Overview & Getting Started

Transform your PerplexityAI conversations into an organized, searchable knowledge base with one-click export to Markdown

Transform your PerplexityAI conversations into an organized, searchable knowledge base. Export, sync, and back up your AI research directly to Markdown files with one click.

Why Perplexity to Obsidian?

Your PerplexityAI conversations contain valuable research insights, findings, and knowledge. But they’re scattered across chat history, difficult to organize, and at risk of being lost. Perplexity to Obsidian solves this by seamlessly exporting your AI conversations to perfectly formatted Markdown files compatible with Obsidian, Logseq, Notion, and other knowledge management tools.

Key Features

Instant Export

Save any PerplexityAI conversation to Markdown with a single click. No manual copying, no formatting issues—just clean, organized content ready for your knowledge base.

Batch Export & Backup

Build a durable backup of your PerplexityAI research:

Export multiple conversations in bulk
Filter by date to sync only new conversations
Export all conversations from specific Spaces
Smart retry mechanism handles network issues automatically

Spaces Support

Organize your exports by PerplexityAI Spaces:

Export conversations from specific Spaces
Multi-space selection for targeted backups
Automatic subdirectory organization by Space name
Perfect for managing different research projects

Selective Export

Don’t need the entire conversation? Select specific Q&A pairs to export:

Checkboxes for granular selection
Copy selected content to clipboard
Download as separate Markdown file
Perfect for extracting relevant parts from long conversations

Export Opened Tabs

Export all Perplexity conversation tabs in your current window with one click:

Automatically detects all open conversation tabs
Deduplicates tabs to avoid redundant exports
Perfect for users who keep multiple conversations open
Instant batch export without navigating to bulk export page

User Attachments Download

Download files uploaded by users in their questions:

PDFs, documents, images, and other file types
Saved to local attachments folder
Obsidian wiki link format [[filename]] for seamless integration
Keep all your research materials together

Perfect Markdown Formatting

Preserves your content structure:

Markdown formatting
Code blocks with syntax highlighting
Images and links
Tables and lists
YAML frontmatter with metadata

Customizable Content

Full control over what gets exported:

Toggle Sources section inclusion
Toggle Related Questions section
Custom filename patterns
Space subdirectory organization

Who Is This For?

Researchers: Collect and organize AI-generated insights for your projects.

Students: Build a searchable study knowledge base from PerplexityAI research sessions.

Professionals: Document work research and preserve important AI-assisted findings.

Knowledge Workers: Create a reliable, searchable archive of your AI research interactions.

Content Creators: Organize research materials and export them to your writing workflow.

How It Works

Install: Add the extension to Chrome
Configure: Set your export preferences (Sources, Related Questions, subdirectories)
Export: Save single conversations, batch export, or export by Spaces
Organize: Use Obsidian’s powerful tools to tag, search, and link your AI research

What You Get in Markdown

Each exported conversation includes:

YAML Frontmatter: Title, URL, timestamp, Space name
Content: Fully formatted Q&A pairs with preserved structure
Sources: Optional section with reference links
Related Questions: Optional section with suggested follow-ups
Attachments: Optional download of user-uploaded files with wiki links

Recent Updates

January 2026: User attachments download feature with Obsidian wiki link format.

January 2026: Export opened tabs - export all conversation tabs in current window with one click.

January 2026: Selective export feature with checkboxes for granular Q&A selection.

January 2026: Space subdirectory organization & smart retry mechanism with automatic recovery.