Google AI Studio | Conversation/Chat Markdown-Export/Download (API-Based)

Exports the full conversation to Markdown. Uses a recursive scanner to find the chat history regardless of API changes.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

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// ==UserScript==
// @name         Google AI Studio | Conversation/Chat Markdown-Export/Download (API-Based)
// @namespace    Violentmonkey
// @version      1.5
// @description  Exports the full conversation to Markdown. Uses a recursive scanner to find the chat history regardless of API changes.
// @author       Vibe-Coded by Piknockyou
// @license      MIT
// @match        https://aistudio.google.com/*
// @icon         https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain=aistudio.google.com
// @grant        none
// @run-at       document-start
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
    'use strict';

    //================================================================================
    // GLOBAL STATE
    //================================================================================
    let capturedChatData = null;
    let downloadButton = null;
    let downloadIcon = null;

    function log(msg, type = 'info') {
        const color = type === 'success' ? '#34a853' : type === 'error' ? '#ea4335' : '#e8eaed';
        console.log(`%c[AI Studio Export] ${msg}`, `color: ${color}; font-weight: bold;`);
    }

    //================================================================================
    // CORE API INTERCEPTOR
    //================================================================================
    const originalOpen = XMLHttpRequest.prototype.open;
    const originalSend = XMLHttpRequest.prototype.send;

    XMLHttpRequest.prototype.open = function(method, url) {
        this._url = url;
        return originalOpen.apply(this, arguments);
    };

    XMLHttpRequest.prototype.send = function(body) {
        this.addEventListener('load', function() {
            if (this._url && this._url.includes('ResolveDriveResource')) {
                try {
                    const rawText = this.responseText.replace(/^\)\]\}'/, '').trim();
                    const json = JSON.parse(rawText);

                    if (Array.isArray(json) && json.length > 0) {
                        log('Data intercepted. Size: ' + rawText.length + ' chars.', 'success');
                        capturedChatData = json;
                    }
                } catch (err) {
                    log('Interceptor Error: ' + err.message, 'error');
                }
            }
        });
        return originalSend.apply(this, arguments);
    };

    //================================================================================
    // RECURSIVE SEARCH LOGIC (The Fix)
    //================================================================================

    function isTurn(arr) {
        if (!Array.isArray(arr)) return false;
        return arr.includes('user') || arr.includes('model');
    }

    function findHistoryRecursive(node, depth = 0) {
        if (depth > 4) return null;
        if (!Array.isArray(node)) return null;

        const firstFew = node.slice(0, 5);
        const childrenAreTurns = firstFew.some(child => isTurn(child));

        if (childrenAreTurns) {
            log(`Found History at depth ${depth}. Contains ${node.length} items.`);
            return node;
        }

        for (const child of node) {
            if (Array.isArray(child)) {
                const result = findHistoryRecursive(child, depth + 1);
                if (result) return result;
            }
        }
        return null;
    }

    function extractTextFromTurn(turn) {
        let candidates = [];

        function scan(item, d=0) {
            if (d > 3) return;
            if (typeof item === 'string' && item.length > 1) {
                if (!['user', 'model', 'function'].includes(item)) candidates.push(item);
            } else if (Array.isArray(item)) {
                item.forEach(sub => scan(sub, d+1));
            }
        }

        scan(turn.slice(0, 3));
        return candidates.sort((a, b) => b.length - a.length)[0] || "";
    }

    //================================================================================
    // PARSING & DOWNLOAD
    //================================================================================
    function processAndDownload() {
        if (!capturedChatData) {
            log('No data available yet. Nothing to download.', 'error');
            updateButtonState('ERROR');
            return;
        }

        try {
            const root = capturedChatData[0];

            let title = `AI_Studio_Export_${new Date().toISOString().slice(0,10)}`;
            if (Array.isArray(root[4]) && typeof root[4][0] === 'string') title = root[4][0];

            const safeFilename = title.replace(/[<>:"/\\|?*]/g, '_').trim().substring(0, 100) + ".md";

            const historyArray = findHistoryRecursive(root);

            if (!historyArray) {
                console.warn("Recursive search failed. dumping root:", root);
                throw new Error("Could not locate chat history in API response.");
            }

            let mdContent = `# ${title}\n\n`;

            historyArray.forEach((turn) => {
                const isUser = turn.includes('user');
                const isModel = turn.includes('model');
                const displayName = isUser ? 'USER' : (isModel ? 'MODEL' : 'UNKNOWN');

                let text = extractTextFromTurn(turn);

                if (text) {
                    mdContent += `### **${displayName}**\n\n${text}\n\n---\n\n`;
                }
            });

            const blob = new Blob([mdContent], { type: 'text/markdown;charset=utf-8' });
            const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
            const a = document.createElement('a');
            a.href = url;
            a.download = safeFilename;
            document.body.appendChild(a);
            a.click();
            document.body.removeChild(a);
            URL.revokeObjectURL(url);

            updateButtonState('SUCCESS');

        } catch (e) {
            log('Parsing failed: ' + e.message, 'error');
            updateButtonState('ERROR');
        }
    }

    //================================================================================
    // UI INTEGRATION
    //================================================================================
    function updateButtonState(state) {
        if (!downloadButton || !downloadIcon) return;

        downloadIcon.style.color = '#34a853'; // Always green by default
        downloadButton.style.opacity = '1';
        downloadButton.style.cursor = 'pointer';
        downloadButton.disabled = false;
        downloadButton.title = 'Download Full Chat (.md)';

        switch (state) {
            case 'SUCCESS':
                downloadIcon.textContent = 'check_circle';
                downloadButton.title = 'Export Successful!';
                setTimeout(() => updateButtonState('READY'), 3000);
                break;

            case 'ERROR':
                downloadIcon.textContent = 'error';
                downloadIcon.style.color = '#ea4335';
                downloadButton.title = 'No data available';
                alert('No chat data available yet.\n\nPlease refresh the page and try again.');
                setTimeout(() => updateButtonState('READY'), 3000);
                break;

            default: // READY or any other state
                downloadIcon.textContent = 'download';
                break;
        }
    }

    function createUI() {
        const toolbarRight = document.querySelector('ms-toolbar .toolbar-right');
        if (!toolbarRight || document.getElementById('aistudio-api-export-btn')) return;

        log('Injecting Native Toolbar Button...');

        const buttonContainer = document.createElement('div');
        buttonContainer.style.cssText = 'display: flex; align-items: center; margin: 0 4px; position: relative;';

        downloadButton = document.createElement('button');
        downloadButton.id = 'aistudio-api-export-btn';
        downloadButton.setAttribute('ms-button', '');
        downloadButton.setAttribute('variant', 'icon-borderless');
        downloadButton.className = 'mat-mdc-tooltip-trigger ms-button-borderless ms-button-icon';
        downloadButton.style.cursor = 'pointer';

        downloadIcon = document.createElement('span');
        downloadIcon.className = 'material-symbols-outlined notranslate ms-button-icon-symbol';
        downloadIcon.textContent = 'download';

        downloadButton.appendChild(downloadIcon);
        buttonContainer.appendChild(downloadButton);

        const moreButton = toolbarRight.querySelector('button[iconname="more_vert"]');
        if (moreButton) {
            toolbarRight.insertBefore(buttonContainer, moreButton);
        } else {
            toolbarRight.appendChild(buttonContainer);
        }

        downloadButton.addEventListener('click', processAndDownload);
        updateButtonState('READY');
    }

    function initialize() {
        createUI();
        const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
            for (const mutation of mutations) {
                if (mutation.type === 'childList') {
                    const toolbar = document.querySelector('ms-toolbar .toolbar-right');
                    if (toolbar) createUI();
                }
            }
        });
        observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
    }

    //================================================================================
    // NAVIGATION HANDLER (Clears data on chat switch/new prompt)
    //================================================================================
    function clearCapturedData() {
        capturedChatData = null;
        // Button stays green - user can click anytime
    }

    const originalPushState = history.pushState;
    const originalReplaceState = history.replaceState;

    history.pushState = function() {
        clearCapturedData();
        return originalPushState.apply(this, arguments);
    };

    history.replaceState = function() {
        clearCapturedData();
        return originalReplaceState.apply(this, arguments);
    };

    window.addEventListener('popstate', clearCapturedData);

    if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
        window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', initialize);
    } else {
        initialize();
    }


})();