A userscript that adds a dark-themed dropdown to Claude.ai’s chat input, allowing you to choose between TXT, MD, or JSON formats and download your conversations with a single click. The dropdown intelligently flips up if there's not enough space below the input field.
- 🌓 Dark Mode Integration: Seamlessly matches Claude’s dark-themed chat input.
- 🔄 Flippable Dropdown: Dropdown menu opens upward when there's insufficient room below.
- 📋 Multiple Output Formats: Download conversations in TXT, MD, or JSON.
- 📥 In-Chat Control: Dropdown and download icon embedded directly in the chat input box.
- ⚡ Single-Click Export: Select format and click the icon to instantly download.
- 📱 Responsive: Works on desktop and mobile views.
- 🛠 Auto-Update: Script can update itself from GitHub releases.
- Install Tampermonkey (or a compatible userscript manager).
- Click Install or copy-paste the script source URL:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PapaCasper/claude-downloader/main/claude-downloader.user.js - Approve installation in Tampermonkey.
- Visit Claude.ai and open any conversation.
- Inside the chat input box, locate the format dropdown (defaults to
TXT). - Click the dropdown to pick TXT, MD, or JSON. The menu will flip upward if needed.
- Click the 📥 download icon to save your conversation in the chosen format.
User:
Hello Claude!
Claude:
Hello! How can I help you today?# Claude Chat Export
*Exported on 2025-04-23 14:32:10*
---
### User
Hello Claude!
---
### Claude
Hello! How can I help you today?
---{
"chat_messages": [
{ "sender": "human", "text": "Hello Claude!" },
{ "sender": "assistant", "text": "Hello! How can I help you today?" }
]
}- The script auto-updates from the GitHub repository when a new release is published.
- Report bugs or request features on GitHub Issues.
- 📂 Source code: https://github.com/PapaCasper/claude-downloader
- 🌐 Author: https://papacasper.com
- Added GitHub auto-update (updateURL/downloadURL).
- Fixed dropdown positioning and flipping logic.
- Updated UI styling for better theme match.
- Switched to custom dark dropdown in chat input.
- Introduced flippable menu that opens up when needed.
- Simplified download workflow to a single embedded control.
- Initial release: added separate export buttons for TXT, MD, JSON.