Example: continue a conversation with a locally-hosted model
Export a saved conversation in Ooba format and load it as chat history into Oobabooga's text-generation-webui to continue the conversation with a locally-run or fine-tuned model.
Perplexity export workflow
Export Perplexity to Ooba
Save Perplexity conversations as Ooba with Be Mimos. Capture chats locally, search your history, and export when you need a clean archive.
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What This Page Covers
This page walks through exporting Perplexity conversations to Ooba specifically: when to reach for this format instead of another one, the exact steps involved, and what it looks like once you have it. Further down, you will also find every other platform Be Mimos captures and every other format you can export to, so you are not locked into a single combination once you start saving conversations.
Ooba decision guide
When Ooba is the right export format
Ooba format targets Oobabooga's text-generation-webui — useful when you're running or fine-tuning models locally and want a saved conversation available as chat history inside that specific tool.
This page focuses on Ooba for Perplexity specifically, so the decision guide below is about when to reach for this format rather than a different one — not whether Perplexity itself is worth saving conversations from.
Use case 1Loading a saved conversation as chat history into Oobabooga's text-generation-webui
Use case 2Continuing a conversation locally with a self-hosted or fine-tuned model
Use case 3Building a local conversation archive compatible with the Oobabooga ecosystem
Use case 4Feeding real conversation examples into local model testing or fine-tuning workflows
What to check before you export
- Choose Ooba format only if you're specifically working with Oobabooga's text-generation-webui — it's built for that tool's expected chat-history structure.
- Choose a general format like Markdown or JSON instead if your destination isn't that specific local-inference tool.
- Confirm compatibility with your Oobabooga version, since local-inference tool formats can evolve between releases.
How the export workflow works
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- Install Be Mimos and open Perplexity. The extension attaches to the page automatically — there is no separate account to create before capture starts.
- Let the extension save the conversation while you work, or save the chat manually if you prefer to trigger it yourself. Either way, the saved copy lives locally on your device.
- Open your saved history, choose the conversation, and select Ooba export. The export runs against the saved copy, so the original Perplexity tab does not need to stay open.
- Choose Ooba format only if you're specifically working with Oobabooga's text-generation-webui — it's built for that tool's expected chat-history structure. Keep the saved conversation in your history so you can re-export it in a different format later without redoing the work.
Why use Be Mimos for Ooba export?
The goal is not just to download a file once. It is to keep a searchable, reusable memory layer for your AI work, where Ooba export is one output option among several rather than the only way to get value from a saved conversation.
Local-first archive
Chat content stays local-first and is not uploaded to Be Mimos servers. That means the export step is just reformatting a copy you already have, not a new upload to a third-party service.
Search before export
Find the saved conversation from your AI history before choosing Ooba -- useful here for loading a saved conversation as chat history into oobabooga's text-generation-webui -- instead of scrolling back through the original chat to locate it.
Format-specific export
Export saved conversations in Ooba from the supported format registry, using the same saved copy every other export format also draws from.
Once a conversation is saved, switching from Ooba to a different export format later does not require redoing any of the original work — the saved copy stays in your history and can be re-exported on demand.
Works Across Your AI Stack
The same local-first capture and export workflow described above runs on every supported platform, not just the one this page is about.
ChatGPT
conversations are captured and saved automatically, ready for search or export whenever you need them.
Claude
chats are saved the moment you have them, with export available whenever you go looking for the conversation again.
Gemini
every conversation is stored locally as it happens, so export is one click away instead of a copy-paste job.
DeepSeek
conversations are captured and saved automatically, ready for search or export whenever you need them.
Grok
chats are saved the moment you have them, with export available whenever you go looking for the conversation again.
Microsoft Copilot
every conversation is stored locally as it happens, so export is one click away instead of a copy-paste job.
M365 Copilot
conversations are captured and saved automatically, ready for search or export whenever you need them.
AI Studio
chats are saved the moment you have them, with export available whenever you go looking for the conversation again.
NotebookLM
every conversation is stored locally as it happens, so research archive is one click away instead of a copy-paste job.
Qwen
conversations are captured and saved automatically, ready for search or export whenever you need them.
Poe
chats are saved the moment you have them, with export available whenever you go looking for the conversation again.
Every Other Way You Can Export the Same Conversation
A saved conversation is not locked to one export format. Here is what each of the other supported formats is actually good for.
Markdown
Markdown is the practical choice when the conversation needs to remain readable as plain text while preserving headings, lists, links, and code-friendly structure.
PDF is the strongest fit for a stable reading copy that can be shared, printed, attached to a record, or reviewed without requiring the recipient to edit the conversation.
DOCX
Word or DOCX is useful when the conversation is only the starting point and the next step is editing, commenting, rewriting, or combining the answer with an existing document.
HTML
HTML is useful when the exported conversation should be opened in a browser, inspected as a web document, or used as the starting point for a private knowledge page.
JSON
JSON is the format to consider when the conversation must be handled as structured data for scripts, analysis, backup inspection, migration, or a custom processing workflow.
CSV
CSV is the right choice when the value of a conversation is in its structured, row-by-row data — not its prose — and the destination is a spreadsheet or a data pipeline rather than a document.
XLSX
XLSX (Excel) is CSV's richer sibling — useful when the same structured, row-based conversation data needs real spreadsheet features like multiple sheets, column formatting, or formulas, not just raw values.
ZIP
ZIP export is the practical choice when you need to move more than one conversation, or a conversation plus its attachments, in a single download instead of exporting each item individually.
Image
Image export turns a conversation (or a specific answer) into a visual snapshot — the right choice when the goal is sharing something to look at, not a file to edit or reprocess.
Google Docs
Exporting to Google Docs is the right move when the next step is collaborative editing, commenting, or sharing inside Google Workspace, rather than working from a local file.
Plain Text
Plain text strips everything down to the words themselves — the most universal, dependency-free format for when you just need the content, with no formatting, markup, or file-type compatibility concerns.
ShareGPT
ShareGPT format is a structured conversation-turn export built for fine-tuning or evaluating conversational AI models — not for reading, but for feeding into a training or evaluation pipeline.
Alpaca
Alpaca format restructures a conversation into instruction/input/output triples — the standard shape used for instruction-tuning AI models, not for casual reading.
Tavern
Tavern format packages a conversation as a character-card-style chat log, built for AI roleplay and companion-chat applications rather than general document use.
Related export pages
Start with the format you need now, then keep the same saved conversation available for other workflows.
FAQ
Can I export Perplexity conversations to Ooba?
Be Mimos supports saved AI conversation exports to Ooba. Use it with supported Perplexity conversations captured by the extension.
Does Be Mimos upload my chat content to company servers?
No. The public privacy positioning for generated pages is local-first: chat content is not uploaded to Be Mimos servers.
Can I export to other formats too?
Yes. The product fact registry includes PDF, DOCX, Markdown, HTML, JSON, CSV, XLSX, ZIP, image, Google Docs, and ML training formats — see the full list below.
What is Ooba format for?
It's a chat-history format built for Oobabooga's text-generation-webui, a popular tool for running and fine-tuning language models locally — useful if you want a saved conversation available inside that specific tool.
Do I need Oobabooga installed to use this export?
The format is built specifically for that tool's expected chat-history structure, so it's most useful if you're already running or setting up Oobabooga's text-generation-webui locally.
What does Be Mimos cost?
Available plans: Free, Pro Monthly (4.99), Pro Yearly (39.99), Pro Lifetime (99.95). Ooba export works from the same saved-history foundation on every plan.
Do I have to find the Perplexity conversation manually before exporting?
No. Users can search saved AI conversations across supported providers. Find it by keyword or date, then export straight from there.
Does Be Mimos analyze or scan the content of my conversations?
Sources say there is no analytics on chat content and no data mining of conversations.
Is my export or search activity used for advertising?
Sources say there is no advertising tracking and no third-party advertising cookies.