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MD-Export – AI Chat Exporter

Version License Chrome Extension Platforms

Export conversations from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok to Markdown, DOCX, or PDF — with full formatting preserved.

✨ Features

  • 🗂 Multi-Platform – ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok (grok.com + x.com)
  • 📄 Three Export Formats – Markdown, DOCX (Word), and PDF
  • 🎛 In-Page Overlay Panel – Floating "Export Chat" button on every supported page
    • Check/uncheck individual messages before exporting
    • Quick-select chips: All · None · You only · AI only · First 10 · Last 10
    • Per-message export button (export from that point onwards)
  • 🔤 Formatting Preserved – Code blocks, lists, tables, bold/italic carry over to all formats
  • ⚡ One-Click Popup – Quick export via the extension toolbar icon
  • 🔄 SPA-Aware – MutationObserver keeps the overlay alive through navigation without page reloads

🎯 Supported Platforms

Platform URL Status
ChatGPT chatgpt.com · chat.openai.com ✅ Supported
Claude claude.ai ✅ Supported
Gemini gemini.google.com ✅ Supported
Grok grok.com · x.com ✅ Supported

📦 Installation

Option A — Download Release (No build needed)

  1. Go to the Releases page
  2. Download md-export-vX.X.X.zip
  3. Unzip it anywhere on your computer
  4. Open Chrome → chrome://extensions/
  5. Enable Developer mode (top-right toggle)
  6. Click Load unpacked → select the unzipped folder

Option B — Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/YadneshTeli/MD-Export.git
cd MD-Export
npm install
npm run build

Then follow steps 4–6 from Option A.

From Chrome Web Store

Coming soon

🚀 Usage

Overlay Panel (recommended)

  1. Open any supported AI chat
  2. Click the "Export Chat" button (bottom-right corner)
  3. Select the messages you want
  4. Pick a format (Markdown / DOCX / PDF)
  5. Click Export — file downloads automatically

Toolbar Popup

  1. Click the MD-Export icon in your Chrome toolbar
  2. Choose a format and click Export

🛠️ Development

Prerequisites

  • Node.js 18+ and npm
  • Chrome browser

Commands

npm run dev       # Development build with file watching
npm run build     # Production build
npm run package   # Build + create distributable .zip

Project Structure

MD-Export/
├── .github/workflows/   # GitHub Actions (automated release)
├── src/
│   ├── background/      # Service worker (handles export requests)
│   ├── content/         # Per-site scrapers + in-page overlay
│   │   ├── base_scraper.js
│   │   ├── chatgpt.js
│   │   ├── claude.js
│   │   ├── gemini.js
│   │   ├── grok.js
│   │   └── overlay.js   # Floating panel + per-message buttons
│   ├── exporters/       # markdown.js · docx.js · pdf.js
│   ├── pipeline/        # Content pre-processing
│   └── popup/           # Toolbar popup UI
├── popup/               # popup.html + popup.css
├── icons/               # Extension icons (16 · 48 · 128px)
├── manifest.json        # Chrome Extension Manifest v3
└── webpack.config.js    # Build configuration

Tech Stack

Purpose Library
HTML → Markdown Turndown + GFM plugin
DOCX generation docx
PDF generation jsPDF
Build Webpack 5 + Babel

🤝 Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for full setup instructions.

  1. Fork the repo
  2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/my-feature
  3. Commit: git commit -m 'feat: add my feature'
  4. Push: git push origin feature/my-feature
  5. Open a Pull Request

📝 Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md.

📄 License

MIT © 2026 Yadnesh Teli

⭐ If MD-Export saves you time, give it a star on GitHub!