Getting started

This page walks you through installing AI Chat Archive and running your first export. It takes about two minutes.

1. Install from the Chrome Web Store

  1. Open the Chrome Web Store listing.
  2. Click Add to Chrome.
  3. When prompted, approve the permissions (see Privacy for what each permission does).

The extension works in any Chromium-based browser: Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc, Opera. Firefox is not currently supported.

2. Open a Claude.ai conversation

Navigate to any conversation at https://claude.ai. The extension lights up only on claude.ai pages — it cannot see anything else.

3. Click the extension icon

A small popup appears. You'll see:

4. Pick a format

Format Best for Notes
PDF Sharing, printing, archival Rendered through Chrome's print engine. Attachments cannot be bundled. Free tier: 3 PDFs/day.
HTML Browsing offline, web archival Self-contained single file with embedded CSS. Looks like claude.ai.
Markdown Notes, Obsidian, Notion, grep Pure text. Attachments referenced but not embedded. See spec.

Unsure? Start with Markdown — it's the most portable.

5. Click Export

Your file appears in Downloads within a second or two. That's it.

Bulk export (paid)

To export every conversation at once:

  1. Activate a paid license (see Pricing).
  2. In the popup, the Full export section unlocks.
  3. Optionally check Include attachments in the ZIP to bundle uploaded files.
  4. Click Export all.

A ZIP appears in Downloads with one folder per conversation. Layout is documented in spec/zip-bundle-structure.md.

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