Xidian

About

## Name
Xidian — X to Obsidian

## Short Description
Capture X/Twitter posts as clean markdown notes in Obsidian with one click.

## Detailed Description

Xidian captures X (Twitter) posts and saves them as clean, well-formatted markdown notes in your Obsidian vault — with a single click.

🎯 HOW IT WORKS
1. Click the Xidian icon or press Cmd+Shift+X (Ctrl+Shift+X on Windows)
2. Hover over any tweet — it highlights in purple
3. Click the tweet — it's instantly saved to Obsidian

✨ KEY FEATURES
• Clean Markdown — YAML frontmatter, Obsidian callouts, no messy HTML
• Full Text — Automatically fetches complete text for long "Show more" tweets
• Smart Titles — File names generated from tweet content, not random IDs
• High-Res Images — All images saved at original resolution
• Video Links — Thumbnail + link to original video
• Quote Tweets — Quoted content captured alongside the main tweet
• Metrics — Likes, reposts, and replies included in frontmatter

📋 EXPORT OPTIONS
• Obsidian URI (recommended) — One-click, zero setup beyond vault name
• Clipboard — Copy markdown to paste anywhere
• Local REST API — For advanced Obsidian setups

🔒 PRIVACY
• No data collection, no analytics, no external servers
• Only operates on x.com — reads tweets using your existing login
• Settings stored locally via Chrome sync storage

💡 PERFECT FOR
• Researchers bookmarking references from X
• Writers collecting inspiration and quotes
• Anyone building a personal knowledge base in Obsidian

## Category
Productivity

## Language
English

## Website
https://github.com/0dot77/xidian