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< b > DiscordChatExporter< / b > can be used to export message history from a Discord channel to a file.
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## Installation & Usage
**Step 1:** [Get .NET Core Runtime ](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/blob/master/.docs/Dotnet.md ) (Required for CLI; Installed automatically for GUI; Not required in Docker)
**Step 2:** [Windows ](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/blob/master/.docs/Getting-started.md#gui-or-cli ) | [macOS ](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/blob/master/.docs/MacOS.md ) | [Linux ](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/blob/master/.docs/Linux.md ) | [Docker ](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/blob/master/.docs/Docker.md )
**Step 3:** Getting Started:
- [Using the GUI ](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/blob/master/.docs/Getting-started.md#using-the-gui )
- [Using the CLI ](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/blob/master/.docs/Getting-started.md#using-the-cli )
- [File formats ](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/blob/master/.docs/Getting-started.md#file-formats )
## Guides
- [How to get Token and Channel IDs ](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/blob/master/.docs/Token-and-IDs.md )
- [How to use message filters ](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/blob/master/.docs/Message-filters.md )
- **Export Scheduling with CLI**
- [Windows ](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/blob/master/.docs/scheduling-windows.md )
- [macOS ](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/blob/master/.docs/scheduling-MacOS.md )
- [Linux ](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/blob/master/.docs/scheduling-Linux.md )
## Video tutorial
- Video by [NoIntro Tutorials ](https://youtube.com/channel/UCFezKSxdNKJe77-hYiuXu3Q ) (using DiscordChatExporter GUI)
[](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jjtu0VQXV7I)
## FAQ & Troubleshooting
- [General questions ](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/blob/master/.docs/Troubleshooting.md#general )
- [First steps help ](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/blob/master/.docs/Troubleshooting.md#first-steps )
- [It's crashing/failing ](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/blob/master/.docs/Troubleshooting.md#DCE-is-crashingfailing )
- [.NET Core Runtime is required ](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/blob/master/.docs/Troubleshooting.md#net-core-runtime-is-required )
- [Errors ](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/blob/master/.docs/Troubleshooting.md#errors )
- [**More help** ](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/blob/master/.docs/Troubleshooting.md )
