When Meta announced ghost posts, the platform embraced a new era of low-pressure and ephemeral content. Available on Threads, they are posts that automatically disappear or are archived after 24 hours. Designed to encourage unfiltered expression with fewer social consequences, this feature has quickly reshaped how creators, researchers, and everyday users share ideas on their profiles.

But with content disappearing from the feed after just one day, a new question emerged:

What if you want to save, organize, and retrieve disappearing Threads posts before they’re gone?

That’s where Dewey, an AI-powered bookmarking and content organization tool, becomes indispensable. Whether you want to preserve inspiring ideas or posts that might be useful later, Dewey allows you to search, tag, sync, and export your entire library of saved Threads content, including ghost posts.

In this in-depth guide, you’ll learn:

• What ghost posts are and how they work

• Why their 24-hour visibility window creates new challenges

• How Dewey helps you save, organize, and use disappearing content

• Step-by-step ways to ensure your favorite posts never slip away

• The future of ephemeral content and why capturing it matters

Let’s dive in.

What Are Ghost Posts on Threads? 

According to Meta’s official announcement, ghost posts are Threads posts that automatically archive after 24 hours, allowing users to “share unfiltered thoughts” and “try new things” without the pressure of permanence. 

Threads introduced this feature for its 400+ million monthly users to promote more spontaneous, low-stakes conversations, much like the case of how Stories changed the culture of Instagram and Facebook.

Here’s how ghost posts work:

• When composing a post, the user taps the ghost icon

• The post publishes with a dotted outline to differentiate it from standard content

• Anyone can reply, but replies are sent to the original poster’s DMs, not shown publicly

• Likes and replies are visible only in count, not in detail, making engagement hard to measure

• After 24 hours, the post vanishes from timelines

• The original poster can still access it in the Archived section

In other words, ghost posts are defined by being temporary for the public and permanent only for the creator. This creates both opportunities and limitations.

Opportunities

• More authentic, in-the-moment content

• Reduced pressure to polish or overthink posts

• Safer space for experimenting with ideas

• More intimate, DM-based conversations

Limitations

• Valuable insights disappear before you can benefit from them

• Great ideas get buried in your feed or DMs

• Research and content curation become harder

• Creators lose access to public engagement snapshots

• Audiences can’t easily reference posts later

It also mirrors past experiments like Twitter’s Fleets, temporary posts that failed due to low adoption. But unlike Fleets, Threads' ghost posts integrate directly into the feed rather than a separate UI, increasing their visibility and potential impact. 

And this time, ephemeral content is sticking.

Why Saving Ghost Posts Matters More Than Ever

People save content on Threads for the same reasons they save posts anywhere:

• Inspiration

• Professional learning

• Market research

• Content ideas

• Data points

• Trends and predictions

• Memes and cultural moments

• Personal archives

But ghost posts accelerate the urgency.

Jump to save that smart observation, great insight, niche recommendation, or valuable thread today, or it's gone tomorrow. Sometimes literally.

And because ghost posts often contain raw, in-the-moment thoughts, they can be the most valuable posts on the platform.

Threads Limited Saving 

Threads does allow you to “save” a post.

But:

• Saved posts are hard to organize

• There’s no tagging

• Search is limited

• Accessing older saved posts is clunky

• Sorting is minimal

• Exporting is impossible

• Managing thousands of saved items becomes unmanageable

Even though Threads saves all posts, accessing more than the latest 100 is a pain. 

This is where Dewey transforms everything.

How Dewey Helps You Save Disappearing Threads Posts

Dewey is a powerful AI bookmarking and content-management tool that integrates directly with Threads, allowing users to:

• Sync all saved posts

• Organize everything with tags

• Search every word inside every post

• Export content to CSV, Google Sheets, or searchable PDFs

• Use AI to categorize and summarize posts

• Build a personal digital library with zero effort

Here's exactly how these worth-knowing capabilities work:

1. Sync All Your Saved Threads Posts Automatically

Dewey’s Threads integration lets you sync your entire saved-posts library from the platform. Everything becomes part of a searchable, taggable database. 

That includes:

• Standard posts

• Carousel posts

• Quote posts

• Posts with media

• Ghost posts, as long as you save them before they disappear

Once synced, posts are yours to keep forever, even if the original disappears from Threads.

2. Tag, Organize, and Sort Ghost Posts into Collections

Dewey turns chaotic saved-post lists into structured knowledge you're interested in.

Using tags (manual or AI-generated), you can:

• Group posts by theme

• Build topic-specific folders

• Tag creators, brands, or topics

• Quickly resurface buried posts

• Create a personal research library

Dewey’s AI can even categorize thousands of posts automatically, based on your preferences. 

You’ll never lose ideas to algorithmic clutter again.

3. Use Dewey’s Search to Find Anything Instantly

One of Dewey’s strongest features is its powerful search system.

You can find saved posts by:

• Keywords

• Hashtags

• Content inside the screenshots

• Creator

• Theme or topic

• Type of media

You’re no longer stuck scrolling endlessly or trying to remember which creator said what.

Dewey becomes your Threads memory, fully indexed.

4. Export Your Threads Ghost Posts (Including Media)

Dewey gives you full control over your saved content, allowing you to export everything as:

• CSV

• Google Sheets

• Searchable PDFs

• Full media backups (images, videos)

This is perfect for:

• Researchers

• Content strategists

• Journalists

• Social media teams

• Students

• Anyone who wants long-term access to disappearing content

Download your entire collection as a CSV, Google Sheets file, or searchable PDF. Even better, all images and media come with you.

This turns temporary content into permanent knowledge.

5. AI Tools That Clean, Categorize, and Summarize Content

One of the most powerful aspects of Dewey is its AI layer.

Dewey uses LLMs to:

• Automatically tag posts

• Categorize hundreds or thousands of items

• Suggest metadata

• Summarize long threads

• Extract key ideas

• Identify themes and clusters

It’s like having an analyst who organizes your internet.

With advanced language understanding powered by leading LLMs, Dewey learns from your preferences to suggest accurate and personalized tags.

This means your ghost posts don’t just get saved, they get enriched.

Step-by-Step: How to Save Ghost Posts Before They Disappear

Here’s a practical walkthrough to ensure nothing gets lost:

Step 1: Save the Post on Threads Immediately

Before the 24-hour window expires:

• Tap the ••• menu

• Select Save

This stores it in your Threads Saved library.

Step 2: Sync Your Threads Saved Posts to Dewey

Open Dewey → Threads Integration → Sync

This imports:

• All saved posts

• Metadata

• Media

• Creator info

Anything you saved, including ghost posts, is preserved permanently in Dewey.

Step 3: Add Tags or Let Dewey’s AI Organize Everything

You can manually tag your post (e.g., trend, marketing insight, startup idea) or let Dewey auto-tag it using AI.

Step 4: Export for Backup (Optional but Highly Recommended)

Use Dewey’s export function to create:

• A PDF library

• A CSV database

• A Google Sheets reference

This is especially valuable for:

• Researchers

• Writers

• Content creators

Step 5: Use Search and Filters to Retrieve Ideas Instantly

No more scrolling. No more guessing.

You type a keyword, and Dewey finds the exact post.

What Ghost Posts Mean for the Future of Social Media

Ghost posts mark a cultural shift.

We’re moving from:

• permanent content → short-lasting expression

• polished branding → authentic thoughts

• fear of judgment → space for experimentation

• platform memory → user-controlled archives

But with impermanence comes a responsibility:

If you don’t build your own archive, you lose the internet’s best moments.

Dewey solves this beautifully.

Don’t Let Ghost Posts Disappear From Your Feed

Threads ghost posts are exciting: they encourage spontaneity, authenticity, creativity, and experimentation.

But the best ideas — the raw, unfiltered ones — can also be the easiest to lose.

With Dewey, you don’t have to choose between enjoying the moment and keeping what matters.

Dewey gives you:

• A full archive of your saved content

• AI-powered organization

• Exports and backups

• Tagging, sorting, searching, and structure

• A personal knowledge library built from your digital life

The Internet doesn’t have to be temporary. Your ideas don’t have to vanish in 24 hours. Your Threads experience doesn’t have to be chaotic.

Ready to Save Your Threads' Ghost Posts Before They Disappear?

Don’t wait until your favorite insights vanish into the void.

Start using Dewey today and turn disappearing posts into a permanent knowledge system.

• Sync your saved posts

• Organize your digital brain

• Build a searchable, exportable library

• Never lack inspiration again

Try Dewey now and keep your Threads within reach, even after they disappear.