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What is gimmie?

warner-wvez/gimmie — explained in plain English

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In one sentence

A browser extension that exports your X bookmarks, including full article text and images, into Markdown, PDF, JSON, CSV, or ZIP files.

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    What it does
      Exports X bookmarks
      Full article text
      Inline images
    Tech stack
      JavaScript
      Chrome extension
    Use cases
      Feed guides to AI tools
      Backup bookmarks
      Search and filter saves
    Audience
      X users
      AI tool users

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Turn a bookmarked how-to thread into a Markdown file you can hand to an AI assistant.

USE CASE 2

Export your full X bookmark archive as a backup in JSON, CSV, or ZIP.

USE CASE 3

Search, filter, and sort your bookmarks before exporting just the ones you need.

What is it built with?

JavaScriptChrome Extension

How does it compare?

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Stars0
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript
Last pushed2021-05-192016-11-16
MaintenanceDormantDormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity2/52/52/5
Audiencegeneralgeneraldeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Loaded as an unpacked extension via developer mode, no build step required.

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

So what is it?

GIMMIE is a browser extension that pulls your bookmarks from X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, and turns them into files you can actually use later. Most people bookmark helpful threads and articles and then never look at them again. This tool is built to get that content out of X and into a format an AI assistant can read and act on. Once installed, GIMMIE opens on your X bookmarks page and loads all your saved posts right away, using your own logged-in browser session. It reads the full text of long articles, not just the short preview, keeps any images in the order the author placed them, and also records likes, reposts, replies, and view counts for each post. You can search your bookmarks by text or by the person who posted them, filter by type, and sort by things like date saved or most liked. From there, you can export what you want as Markdown, PDF, JSON, CSV, or a ZIP file. Markdown is the recommended format, since the README explains it is meant to be handed directly to an AI tool like Claude, ChatGPT, or NotebookLM, so the guide you bookmarked can be turned into step by step advice for your own project. There is also a one click option to send an export straight to NotebookLM. GIMMIE is installed manually as an unpacked Chrome or Edge extension by downloading the code, turning on developer mode in the browser's extensions page, and loading the folder. The project states plainly that it runs entirely on your own computer, does not send your data anywhere, and does not track you. Because it works by reading X's own page data, changes to X's website can occasionally break it until it is updated. It is released under the MIT license and is not affiliated with X Corp.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Walk me through installing this as an unpacked Chrome extension step by step.
Prompt 2
Explain how GIMMIE reads my bookmarks using my own logged-in session without sending data anywhere.
Prompt 3
Help me export a specific bookmarked thread as Markdown so I can paste it into an AI assistant.
Prompt 4
Show me the difference between the Markdown, PDF, JSON, CSV, and ZIP export options.

Frequently asked questions

What is gimmie?

A browser extension that exports your X bookmarks, including full article text and images, into Markdown, PDF, JSON, CSV, or ZIP files.

What language is gimmie written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript, Chrome Extension.

What license does gimmie use?

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is gimmie to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is gimmie for?

Mainly general.

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