What is Carry used for?

Carry is a Chrome extension that saves ChatGPT, Claude and Grok conversations as Markdown files on your computer or in an Obsidian vault. It is a good fit for keeping a local backup of AI chat history and building an Obsidian knowledge base from AI research.

How much does Carry cost?

Carry is a paid product with no free plan. 14-day free trial with no card needed; a license is listed at $59.

Is Carry open source?

No. Carry is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Note Taking category, open-source options include Memos, MarkText and Joplin.

What are some alternatives to Carry?

Carry competes with ChatGPT Exporter.

Carry: features, pricing and alternatives

About Carry

Carry is a browser extension for Chrome and Edge that keeps a local archive of your AI conversations. It saves chats from ChatGPT, Claude and Grok as plain Markdown files in a folder you choose, or directly into an Obsidian vault, while the conversations happen.

The vendor says chats and files are processed on the device and never uploaded, and that no account is needed. For Claude, it can also save Project material such as instructions, files and documents. Because the output is ordinary Markdown rather than a JSON export, the notes can be searched, linked and kept alongside other writing. Carry is a paid product with a 14-day free trial and a license price of $59 listed on its site.

Key features

Automatic saving of ChatGPT, Claude and Grok chats
Plain Markdown output files
Direct save into an Obsidian vault
Backup of Claude Project instructions and files
On-device processing with no chat uploads

Good fit for

→Keeping a local backup of AI chat history
→Building an Obsidian knowledge base from AI research

Tags: obsidian; markdown; chatgpt; claude; grok; browser-extension; backup

Carry: questions and answers

What is Carry used for?: Carry is a Chrome extension that saves ChatGPT, Claude and Grok conversations as Markdown files on your computer or in an Obsidian vault. It is a good fit for keeping a local backup of AI chat history and building an Obsidian knowledge base from AI research.
How much does Carry cost?: Carry is a paid product with no free plan. 14-day free trial with no card needed; a license is listed at $59.
Is Carry open source?: No. Carry is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Note Taking category, open-source options include Memos, MarkText and Joplin.
What are some alternatives to Carry?: Carry competes with ChatGPT Exporter.