danwakefield · July 13, 2025 12:30
diff --git a/gistfile1.txt b/gistfile1.txt
 # Export the text from the papier chrome extension (https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/papier/hhjeaokafplhjoogdemakihhdhffacia)
 # Extension was not updated to Manifest V3 and chrome won't allow it to be opened again so you lose you're notes.
 # I was able to get them back with the below. You need go & jq, commands are for a Mac, but hopefully things work with other OS's
 # No support given

 $ go install github.com/cions/leveldb-cli/cmd/leveldb@latest
 $ cp -r ~/Library/Application\ Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Local\ Storage/leveldb ~/documents/chrome-leveldb
 $ rm ~/documents/chrome-leveldb/LOCK
 $ cd ~/documents
 $ level-db get "_chrome-extension://hhjeaokafplhjoogdemakihhdhffacia\0\x01papier-save" -d chrome-leveldb > key_value.txt
 $ tail -c+2 key_value.txt | jq '.blocks[].text'
	# Export the text from the papier chrome extension (https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/papier/hhjeaokafplhjoogdemakihhdhffacia)
	# Extension was not updated to Manifest V3 and chrome won't allow it to be opened again so you lose you're notes.
	# I was able to get them back with the below. You need go & jq, commands are for a Mac, but hopefully things work with other OS's
	# No support given

	$ go install github.com/cions/leveldb-cli/cmd/leveldb@latest
	$ cp -r ~/Library/Application\ Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Local\ Storage/leveldb ~/documents/chrome-leveldb
	$ rm ~/documents/chrome-leveldb/LOCK
	$ cd ~/documents
	$ level-db get "_chrome-extension://hhjeaokafplhjoogdemakihhdhffacia\0\x01papier-save" -d chrome-leveldb > key_value.txt
	$ tail -c+2 key_value.txt \| jq '.blocks[].text'