Convert from Facebook to Markdown¶
General Information¶
- Website
- Typical extension:
.zip
Instructions¶
- Export as described at the website
- Choose JSON
- The export may take some time. For a 450 MB file it took two days.
- Install Jimmy
- Convert to Markdown. Example:
jimmy-linux cli facebook-xyz-07.07.2024-m9lv24pS.zip --format facebook - Import to your app
Compatibility¶
| Feature | Supported? | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Attachments / Images / Resources | ✅ | |
| Labels / Tags | ⬜ | |
| Note Links | ⬜ | |
| Notebook / Folder Hierarchy | ⬜ | |
| Rich Text | ✅ |
- Posts and messages are stored in separate notebooks.
- Each post is converted to a separate note, starting with the creation date (
YYYY-MM-DD). - Each conversation is a note. Messages are concatenated inside the note and separated by the day. Conversations may be split to prevent too big notes.
Known Limitations¶
The import was tested with many messages (450 MB, >50000 messages) and only a few posts (~20 posts). The import may be not robust enough yet.
- Shared posts are not converted.
- Profile images, stories and shorts are not converted.
- Group chats are not converted, since Facebook creates a new file every time a person joins or leaves. It's not possible to merge them by ID.