Add to ChromeHow Download Claude conversations works in Chrome
How Download Claude conversations works: a content script reads the claude.ai thread already in your tab, builds PDF, Markdown, JSON, text, XML, CSV, or PNG in the browser, and hands the file to Chrome. Most exports need no account. Google sign-in is asked only for PDF, bulk ZIP, and Pro, and sends only your email. Chat bodies never reach our worker. Pro is $3.99 a month or $26.99 a year via Paddle.
How Download Claude conversations works on claude.ai?
How Download Claude conversations works on claude.ai: the listing injects a content script into the page you already opened, using the session you already logged into. It reads the rendered conversation, not a separate Anthropic API. The orange button appears only on a real conversation URL — a chat, a Project chat, a Cowork session, or Claude Code on the web.
- Install Download Claude conversations from the Chrome Web Store.
- Reload claude.ai if the tab was open during install.
- Open a conversation URL. The orange button sits to the right of the message box.
- Pick PDF, Markdown, JSON, plain text, XML, CSV, or PNG. Click Export, or Copy for the clipboard.
- Chrome downloads the file. For every format except PDF, that is the whole client path: no sign-in, no call to our servers.
The empty composer home has no message tree, so the button stays away. Pin the extension in the Chrome puzzle menu if the icon is hidden, then refresh claude.ai. How Download Claude conversations works stops at claude.ai: Claude Desktop and the Claude Code terminal never get this script. Feature list: Chrome extension features.
Same session, same page. The content script sees what your logged-in claude.ai tab already shows. It does not log into Anthropic with a second password. Follow Anthropic’s rules for your account.
Are files local when Download Claude conversations works?
Yes. When Download Claude conversations works, every format — PDF included — is assembled in your browser and handed to Chrome’s download API. Conversation text never leaves your device to reach our infrastructure. That is true for one orange-button export and for Export All on the bulk page.
Once claude.ai has loaded the thread, generating the file does not wait on our origin. For PDF and bulk, a separate quota check runs first; single-chat exports in the other formats skip it. If Chrome blocks downloads from claude.ai, allow them; that is a browser setting, not a failed parse. A half-scrolled long thread still produces a half-file because the DOM was incomplete.
We built how Download Claude conversations works around a hard line: chat bodies stay in the tab. Our worker only answers “how many PDF or bulk exports are left today” and “is this Google account on Pro.” PDF is laid out in the browser too, with no print dialog and no upload.
PNG is rendered locally as an image. PDF is laid out locally. JSON, XML, and CSV are serialized locally from the same tree. None of those files are emailed by us. Anthropic Settings → Privacy → Export data is a different, delayed ZIP from Anthropic, not this local path.
Why does Google sign-in work this way for quota?
Google sign-in exists only for PDF, bulk Export All, and Pro. Single-chat exports in Markdown, Plain Text, JSON, XML, CSV, and PNG never ask for it and send nothing. The first time you pick PDF or run Export All, the extension asks you to sign in. We store the verified email. We do not store chat text.
The email keys a server-side daily counter: 3 PDF or bulk exports a day on the free plan, combined, reset at midnight UTC. Each chat in a bulk ZIP counts as one. If a bulk selection is larger than what is left today, the whole batch is blocked, not cut short. Because the counter lives on our worker, removing and re-adding the extension does not reset it. Pro at $3.99 a month or $26.99 a year restores on a new computer from the same Google account.
Google sign-in is not a login to claude.ai. You still use your Anthropic session on the website. Download Claude conversations only needs Google to key the daily count and Pro. People also search Claude Chat Downloader for the same listing; the sign-in rule is identical.
The daily limit is per account. Three PDF or bulk exports a day on the free plan, combined. Selecting 40 conversations with 3 left blocks the whole batch; it does not export the first three. Sign-in is how that counter survives a reinstall.
How does payment work with Paddle and Pro?
Paddle.com Market Limited is the payment processor and merchant of record. How Download Claude conversations works for billing: Paddle collects card details and tax. We never see payment details. Pro is $3.99 per month or $26.99 per year. Cancel any time from the Options page (“Cancel subscription”) or through Paddle. The first payment has a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Pro removes the 3-a-day cap on PDF and bulk Export All. Everything else is already unlimited on the free plan. Pro does not add Notion or Word; the formats stay the same seven: PDF, Markdown, JSON, text, XML, CSV, and PNG. You do not need Anthropic’s paid claude.ai plan. Any claude.ai login that loads the thread in Chrome is enough.
| Plan | Exports | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free, no account | Unlimited Markdown, text, JSON, XML, CSV, PNG | $0 |
| Free, Google sign-in | Plus 3 PDF or bulk exports a day | $0 |
| Pro monthly | Unlimited PDF + Export All | $3.99/mo via Paddle |
| Pro yearly | Same, unlimited | $26.99/yr via Paddle |
If a workspace admin blocks Chrome extensions, payment cannot inject the button. That is browser policy. Team and Enterprise claude.ai work the same as Free on the orange button once the script is allowed to run.
What does the worker see when the exporter works?
A Cloudflare Worker checks subscription and quota status: whether the Google-signed account is on Pro, and how many PDF or bulk exports it has used today. It receives only the account email, and only after you sign in for PDF, bulk, or Pro. When Download Claude conversations works, that worker does not receive conversation content. Single-chat exports in the other formats never reach it.
The worker is why a reinstall cannot reset the daily count. It is also why Pro restores. It is not a chat backup. Anthropic still holds your claude.ai history on their side. We do not keep a second copy. Privacy policy on this site describes the email we store.
Version 1.16.2, September 2026. If the worker is unreachable, you may be blocked from starting a PDF or bulk export until status can be checked. That is a license gate, not a requirement to upload the thread. Files still assemble locally after the check succeeds. Single-chat exports in the other formats do not wait on it.
Is it safe to use this Claude chat exporter?
We will not promise “zero network” for every path. Single-chat exports in Markdown, text, JSON, XML, CSV, and PNG make no call to us. PDF, bulk, and Pro talk to Google and our worker, and Pro to Paddle. Chat bodies are not sent to our API. The account email and quota status are. The script does not automate extra actions on your Anthropic account.
| Party | Sees chat body? | Sees instead |
|---|---|---|
| Your browser | Yes — it builds the file | The claude.ai DOM you already loaded |
| Our Cloudflare Worker | No | After sign-in only: email, today’s PDF/bulk count, Pro flag |
| No (from us) | The account you pick for PDF, bulk, or Pro sign-in | |
| Paddle | No | Payment details if you subscribe |
| Anthropic | Their usual claude.ai session | Unchanged by this extension |
Download Claude conversations is not affiliated with Anthropic, PBC. Using this Claude chat exporter does not change Anthropic Terms of Service. Anyone asking “is it safe to use a Claude exporter” for this listing should look at that table: server sees billing state, browser sees your chat. Format list: Claude chat export formats.
PDF is built in the browser like every other format: Claude chat as PDF. Mobile browsers and Claude Desktop are out of scope. Open the conversation on desktop Chrome on claude.ai, then export.
FAQ: how Download Claude conversations works
These FAQ items cover how Download Claude conversations works: local files, Google sign-in, Paddle, the worker, affiliation, the daily limit, and Pro. Each answer is a product fact from version 1.16.2. The FAQPage JSON-LD in the page head matches this on-page list.
Does Download Claude conversations store my chats?
No. Every export, PDF included, is generated locally and never uploaded. If you sign in with Google for PDF, bulk, or Pro, we store that email only to count the daily allowance and attach Pro. Chat bodies stay in the claude.ai tab and in the file Chrome downloads.
Is Google sign-in required, or optional?
Only for PDF, bulk Export All, and Pro. Single-chat Markdown, text, JSON, XML, CSV, and PNG exports need no account. For PDF and bulk, sign-in is asked from the first use so a reinstall cannot reset the 3-a-day count. It is not a login for reading your chats.
Who processes payment when Pro works?
Paddle. We never see your card details. Pro is $3.99 a month or $26.99 a year. Paddle is merchant of record. Refunds go through Paddle.
Is this affiliated with Anthropic?
No. Independent Chrome extension, not affiliated with Anthropic, PBC. Claude is a trademark of Anthropic. How Download Claude conversations works uses your existing claude.ai session; it does not replace Anthropic’s products.
Does how it works include a PDF format?
Yes. PDF is built in the browser like the other six formats: Markdown, JSON, plain text, XML, CSV, and PNG. No print dialog is involved. PDF needs Google sign-in and counts toward 3 a day on the free plan.
What does the worker see when an export works?
Only after you sign in for PDF, bulk, or Pro: the account email, the Pro flag, and how many PDF or bulk exports it used today. The worker does not receive conversation content. The export pipeline stays in the browser.
Do I need Pro for how Download Claude conversations works?
No. Single-chat Markdown, text, JSON, XML, CSV, and PNG exports are unlimited and free with no account. PDF and bulk ZIP are 3 a day free with Google sign-in. Pro at $3.99 a month or $26.99 a year removes that cap. The local file path is the same on free and Pro.