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bookmarklet to extract chatgpt bubble to markdown on clipboard
(function () {
// Minimal inline HTML-to-Markdown converter.
function htmlToMarkdown(el) {
// Recursive function to process nodes.
function processNode(node, parentTag) {
if (node.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
return node.textContent;
}
if (node.nodeType !== Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
return "";
}
const tag = node.tagName.toLowerCase();
let content = "";
// Process all child nodes.
node.childNodes.forEach((child) => {
content += processNode(child, tag);
});
switch (tag) {
case "h1":
return "\n# " + content.trim() + "\n\n";
case "h2":
return "\n## " + content.trim() + "\n\n";
case "h3":
return "\n### " + content.trim() + "\n\n";
case "h4":
return "\n#### " + content.trim() + "\n\n";
case "h5":
return "\n##### " + content.trim() + "\n\n";
case "h6":
return "\n###### " + content.trim() + "\n\n";
case "p":
return "\n" + content.trim() + "\n\n";
case "br":
return "\n";
case "strong":
case "b":
return "**" + content.trim() + "**";
case "em":
case "i":
return "*" + content.trim() + "*";
case "code":
// If inside a <pre>, let the <pre> handle the formatting.
if (parentTag === "pre") {
return content;
}
return "`" + content.trim() + "`";
case "pre":
return "\n```\n" + content.trim() + "\n```\n\n";
case "blockquote":
return "\n> " + content.trim().replace(/\n/g, "\n> ") + "\n\n";
case "ul": {
let list = "";
node.childNodes.forEach((child) => {
if (
child.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE &&
child.tagName.toLowerCase() === "li"
) {
const liContent = processNode(child, tag).trim();
list += "- " + liContent + "\n";
}
});
return "\n" + list + "\n";
}
case "ol": {
let list = "";
let i = 1;
node.childNodes.forEach((child) => {
if (
child.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE &&
child.tagName.toLowerCase() === "li"
) {
const liContent = processNode(child, tag).trim();
list += i + ". " + liContent + "\n";
i++;
}
});
return "\n" + list + "\n";
}
case "li":
return content.trim() + "\n";
case "a": {
const href = node.getAttribute("href") || "";
return "[" + content.trim() + "](" + href + ")";
}
case "img": {
const src = node.getAttribute("src") || "";
const alt = node.getAttribute("alt") || "";
return "![" + alt + "](" + src + ")";
}
default:
// For other tags (such as <div> or <span>), just return their content.
return content;
}
}
return processNode(el, null);
}
// 1. Find the ChatGPT output bubble.
// (If needed, adjust the selector below.)
const bubbles = document.querySelectorAll(".markdown");
if (!bubbles.length) {
alert("No ChatGPT output bubble found. Please check your selector.");
return;
}
const bubble = bubbles[bubbles.length - 1]; // Use the last found bubble.
// 2. Convert its HTML content to Markdown.
const markdown = htmlToMarkdown(bubble);
// 3. Output the Markdown.
console.log("Converted Markdown:\n", markdown);
// Attempt to copy the Markdown to clipboard.
if (navigator.clipboard) {
navigator.clipboard
.writeText(markdown)
.then(() => {
console.log("Markdown copied to clipboard!");
})
.catch((err) => {
console.warn("Failed to copy to clipboard:", err);
});
}
// Also display it in a prompt for manual copying.
prompt("Markdown:", markdown);
})();
javascript:(function(){function e(n,t){if(n.nodeType===Node.TEXT_NODE)return n.textContent;if(n.nodeType!==Node.ELEMENT_NODE)return"";const r=n.tagName.toLowerCase();let o="";n.childNodes.forEach((c)=>{o+=e(c,r)});switch(r){case"h1":return"\n# "+o.trim()+"\n\n";case"h2":return"\n## "+o.trim()+"\n\n";case"h3":return"\n### "+o.trim()+"\n\n";case"h4":return"\n#### "+o.trim()+"\n\n";case"h5":return"\n##### "+o.trim()+"\n\n";case"h6":return"\n###### "+o.trim()+"\n\n";case"p":return"\n"+o.trim()+"\n\n";case"br":return"\n";case"strong":case"b":return"**"+o.trim()+"**";case"em":case"i":return"*"+o.trim()+"*";case"code":return t==="pre"?o:"`"+o.trim()+"`";case"pre":return"\n```\n"+o.trim()+"\n```\n\n";case"blockquote":return"\n> "+o.trim().replace(/\n/g,"\n> ")+"\n\n";case"ul":{let c="";n.childNodes.forEach((l)=>{if(l.nodeType===Node.ELEMENT_NODE&&l.tagName.toLowerCase()==="li"){const d=e(l,r).trim();c+="- "+d+"\n"}});return"\n"+c+"\n"}case"ol":{let c="";let l=1;n.childNodes.forEach((d)=>{if(d.nodeType===Node.ELEMENT_NODE&&d.tagName.toLowerCase()==="li"){const p=e(d,r).trim();c+=l+". "+p+"\n";l++}});return"\n"+c+"\n"}case"li":return o.trim()+"\n";case"a":{const c=n.getAttribute("href")||"";return"["+o.trim()+"]("+c+")"}case"img":{const c=n.getAttribute("src")||"",l=n.getAttribute("alt")||"";return"!["+l+"]("+c+")"}default:return o}}const s=document.querySelectorAll(".markdown");if(!s.length){alert("No ChatGPT output bubble found. Please check your selector.");return}const i=s[s.length-1],a=e(i,null);console.log("Converted Markdown:\n",a);navigator.clipboard&&navigator.clipboard.writeText(a).then(()=>{console.log("Markdown copied to clipboard!")}).catch((n)=>{console.warn("Failed to copy to clipboard:",n)});prompt("Markdown:",a)})();
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You can copy-paste the minified into a bookmark button as the "url" in the browser to export the last chat bubble.

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