Gemini exporter
Files, images and notebooks too, not just chats.
14-day trial, no card. Then $59 once, no subscription.
2026-09-11-lisbon-first-month-budget.mdfiles/book-swap-brief.pdforiginal, linked from its chatfiles/watermarked_img_1.pngoriginal, linked from its chatprojects/Trip planning/its chats, instructions.md and filesWhat people say about getting chats out of Gemini. Pick one to see the answer.
Paraphrased from public posts and searches.
FAQExporting all your chats
Only for one response: Gemini exports it to Docs, Gmail or Sheets. For every chat, go to takeout.google.com, choose Deselect all, then select Gemini Apps under My Activity. It’s a one-time archive; Carry saves each chat as its own Markdown file instead.
Read more: More Gemini questions
FAQChanging accounts or losing access
The account Gemini opens first, the one at /u/0. Carry stays with the account it first read; if a different account is signed in first, it stops and asks you to log back in. Chats in your other Google accounts aren’t saved.
Read more: More Gemini questions
FAQObsidian
Obsidian Web Clipper saves one chat per click, and Nexus AI Chat Importer turns each app’s data export into notes. Both are snapshots you redo when a chat grows. A tool that saves on its own, such as Carry, keeps each note current.
Read more: Getting AI chats into Obsidian
Gemini exporterCommon question
Claude can’t import them as chats. Save the ones you need as Markdown files and add them to a Claude project, where Claude uses them in every chat inside it.
Read more: More Gemini questions
Compared
Checked against Carry 1.7.1, the current release.
| What you want out | Copy and exportOne response, now | Google’s data downloadYour activity, once | CarryEvery chat as a file |
|---|---|---|---|
| All your chats | PartlyOne response at a time, by hand. | YesIncluded in Gemini Apps activity. | YesOne file per chat. The trial saves your newest 25 chats; a license saves all. |
| One chat on its own | YesFine for a short chat. | NoNo single-chat option in Google’s article. | YesUpdated in place when the chat changes. |
| Long chats, start to finish | PartlyEach response is copied or exported on its own. | YesComes from your account, not the page. | YesReads the data the Gemini app loads, not the page. |
| A format you can read | PartlyPlain text, or an export to Docs, Gmail or Sheets. | Not stated | YesMarkdown notes, ready for Obsidian. |
| NotebooksChats grouped with instructions and sources. | NoCopy the instructions and sources by hand. | Not stated | PartlyChats, instructions and files in one folder. Web sources are only listed. |
| Files and imagesUploads and what Gemini makes. | NoDownload each one yourself. | PartlyGoogle says uploads and generated media are included. | YesPDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, CSV, images, audio, video and more. |
| Canvas and Deep ResearchLong reports and documents. | PartlyExport a response to Docs, or copy it. | Not stated | PartlyIn the chat’s note, latest version. An HTML Canvas is also saved as a file. |
| Stays current | NoRedo it by hand. | NoOnly if you request a new one. | YesSaves new and changed chats itself, about every two hours with the browser open. |
Also saved: code Gemini runs and its output, stopped replies, and cited sources when turned on.
More on what Carry saves in the FAQGoogle’s download: takeout.google.com, Gemini Apps under My Activity. Carry reads the first Google account only. “Not stated”: Google’s help is silent. Source
Sample folder
2026-09-11-lisbon-first-month-budget.md823 bytes
A Gemini chat
---
conversation_id: "c_5b1e0a94c7d23f68"
source: gemini
type: conversation
title: "Lisbon first-month budget"
aliases:
- "Lisbon first-month budget"
tags:
- capture/gemini
created: 2026-09-11T11:05:58
updated: "2026-09-11T11:06:42.000Z"
verified_list_token: "2026-09-11T11:06:42.000Z"
conversation_files_fetched: true
synced: 2026-09-11T11:20:15
url: "https://gemini.google.com/app/5b1e0a94c7d23f68"
model: "3.6 Flash"
message_count: 2
capture_version: 2
content_hash: sha256:f4a23d3290c7d7d1b30d94895794360ef0e65d5ca8bc997218ff8cf72a56e6b6
---
**Human**
What should I budget for my first month in Lisbon?
**Assistant**
About 2,200 euros covers a comfortable first month:
| Item | Euros |
| --- | --- |
| One-bedroom rent | 1,300 |
| Deposit buffer | 400 |
| Food and transport | 350 |
| Setup and extras | 150 |Human
What should I budget for my first month in Lisbon?
Assistant
About 2,200 euros covers a comfortable first month:
| Item | Euros |
|---|---|
| One-bedroom rent | 1,300 |
| Deposit buffer | 400 |
| Food and transport | 350 |
| Setup and extras | 150 |
2026-09-26-book-swap-poster.md883 bytes
A chat with an uploaded PDF and an image Gemini made
---
conversation_id: "c_2e7b9f40a3d18c56"
source: gemini
type: conversation
title: "Book swap poster"
aliases:
- "Book swap poster"
tags:
- capture/gemini
created: 2026-09-26T09:47:31
updated: "2026-09-26T09:48:20.000Z"
verified_list_token: "2026-09-26T09:48:20.000Z"
conversation_files_fetched: true
synced: 2026-09-26T10:05:44
url: "https://gemini.google.com/app/2e7b9f40a3d18c56"
model: "3.6 Flash"
message_count: 2
capture_version: 2
content_hash: sha256:a5cff6f1ff57f968447b2cabc8685ec23f8c2bb677f64e39d65fd004f23e2028
---
**Human**
Make a poster image from this brief. Keep it simple, with the date and the place in large type.
Uploaded file: [book-swap-brief.pdf](files/book-swap-brief.pdf)
**Assistant**
Here is a simple poster with the date and the library in large type, and a stack of books in the middle.
Human
Make a poster image from this brief. Keep it simple, with the date and the place in large type.
Uploaded file: book-swap-brief.pdf
Assistant
Here is a simple poster with the date and the library in large type, and a stack of books in the middle.
book-swap-brief.pdf94 KB
The PDF uploaded to the chat, saved as the original file.
watermarked_img_1.png1.4 MB
The image Gemini made, saved as the original file under the name Gemini gave it.
2026-10-02-lisbon-to-porto-by-train.md838 bytes
A notebook chat
---
conversation_id: "c_9d3f6a21b08e7c45"
source: gemini
type: conversation
title: "Lisbon to Porto by train"
aliases:
- "Lisbon to Porto by train"
tags:
- capture/gemini
created: 2026-10-02T14:09:40
updated: "2026-10-02T14:10:31.000Z"
verified_list_token: "2026-10-02T14:10:31.000Z"
conversation_files_fetched: true
synced: 2026-10-02T14:30:09
url: "https://gemini.google.com/app/9d3f6a21b08e7c45"
model: "3.6 Flash"
project: "Trip planning"
message_count: 2
capture_version: 2
content_hash: sha256:4c5e3d22019bcab1ee851fc52bd755044399b277486946c3f60ee66d0948febb
---
**Human**
What is the best train from Lisbon to Porto, and what does it cost?
**Assistant**
Take the Alfa Pendular from Lisbon Santa Apolónia to Porto Campanhã. It runs about three hours, and a second-class ticket is usually 30 to 40 euros if you book ahead.Human
What is the best train from Lisbon to Porto, and what does it cost?
Assistant
Take the Alfa Pendular from Lisbon Santa Apolónia to Porto Campanhã. It runs about three hours, and a second-class ticket is usually 30 to 40 euros if you book ahead.
instructions.md121 bytes
The notebook’s instructions, as written in Gemini
Plan trips for two adults who prefer trains to flights.
- Keep every itinerary under five days.
- Give prices in euros.Plan trips for two adults who prefer trains to flights.
Trip planning.md463 bytes
The notebook’s index note
---
source: gemini
project_id: "notebooks/4e8a1c37-92d5-4b60-a3f7-6d0b5c18e294"
url: "https://gemini.google.com/notebook/4e8a1c37-92d5-4b60-a3f7-6d0b5c18e294"
archived: false
---# Trip planning
- **Provider**: Gemini
- **Project ID**: `notebooks/4e8a1c37-92d5-4b60-a3f7-6d0b5c18e294`
- **Link**: https://gemini.google.com/notebook/4e8a1c37-92d5-4b60-a3f7-6d0b5c18e294
- **Instructions**: [instructions.md](instructions.md)
## Files
No files for this project.Trip planning
notebooks/4e8a1c37-92d5-4b60-a3f7-6d0b5c18e294Files
No files for this project.
Set up
Your copy
Gemini keeps your history in your Google account. Carry keeps a copy as files on your computer.
| When | In Gemini | In your folder |
|---|---|---|
| You delete a chat | It leaves your Gemini history, and Carry can’t read it there again. | The file Carry saved stays, even after the chat is gone from Gemini. |
| You switch Google accounts | Each Google account keeps its own Gemini chats. | Chats from your first account stay. Carry pauses and asks you to log back in. |
| You lose the account | It’s tied to your Google account. Lose access, and the history goes with it. | Saved files open without a login, in any editor or Obsidian. |
Carry can’t bring back a chat deleted before it was saved. It saves what’s still in your account.
scriptingstoragealarmsFAQ
Go to takeout.google.com signed in to your Gemini account, choose Deselect all, then select Gemini Apps under My Activity. Pick a zip or tgz. It’s a one-time archive; to keep a copy current, Carry saves each chat as a Markdown file in a folder you choose. Source: Google’s help article
For one response, yes: export it to Docs, Gmail or Sheets. Google doesn’t describe exporting a whole chat. For every chat, use Google’s data download or Carry, which saves each as a Markdown file. Source: Google’s help article on exporting responses
Install the Carry Chrome extension, pick your Obsidian vault folder and connect Gemini. Each chat is saved as a Markdown file with a link back, updated when the chat changes, about every two hours while your browser is open.
More: How do I get my AI chats into Obsidian without copying them by hand?
The account Gemini opens first (/u/0). Carry keeps to the account it first read; if a different one is signed in first, it stops and asks you to log in. Other accounts’ chats aren’t saved.
Yes, with Save projects on (the default). A notebook becomes a folder with its chats, instructions.md, files and an index note. The trial takes a notebook it reaches whole, with its chats, instructions and files, when it holds 25 chats or fewer. Website and YouTube sources are listed in the index note, not downloaded yet.
Yes: uploads and what Gemini makes, from PDF and Word to images, audio and video, with the file access Carry asks for when you connect. Canvas documents and Deep Research reports are saved in the chat’s note at their latest version. Thinking summaries and web images aren’t saved.
Not as chats: Claude can’t import them into its chat list. Save the chats you need as Markdown files and add them to a Claude project, where Claude uses them in every chat inside it.
Free for 14 days, no card. Then $59 once, no subscription, with a 14-day refund. The trial saves your newest 25 chats; a license saves your whole history. When the trial ends, saving stops and your saved files stay yours.
More: Pricing
No. Your chats and files stay in the folder you pick. There’s no Carry account or API key: Carry uses your Gemini login and asks for access to gemini.google.com and three Google file hosts only when you connect. It fetches a signed compatibility file from carry.md and sends usage counts, never your content; you can turn the counts off. Activating a license contacts the store that sells it.
More: Privacy details: what carry.md and the license store see
No. Carry is independent, not affiliated with or endorsed by Google.
More questions? See the full FAQ.
14-day trial, no card. Then $59 once, no subscription.
Carry is not affiliated with Google LLC. Gemini is a trademark of Google LLC.