured notebook/folder
  • Joplin: A note will be added to your default notebook (tags applied if configured)
  • Clipboard: Content is ready to paste

Example: Export to Markdown File

  1. Open ChatGPT and start a conversation
  2. Click the Chat2Note export button
  3. Select Markdown format
  4. Select Local File target
  5. Click Export
  6. The conversation downloads as a .md file

Next Steps

Tips

  • Use Markdown format for maximum compatibility with note-taking apps
  • Set up Notion, Obsidian, SiYuan, or Joplin integration for seamless workflow
  • Use message selection (Pro) to export only relevant parts of long conversations
  • The clipboard option is great for quick copy-paste operations