What changed across Social Archiver

Chrome extension 1.6.7 makes Local Media Helper setup clearer on pages such as TikTok and Instagram Stories, while improving direct desktop-save flows and Helper update guidance.

• TikTok and Instagram Story/Highlight pages now show a small setup prompt when the Helper is not installed, enabled, or paired.
• Helper download and release links in extension settings now follow the latest 0.1.4 package metadata.
• Local save flows that send clips and bulk imports directly to the desktop app are easier to discover and use.
• Improved reliability and quality handling for media such as X/Twitter HLS videos.

Chrome extension 1.6.4 preserves Facebook comments, replies, and mention links more reliably across logged-out Clip to Obsidian and server archiving flows.

• Facebook post comments and inline replies are saved into the Comments section of the Obsidian note.
• Facebook mentions inside comment text are preserved as Markdown links on the visible mention text.
• Logged-out Clip to Obsidian from the Chrome extension keeps the same Facebook comment and mention parsing.
• Facebook Direct SSR now retries with the fallback UA when a public share link returns a short login shell or HTTP 400.

Chrome extension 1.6.3 adds an "Obsidian vault" destination to Reddit saved, X bookmarks, and Instagram saved/your-posts imports. Whole collections save straight into your vault with no account and no quota.

• A new "Obsidian vault" destination in the destination dropdown sends Reddit, X, and Instagram bulk imports to your vault — works while logged out.
• Posts and media are written straight into your vault through the plugin, never touching the server, so they never use your archive quota.
• Rate-limit resilient: the posts collected so far are saved immediately, with the rest continuing once the limit clears.
• Requires Obsidian plugin 4.1.0 or later.

Chrome extension 1.6.2 adds YouTube to no-login "Clip to Obsidian" saves and preserves available automatic or manual transcripts in both vault-only clips and server-backed archive content. Local-only saves are kept clearly separate from server archive flows.

• YouTube watch, Shorts, live, and embed URLs are now recognized as local clip targets, so title, channel, description, thumbnail, and video metadata can be saved to Obsidian without signing in.
• Transcript capture now prefers the active tab session plus iOS InnerTube caption tracks, making previously empty transcripts such as Korean auto-captions much more reliable.
• Server-backed archive and sync paths also keep transcripts as a `## Transcript` section, including timestamp links and caption text when notes are opened later.
• Local-only saves remain separate from server archive, share-link creation, and Immich upload flows so vault-only storage is an explicit choice.

Chrome extension 1.6.1 adds a "Clip to Obsidian" option to the signed-in dropdown — save straight into your vault with no server and no quota. Naver Blog, Naver Cafe, and Kakao Brunch clipping arrive, and Bluesky/Mastodon clips now include reply threads.

• The signed-in main button dropdown gains "Clip to Obsidian" — a local-only clip that saves into your vault instead of the server archive, using no monthly archive quota.
• Clipping now covers X, Threads, Instagram (posts and stories), Facebook, Reddit, TikTok, Bluesky, Mastodon, LinkedIn, Substack notes, Naver Blog, Naver Cafe, Kakao Brunch, and ordinary web pages. This release adds the Naver and Brunch platforms, and Bluesky/Mastodon clips now include reply threads.

Chrome extension 1.6.0 tells Instagram's temporary request limits apart from a real logout, replacing the misleading "session expired" message with accurate wait guidance after large imports. Support bundles now also include export run history for faster diagnosis.

• When Instagram limits import requests while you are still signed in, the extension now says "your login is fine — wait a few hours" instead of "session expired".
• No more prompts to sign back in or restart the browser, preventing immediate retries that extend the limit.
• The pre-flight safety card recommends waiting and smaller batches for 24 hours after a temporary limit.
• Support bundles now include recent export run history, limit state, and usage info (account ids are masked).

Chrome extension 1.5.7 adds date range support for Instagram My Posts imports, with a smaller default batch size, clearer input error handling, and better share-web upload recovery.

• My Posts imports can now use From/To dates to import only posts from a selected period.
• When Limit is set to No limit, discovery follows the date range and stops after older posts are reached.
• The default Limit is now 50 posts so first runs and test runs start more conservatively.
• Start export is blocked with a clear message when From/To dates are reversed or invalid.
• The My Posts popup layout and scrolling were fixed so date inputs are not covered by guidance cards.
• Interrupted share-web uploads now retry media repair for duplicate archives instead of leaving broken media in place.

Chrome extension 1.5.6 improves Immich Direct Uploads, duplicate detection, resume behavior, and progress visibility across Instagram Saved Posts, My Posts, and profile grid imports.

• The selected Instagram Import destination is now frozen when the run starts, fixing cases where the UI showed Immich but uploads went to the Web account.
• Immich uploads now use stronger ledger and checksum preflight handling, so previously uploaded media is skipped more reliably and upload history persists correctly from the offscreen context.
• Profile grid and large import flows are chunked more safely, with resume behavior that skips items already handled in the same run.
• A new Instagram Import Monitor side panel shows post-level uploads, duplicate skips, failures, and previous import history.
• Options can export a redacted Support Diagnostics bundle to make support requests easier to investigate.
• macOS Local Media Helper installation, update notices, and native pairing make high-quality Immich video upload setup easier.

The Chrome extension can now upload Instagram media directly to Immich separately from Social Archiver archiving, with macOS Local Media Helper support for higher-quality video handling.

• Immich can be selected as the upload destination for single Instagram posts, My Posts, Saved Posts, and profile grid flows.
• Uploads can target an existing Immich album, create a new album, or fall back to the configured default album.
• Immich asset descriptions now use only the post body.
• Previously uploaded items are skipped from the extension upload ledger to reduce duplicate uploads.
• The macOS Local Media Helper can mux Chrome-downloaded DASH video/audio sidecars locally before Immich upload.
• Chrome Options now includes a macOS helper download link and connection check UI. Windows and Linux helpers are coming later.

This update improves podcast subscription reliability, adds Kidsnote and Naver Blog subscription support, supports localhost addresses for Immich and Karakeep, and expands Immich upload support in the Chrome extension.

• Improved podcast subscription stability.
• Added Kidsnote support.
• Added Naver Blog subscriptions.
• Added localhost address support for Immich and Karakeep integrations.
• Chrome extension now has built-in Immich upload support across more archiving use cases.
• Included minor bug fixes and performance improvements.

This Chrome extension update makes Instagram posts, comments, and highlights more reliable by using your signed-in browser session.

• Private, age-restricted, and sign-in-required Instagram posts can now be archived from the current Chrome session.
• Improved preservation for carousel images and videos, blob media, audio, and author avatars.
• Captures more comments and replies, keeping the reply structure where available.
• Instagram highlights can now be saved with better author information and cleaner links.

The Chrome extension improves Facebook outbound links, web-article detection for sites such as Wikidocs, Threads session extraction, and credit error copy.

• Right-clicked `l.facebook.com/l.php` links inside Facebook posts are resolved to the real URL from the `u` parameter before archiving.
• For example, an X post link shown through Facebook is now handled as an X post archive.
• General web articles with `/blog/@author/123`-style nested paths no longer get misclassified as Mastodon; they stay in the Web archive flow.
• Threads client-session extraction now avoids mixing engagement counts, sort controls, and nested replies into the main post body.
• Credit shortage errors now show clearer available/required credit counts while keeping the mobile app upgrade or restore guidance.
• The Release Notes button in Chrome extension Settings opens the hub with the Chrome extension filter applied.

Release notes now have one public home across Social Archiver clients, with settings links that open the relevant platform filter.

• Added a shared release notes page for mobile, Obsidian, web, and Chrome extension updates.
• Added settings entry points that open the correct platform-filtered view.
• Kept GitHub Releases focused on Obsidian distribution while product-facing notes move into the Social Archiver web surface.
• Started the backfill path for mobile App Store notes, share-web changes, and Chrome extension updates.

Chrome session archiving became more reliable for Threads and X, with stronger Instagram export downloads and article cleanup.

• Threads posts can now be archived directly from a Chrome session.
• Improved X session threads, comment reply hierarchy, author avatars, and long-form article cleanup.
• Escaped thread headings are normalized so web and Obsidian render the archive more cleanly.
• Instagram export downloads are hardened to reduce mid-export failures.

Public share-web pages became easier for search and agents to read, while Threads and X article rendering reduced duplicate body and heading issues.

• Public share pages now expose cleaner metadata and structure for search engines and agents.
• Threads author replies and articles render more naturally, with escaped thread headings normalized.
• X long-form articles preserve internal sections, comment reply hierarchy, and author avatars more reliably.
• Subscription author bios and metadata sync more consistently across web, mobile, and Obsidian.

The Chrome extension improved TikTok session media selection, added Instagram Story archiving, and preserved animated Reddit GIF media.

• TikTok visible videos and network candidates are matched more accurately, with candidate preview and selection in the extension UI.
• MSE streams, audio sidecars, and recorder fallback handling make TikTok upload and remux flows more reliable.
• TikTok author metadata, canonical URLs, and hover-preview aspect ratios are preserved more consistently.
• Added Instagram Story client archiving and preserved Reddit animated GIF videos.

The Chrome extension added X bookmark import and improved Reddit Saved post and comment import reliability.

• Added X bookmark discovery and partial flush handling before a tab closes.
• Preserved link-card images and URLs, with progress based on discovered items.
• Added local Reddit Saved post and comment import with better comment reply and preview preservation.
• Cleaned up the extension import layout and analytics identity flow.

Added iPad support and reflected the Chrome extension flow for archiving Instagram Saved Posts.

• Added iPad support.
• Adjusted some UI/UX for the larger iPad canvas.
• Improved performance when switching tabs.
• Instagram Saved Posts can be archived through the Chrome extension.

The Chrome extension enabled collection-level Instagram Saved Posts export, feeding Obsidian or web upload import flows.

• Added local Instagram Saved Posts export with collection-aware ZIP filenames.
• Added Web destination mode so exports can feed either Obsidian import or web upload flows.
• Handled session expiry as a resumable pause and polished pause, cancel, and notification behavior.
• Improved long-collection reliability with export history and content-script fallback injection.