My Chat Saver Chrome Extension – Feedback Wanted!

[Uncle Gizmo]

Hey Access Forum crew,

I’m chuffed to bits to share a little tool I’ve cooked up over the past few months: “My Chat Saver” Chrome extension! It’s a mash-up of two separate extensions I built—one for saving ChatGPT chats (`https://chatgpt.com/*`) and one for Grok chats (`https://x.com/i/grok*`)—now rolled into a single, handy package. With a ton of help from both ChatGPT and Grok, I’ve merged them into one extension that grabs your chats and saves them as .txt files, complete with a custom prefix you can slap on for easy filing (e.g., `MeetingNotes_Grok_Chat_Grok_20250224.txt`).

Here’s the scoop:
- **What It Does**: Works on both ChatGPT and Grok pages. Pop it open, type a prefix (optional), hit “Save Chat,” and snag the convo as a text file.

- **Caveat**: No guarantees it’ll keep working forever—those crafty folks at OpenAI and xAI might tweak their URLs or page guts on a whim, and that could throw a spanner in the works. It’s solid as of Feb 24, 2025, but keep an eye out!

- **Why Share**: I’d love your eagle eyes on it—test it, break it, suggest upgrades. Does it grab the full chat? Any features you’d add? I’m all ears for feedback to make it sharper.

Big shoutout to ChatGPT and Grok—without these clever AIs nudging me along, tweaking code, and brainstorming fixes, this wouldn’t exist. They’ve been my coding sidekicks, and I’m stoked to see what we’ve whipped up together. From faffing about with two extensions to this unified beast, it’s been a blast!

Grab the zip below [or link: insert here], follow the install steps, and let me know what you think. Cheers for giving it a whirl—can’t wait to hear your thoughts!

Uncle Gizmo

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

How to Install and Test My Chat Saver Chrome Extension:

1. **Download**: Grab the `CHAT AND GROK_Saver_1a.zip` file attached below...

2. **Unzip**:
- Right-click the zip file > "Extract All" > Choose a spot (e.g., `C:\Users\YourName\MyChatSaver`).
- You’ll get a folder with 4 files: `manifest.json`, `popup.html`, `popup.js`, `content.js`.

3. **Load in Chrome**:
- Open Chrome > Top-right menu > "Extensions" (or type `chrome://extensions/` in the address bar).
- Enable "Developer mode" (toggle top-right).
- Click "Load unpacked" > Select the unzipped folder (e.g., `C:\Users\YourName\MyChatSaver`) > Open.

4. **Test It**:
- Visit a chat page: `https://chatgpt.com/c/...` or `https://x.com/i/grok?conversation=...`.
- Click the extension icon (gray puzzle piece if no icon) > Enter a prefix (e.g., “Test”) > Click "Save Chat".
- Check your Downloads folder for a .txt file (e.g., `Test_Grok_Chat_Grok_20250224.txt`).

5. **Feedback**: Let me know what works, what flops, and any ideas to make it better!

 

[Isaac]

Good for you - I am interested in how to do this, as Chrome extensions are very in-vogue and never going out of style, I bet! I'm almost curious how they're made and how much programming saavy they require, and in what language..Might have to study up a little.

I've never used Grok, but ChatGPT has a built-in archive of everything you've ever asked plus a search function. However I suppose saving them as text files could be useful in cases where, for example, you weren't logged in , or plan to delete the chat because it's so da*m naughty!

Can this extension go in the Chrome extension store or is that a very high barrier?

 

[Isaac]

One thing that would be super is the ability to browse for the destination folder for save.

I don't know about others, but the first thing I do on a new computer/new Chrome installation is change the downloads behavior from defaulting to 'downloads' to be somewhere intelligible that I really want, (usually Desktop). So anything that defaults to Downloads would a) confuse me as I would forget there is some kind of Download that I hvaen't already changed via Chrome settings, and b) be more annoying.

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

One thing that would be super is the ability to browse for the destination folder for save.

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One thing that would be super is the ability to browse for the destination folder for save.

Yes I wanted that too, but unfortunately it's not available because it would mean giving the browser access to the computer... So the only place you are allowed to save anything to is the downloads folder!

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

Can this extension go in the Chrome extension store or is that a very high barrier?

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Can this extension go in the Chrome extension store or is that a very high barrier?

When I first got chat GPT I looked in the Chrome extension store and found a suitable extension for downloading the text from my chats... After a few months I got a message saying that the Chrome extension was not available because of security issues, and it had been removed from the Chrome extension store...

I scanned the store for other options and there were none that I liked. There were ones which I believe took a screenshot, or some other obscure way of doing it and I just didn't like them!!!

So I asked chatGPT if it could help me build a Chrome extension! After many iterations and failures me and chatty got it working!!!

Then after a few months our custom Chrome extension failed because chat GPT altered their URL structure....

I don't know if it's possible to put it in the Chrome extension store. Might have a look at that next!

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

the first thing I do on a new computer/new Chrome installation is change the downloads behavior from defaulting to 'downloads' to be somewhere intelligible

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the first thing I do on a new computer/new Chrome installation is change the downloads behavior from defaulting to 'downloads' to be somewhere intelligible

Give it a try! It might not be harnessed to the download folder, it might save stuff to your specified destination?

 

[Isaac]

Okay I'm going to try it and let you know