# ChatGPT Web Chat Conversation Exporter Chrome Extension Documentation

Export ChatGPT web chat conversations locally to Markdown using bundled ChatGPT exporter v0.1.0.

## Current version

Extension: **v0.1.0**  
Bundled exporter: **ChatGPT Web Chat Conversation Exporter v0.1.0**

## Installable extension folder

The installable unpacked Chrome extension is in the repository folder:

    extension/

Use **that folder** for manual installation.

## Release ZIP download

For users who do not want to clone the repo, download the GitHub release asset:

[chatgpt-web-chat-conversation-exporter-chrome-extension-v0.1.0-unpacked.zip](https://github.com/stack2030/chatgpt-web-chat-conversation-exporter-chrome-extension/releases/download/v0.1.0/chatgpt-web-chat-conversation-exporter-chrome-extension-v0.1.0-unpacked.zip)

Release page:

https://github.com/stack2030/chatgpt-web-chat-conversation-exporter-chrome-extension/releases/tag/v0.1.0

Chrome cannot load a ZIP directly as an unpacked extension. Extract the ZIP first, then load the extracted folder.

## Install option 1: Clone/download repo, then Load unpacked

1. Download or clone the repository.
2. Open:

    chrome://extensions/

3. Turn on **Developer mode**.
4. Click **Load unpacked**.
5. Select:

    extension/

6. Pin the extension if needed.
7. Open a ChatGPT conversation.
8. Click the extension icon.
9. Click **Export ChatGPT chat**.

## Install option 2: Download release ZIP, extract, then Load unpacked

1. Download:

[chatgpt-web-chat-conversation-exporter-chrome-extension-v0.1.0-unpacked.zip](https://github.com/stack2030/chatgpt-web-chat-conversation-exporter-chrome-extension/releases/download/v0.1.0/chatgpt-web-chat-conversation-exporter-chrome-extension-v0.1.0-unpacked.zip)

2. Extract the ZIP.
3. Open:

    chrome://extensions/

4. Turn on **Developer mode**.
5. Click **Load unpacked**.
6. Select the extracted folder containing:

    manifest.json
    popup.html
    popup.js
    popup.css
    exporters/
    icons/

## Install option 3: Chrome Web Store

Chrome Web Store publishing is planned.

After approval, install normally from the Chrome Web Store listing.

## Privacy model

- no Stack2030 backend
- no analytics
- no tracking
- no third-party upload
- no remote JavaScript
- bundled exporter code only
- runs only after explicit user action

The extension may make same-origin requests to ChatGPT/OpenAI endpoints available to the active ChatGPT session.

It does not send conversation content to Stack2030 or any unrelated third-party service.

## Project links

GitHub repo:  
https://github.com/stack2030/chatgpt-web-chat-conversation-exporter-chrome-extension

All releases:  
https://github.com/stack2030/chatgpt-web-chat-conversation-exporter-chrome-extension/releases

Extension release:  
https://github.com/stack2030/chatgpt-web-chat-conversation-exporter-chrome-extension/releases/tag/v0.1.0

Direct release ZIP:  
https://github.com/stack2030/chatgpt-web-chat-conversation-exporter-chrome-extension/releases/download/v0.1.0/chatgpt-web-chat-conversation-exporter-chrome-extension-v0.1.0-unpacked.zip

Bundled exporter release:  
https://github.com/stack2030/chatgpt-web-chat-conversation-exporter/releases/tag/v0.1.0