What’s the best way to export Claude chats to Markdown or text files?

There are several browser extensions that can export or capture conversations, including free options in the Firefox extension store. It’s worth testing a few because the best choice depends on whether you need plain text, Markdown, attachments, or batch exporting. Be careful with permissions, though—some poorly made extensions may collect conversation data.

Most older export scripts are probably unreliable now because the interface has changed so much. For a simple option, use the built-in share feature, open the shared conversation, and copy the formatted text from there. It only takes a few seconds and produces fairly clean Markdown-like output, though it isn’t automated and may not work equally well across the regular and coding interfaces.

Another option is to have an AI coding assistant generate a small local exporter for your workflow. It could save selected conversations or coding-session output directly to a folder on your computer. That gives you more control over the file format and destination, but it requires some setup and maintenance when the interface changes.