Matthias OttNov 17, 2022

Just downloaded my Twitter archive again and converted it to Markdown, including high-res images this time. I suggest you do the same if you want a backup of your data that is independent of Twitter’s servers and free from obfuscated t.co links.

Here’s a quick how-to:
https://matthiasott.com/notes/converting-your-twitter-archive-to-markdown

Converting Your Twitter Archive to Markdown · Matthias Ott – User Experience Designer

Matthias Ott is an independent user experience designer and developer from Stuttgart, Germany. Besides design practice he teaches Interface Prototyping at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Kiel.

Matthias Ott – User Experience Designer
Show threadJohnNov 24, 2022
@matthiasott This looks really useful, but it's only for people who know how to write code, isn't it? I followed the instructions, installed Python and downloaded the parser.py, but I can't make it work. :(
Show threadJohnNov 24, 2022
@matthiasott Sorry. Shouldn't bug you with this.
Show threadMatthias Ott
@TheSupercargo Hi! :) No worries! Did the installation of Python work or did you see any errors? And are you familiar with the terminal? You would need to enter the command to run the script in the terminal. But first, you need to copy the script into your Twitter archive folder and go into that directory in the terminal (e.g. with `cd /name/of/your/directory`).
Hope you’ll get it to work. Good luck! 🤞
Nov 24, 2022 at 9:46pmMastodon for iOS
Show threadJohnNov 24, 2022
@matthiasott Thank you. Yes, I just got it to work now. I had to find out how to open a command window inside the folder with the archive - but first I had to _realise_ that was what I should. Never done it before. But it worked as far as I can see. Haven't checked the images yet though. Too tired. I'll look at it again tomorrow.