X Brain vs Twibird
Both turn your saved X (Twitter) posts into something you can actually search again. They do it in different ways, for different situations, so this is a straight comparison rather than a case for why one always wins.
| X Brain | Twibird | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 once | Free |
| How it gets your data | Upload the official X archive, one time | Chrome extension, syncs as you browse |
| Covers your full historical archive | Yes, including likes X's own UI no longer loads | Only what the extension has captured while you were browsing |
| Bookmarks | Limited, newer archives export bookmarks as IDs with no text | Yes, full text |
| Search type | Semantic, by meaning | Full-text, typo-tolerant keyword |
| Automatic categorization | Yes, 15 categories and 65+ subcategories | Manual tags and folders |
| Export formats | CSV, JSON, Markdown, Obsidian vault | CSV, Notion |
| Claude / MCP integration | Yes | No |
| Where your data lives | Your X Brain account | Locally in your browser |
| Works offline | No | Yes |
| Requires a browser extension | No | Yes |
Choose X Brain if
- You have years of likes piling up and want the ones X no longer loads.
- You want search by meaning, not just exact keywords.
- You use Obsidian, or want Claude able to search your saved posts.
- You’d rather pay once than run a browser extension indefinitely.
Choose Twibird if
- You want a free, local-first tool with no account or upload.
- Bookmarks specifically, not just likes, are what you need to search.
- You’re fine running a Chrome extension day to day.
- You mainly need what you save going forward, not your full history.
Twibird’s pricing and feature set were checked against its own site and Chrome Web Store listing in September 2026. If something has changed since, let us know and we’ll fix it.
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