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Import Your X Bookmarks Into Animus

X lets you bookmark tweets — but finding them later is nearly impossible. Here's how to export your X bookmarks into Animus so you can actually search and use what you've saved.

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Import Your X Bookmarks Into Animus

Your Twitter bookmarks are a black hole. You save stuff, never find it again. Animus fixes that.

But first you need to get your bookmarks out of Twitter. All it takes is 5 minutes to setup the Animus Exporter to get export your bookmarks.

1. Download the Extension

Grab the Animus Exporter from GitHub. Download the ZIP and unzip it.

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2. Load It Into Chrome

  1. Go to chrome://extensions
  2. Turn on Developer mode (top right)
  3. Click Load unpacked
  4. Select the dist folder

You'll see the Animus Exporter icon in your toolbar.

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3. Make Sure You're Logged Into Twitter

The extension uses your existing browser session — no passwords needed. Just confirm you can see your bookmarks at x.com/i/bookmarks.

4. Export

  1. Click the Animus Exporter icon
  2. Select Twitter/X
  3. Hit export

It pulls your bookmarks in batches of 100. When it's done, save the JSON file.

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5. Import Into Animus

Head to Animus and import the JSON. Animus will extract, index, and make everything searchable.

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Good to Know

  • Your credentials stay safe. Auth tokens only exist in memory during the export. Nothing is stored.
  • It's open source. Zero external dependencies. Check the code yourself.
  • More platforms coming. Twitter/X is first. Others are on the way.

That's it. Five minutes and your bookmarks actually become useful.

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