#Basic Memory now supports import + local sync

We’ve just rolled out two big updates to Basic Memory that change how you can work with your AI knowledge for good. For those new here, Basic Memory is a tool that helps your AI actually remember what matters. It turns your conversations, prompts, and notes into a connected, searchable web that you and your AI can both read, edit, and develop.

Until now, Basic Memory worked beautifully for new projects. But a lot of users already had tons of knowledge living in their ChatGPT and Claude histories and they wanted an easy way to import it. Others wanted a way to tie our cloud project into their favorite Markdown tools like Obsidian or VS Code.

So, we fixed that.

1. One-step import

Now you can upload your entire chat history from ChatGPT or Claude, JSON files and all. Basic Memory turns every conversation into linked, searchable notes inside your workspace. No cold starts. No re-prompting. No copy/paste back and forth. Your past work instantly becomes living context you can build upon. You can search it, connect it, or even ask your AI questions like:

“Summarize my conversations about product design and show what ideas came up most often.”

2. Local sync (for Markdown nerds like us)

This one’s for the people who love to see their files. Basic Memory can now sync bi-directionally with any local Markdown folder: Obsidian, VS Code, or whatever you prefer. Edit a note locally, it appears in your Basic Memory workspace. Edit online, it syncs back down. Your ideas stay portable, visible, and 100% yours. Now you can now start with your existing ideas. And keep your data close at hand. And you can build something durable: a memory that’s as open and flexible as Markdown itself.

If you haven’t tried Basic Memory in a while, this is the time. Just you, your AI, and a smarter way to work. basicmemory.com

We’re excited to see what you do with it.