Collection Mode

Collection Mode lets you pick specific extracts from multiple AI conversations across different platforms, different chats, and different days, then combine them into a single organized note with citations that link back to each original message.

Think of it as building a Wikipedia-style article from your AI research, where every claim traces back to a source you can verify.

What it is

Normal saving records one full response. Collection Mode is different: you highlight specific passages from multiple responses across multiple conversations, and they get woven together into one note.

Each extracted passage keeps a citation: a numbered marker [1], [2], [3] that links directly back to the original AI message where you found it. Click the citation and Savelore opens that conversation and scrolls to the exact message.

Collection Mode is built for research. You work across multiple ChatGPT and Claude sessions, collect the best pieces from each, and end up with a clean structured document instead of scattered browser tabs.

How to activate Collection Mode

Collection Mode is in the Savelore sidebar toolbar: the row of icons at the top of the sidebar.

1. Open the Savelore sidebar by clicking the toolbar icon
2. Click the Start Collecting button in the sidebar toolbar

How to add extracts

With Collection Mode active:

1. Go to any AI conversation (ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini).
2. Click and drag to highlight any text in the chat.
3. The highlight is added to your collection with a citation number.
4. Repeat across as many conversations and platforms as you want.
5. Reorder the highlights if needed.
6. Click Save All in the sidebar.
7. Add a description, folder, and tags (optional).
8. Click Save Collection.

What the final note looks like

Your collection note contains the extracts in order, each followed by a citation marker:

React uses a virtual DOM to minimize expensive real DOM updates. When state
changes, React first updates the virtual DOM, then diffs it against the previous
version, and only applies the minimum necessary changes to the real DOM. [1]

For lists and repeated elements, always provide a unique key prop. React uses
keys to track which items changed, were added, or were removed. [2]

Memoization with useMemo and useCallback prevents child components from
re-rendering when their props haven't actually changed. [3]

Citations [1], [2], [3] are clickable links. Each one opens the original conversation and scrolls to the exact AI message the extract came from.

Real example: researching a topic across platforms

Suppose you're learning about database indexing. Over a few sessions you've had:

• A ChatGPT conversation explaining B-tree indexes
• A Claude conversation about index selectivity and query planning
• Another Claude conversation about when NOT to use indexes

Here's how you'd use Collection Mode:

1. Click Start Collecting in the extension sidebar.
2. Open the ChatGPT conversation. Highlight the clearest explanation of how B-tree indexes work. This becomes citation [1].
3. Open the first Claude conversation. Highlight the paragraph on query planner behavior (citation [2]), then highlight the selectivity rule (citation [3]).
4. Open the second Claude conversation. Highlight the counter-examples for when indexes hurt performance (citation [4]).
5. Reorder the highlights if needed.
6. Click Save All in the sidebar. Then click Save Collection.

You now have a single reference document built from four separate AI conversations across two platforms. Every claim is sourced and one click from verification.

Exporting a collection

Collections can be:

• Exported to Notion (Pro): sends the note to your connected Notion database with citations as inline links
• Downloaded as Markdown (Pro): a .md file with citation footnotes
• Downloaded as HTML (Pro): for importing into other tools
• Copied to clipboard: available on all plans

Tips for getting good collections

Be selective. Don't add every paragraph. Add only the specific passages that directly answer your question. A tighter collection is more useful than a comprehensive dump.

Use consistent naming. Name your collection before you start adding extracts. It's harder to rename later.

Work across platforms. Collection Mode's real power is stitching together Claude's explanations with ChatGPT's code examples. Don't limit yourself to one platform.

Citations hold as long as the source does. As long as you don't delete the original conversation, the citation links will work. Temporary chats are an exception: those have no permanent URL, so no backlink is stored.