LinkWise

Export to Obsidian

Create portable Markdown notes with sources, timestamps, stable IDs, and tag links.

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LinkWise keeps your knowledge portable. Export one article or video as Markdown, or download a ZIP that follows your library folders and can be opened as an Obsidian vault.

Export dialog: Markdown vault ZIP with article body and YouTube transcripts.
Export dialog: Markdown vault ZIP with article body and YouTube transcripts.

What the ZIP contains

Each article or video becomes one Markdown note. Website resource cards are skipped; export HTML, CSV, or JSON when you need every saved URL.

  • YAML fields can include title, source, author, published, saved, tags, type, and linkwise_id.
  • Article notes can include Original, Translation, AI summary, and Notes.
  • Video notes can include timestamped Transcript, Translation, AI summary, and Notes.
  • Tags/ contains lightweight tag notes; EXPORT_REPORT.md records skipped or incomplete content.

Stable identity and re-export

The default filename includes the first eight characters of the item ID, and YAML includes linkwise_id. This avoids silent filename collisions and prepares notes for future incremental sync.

  • A ZIP export does not merge changes into an existing vault automatically.
  • Review conflicts before replacing files you edited in Obsidian.
  • Pro can customize filename pattern, YAML fields, and section order in Settings → Preferences.

Future sync boundary

Automatic incremental LinkWise → Obsidian sync is planned after 1.0. It will update managed sections without silently overwriting user-owned writing; today, Markdown export is the supported path.