X Article to Markdown

Convert X (Twitter) articles, threads and posts to clean Markdown — formatting, links and images preserved.

Clean Markdown, not a copy-paste mess

X Articles are stored as rich-text blocks. Xtracticle converts each block to proper Markdown so it renders correctly everywhere:

On X	In your .md file
Heading / Subheading	`## Heading` / `### Subheading`
Bold, italic, strikethrough	`bold`, `italic`, `~~strike~~`
Links	`[text](https://…)`
Bullet / numbered lists (nested)	`- item` / `1. item`
Quotes, code, dividers	`> quote`, fenced code, `---`
Images and videos	`![caption](url)`, linked video thumbnail
Embedded posts	Link to the embedded post

YAML front-matter included

Each file can start with metadata that Obsidian (Properties), Hugo, Jekyll, Astro and Dataview understand:

---
title: "The article title"
author: "Author Name (@handle)"
source: "https://x.com/handle/status/123…"
published: 2026-03-01
saved: 2026-09-26
type: article
tags: [x, article]
---

Don't want it? Untick Add YAML front-matter under the download buttons.

Great for

Note-taking — Obsidian, Logseq, Notion, Bear, Joplin and any Markdown editor. See the Obsidian guide.
AI tools — Markdown is the cleanest context for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or NotebookLM: paste it to summarize, translate or ask questions.
Writing and publishing — quote sources in blog posts, newsletters, docs and GitHub READMEs.
Archiving — download ZIP + images to keep every image locally next to the .md file.

Three shortcuts that save time

1. Swap the domain

On any post, change x.com to xtracticle.com in the address bar and press Enter: x.com/user/status/123 → xtracticle.com/user/status/123. The post opens here, ready to download.

2. One-click bookmarklet

Drag this button to your bookmarks bar, then click it while reading any X post: ⬇ Xtracticle

On Android you can also install Xtracticle (Add to Home screen) and share posts to it straight from the X app.

3. iPhone & iPad share sheet

Add the Xtracticle shortcut to the Shortcuts app, then in the X app tap Share → Xtracticle. Run from the Home Screen, it opens the link on your clipboard.

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert a tweet to Markdown?

Paste the post link into Xtracticle and click Markdown, or Copy to put the Markdown on your clipboard.

Are images included in the Markdown?

Yes, as image links. Choose ZIP + images to also download every image and have the Markdown point to the local copies.

Does it convert threads to Markdown?

Yes. Paste any post of a thread; all posts are merged into one numbered Markdown document.

Can I turn off the YAML front-matter?

Yes. Untick the front-matter option under the download buttons. Your choice is remembered.