TweetYoink

TweetYoink is a Chrome extension that captures tweets from Twitter/X with complete context for LLM analysis. Extract structured tweet data including text, author information, metrics, timestamps, and media references with a single click.

KEY FEATURES:
• One-click tweet capture with "Yoink" button
• Structured JSON data output (no screenshots needed)
• Complete tweet metadata: text, author, engagement metrics, timestamps
• Support for retweets and quoted tweets with original author information
• Configurable backend URL for custom analysis workflows
• Visual response overlay showing capture success

PERFECT FOR:
• AI researchers and data scientists
• Content analysts and researchers
• LLM training dataset creation
• Tweet archival and documentation
• Fact-checking workflows

PRIVACY FIRST:
• You control where data is sent (configurable backend)
• Manual capture only (no automatic scraping)
• One tweet at a time
• No telemetry or tracking
• Open source and transparent

HOW IT WORKS:
1. Navigate to any tweet on Twitter/X
2. Click the "Yoink" button on the tweet
3. Tweet data is captured and sent to your configured backend
4. Visual confirmation shows capture was successful

TweetYoink respects user privacy and platform policies. It's designed as a personal research tool for capturing publicly visible tweet data that you can already see.

Note: Requires a backend server to receive captured tweets. See the GitHub repository for setup instructions.