I wish I could search through my chats more easily. But I don't want to download extensions, they are too security-unfriendly.
I feel the same. You might want to check out https://martiansoftware.com/chatkeeper for a non-extension option. It's a cli that syncs a ChatGPT export with local markdown files. (full disclosure: it's my project)
I’ve always wanted better search and chat organization. But I’m at a place where I can’t determine if the ephemeral UX of chatting with AI (ChatGPT, Claude) isn’t actually better. Most chats I want to save these days are things like code snippets that I’m not ready to integrate yet.
You might want to check out https://martiansoftware.com/chatkeeper>. It's a cli that syncs a ChatGPT export with local markdown files. I use it to keep my conversation history in Obsidian, where I can search through and link my conversations to my other notes. (full disclosure: it's my project)
I made a tool called Slate AI[0] that you can run locally. It organizes your chat threads and image generations into tabs that you can save on your local disk (as JSON files in Open AI API format) and reload to continue later. Exports markdown, too.