Wx2Notes – local WeChat article to Markdown archiver

Turns the current article into local Markdown and an image bundle for Obsidian

Problem

The pain is very specific: long articles on WeChat's platform are hard to search later when saved in-app, copy-paste loses formatting, and online URL-to-Markdown services raise privacy worries about sending content to a server and break on login walls and risk controls. Users want a local export path.

Solution

A browser extension that parses the article locally after the user opens it, exports Markdown with an optional image ZIP, and drops it into Obsidian, SiYuan or other note stores. It is not a scraper and does not do batch fetching; it only handles the current page, avoiding server and anti-bot issues.

Users

Knowledge-management enthusiasts, Obsidian and SiYuan users, operators and researchers archiving Chinese long-form content

MVP

One-click Chrome extension export of the current page to Markdown; optional image ZIP; preserve title, author, publish time and source link metadata; Obsidian-friendly frontmatter; fully local parsing with no server upload.

Revenue

Free basic export; one-time purchase or annual subscription for image ZIP, batch queue and custom templates; affiliate deals within the note-taking ecosystem

Why now

Chinese long-form platforms have no reliable official export, online converters are increasingly distrusted due to privacy and anti-bot issues, and a local-first browser extension fills the gap with a very light tech stack.