xark 0.4.0

CLI tool to scrape bookmarked X Articles and export to offline Markdown

xark

CLI tool that scrapes your bookmarked X/Twitter Articles and exports them to offline Markdown files with images. Useful for archiving long-form content before bookmarks disappear.

Install

pipx install xark
xark setup

xark setup installs the Chromium browser that Playwright needs for scraping (~300MB, one-time).

Quick start

xark export --headful

This opens a browser window, logs into your X session (using your existing cookies), scrolls through your bookmarks, and exports any Articles it finds as Markdown files.

Commands

xark export

Scrape bookmarked Articles and export to Markdown.

xark export --headful              # visible browser (recommended for first run)
xark export --limit 10             # scan only 10 bookmarks
xark export --output ./my-archive  # custom output directory
xark export --dry-run              # classify bookmarks without writing files
xark export --no-save-images       # skip image downloads

xark organize

Reorganize previously exported articles into topic subfolders.

xark organize                      # auto-categorize articles
xark organize --dry-run            # preview without moving files

xark setup

Install the required Chromium browser for scraping.

xark setup

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11+
• An X/Twitter account with bookmarked Articles
• A logged-in X session in your browser (the tool uses your existing session)

How it works

1. Collect -- scrolls your X bookmarks feed and captures bookmark cards
2. Classify -- identifies which bookmarks are Articles vs. regular posts
3. Extract -- navigates to each Article and extracts content, images, and metadata
4. Export -- writes Markdown files with YAML frontmatter and downloads images locally

Output structure:

x-articles-archive/
  articles/
    tech/
      2026-03-14-some-article-title.md
    business/
      2026-03-13-another-article.md
  assets/
    2026-03-14-some-article-title/
      image-01.jpg
  raw/
    2026-03-14-some-article-title.html

License

MIT