# DiscordChatExporter
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> 🟢 **Project status**: active<sup>[[?]](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/.github/blob/master/docs/project-status.md)</sup>
**DiscordChatExporter** can be used to export message history from a [Discord ](https://discord.com ) channel to a file.
It works with direct messages, group messages, and server channels, and supports Discord's dialect of markdown as well as all other rich media features.
> ❔ If you have questions or issues, **please refer to the [wiki](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/wiki)**.
## Terms of use
By using this project or its source code, for any purpose and in any shape or form, you grant your **implicit agreement** to all the following statements:
- You **condemn Russia and its military aggression against Ukraine**
- You **recognize that Russia is an occupant that unlawfully invaded a sovereign state**
- You **support Ukraine's territorial integrity, including its claims over temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas**
- You **reject false narratives perpetuated by Russian state propaganda**
To learn more about the war and how you can help, [click here ](https://tyrrrz.me ). Glory to Ukraine! 🇺🇦
## Download
This application comes in two flavors: graphical user interface (**GUI**) and command line interface (**CLI**).
The following table lists all available download options:
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< li > 🟢 < b > < a href = "https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/releases/latest" > Stable release< / a > < / b > (< code > DiscordChatExporter.zip< / code > )< / li >
< li > 🟠 < a href = "https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/actions/workflows/CI.yml" > CI build< / a > (< code > DiscordChatExporter.zip< / code > )< / li >
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< li > Windows < b > 7< / b > or higher< / li >
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< li > 🟢 < b > < a href = "https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/releases/latest" > Stable release< / a > < / b > (< code > DiscordChatExporter.CLI.zip< / code > ) ⚙️< / li >
< li > 🟠 < a href = "https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/actions/workflows/CI.yml" > CI build< / a > (< code > DiscordChatExporter.CLI.zip< / code > ) ⚙️< / li >
< li > 🐋 < a href = "https://hub.docker.com/r/tyrrrz/discordchatexporter" > Docker< / a > (< code > tyrrrz/discordchatexporter< / code > )< / li >
< li > 📦 < a href = "https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/discord-chat-exporter-cli" > AUR< / a > (< code > discord-chat-exporter-cli< / code > ) 🦄< / li >
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- ⚙️ - Requires .NET runtime to be installed manually:
- [.NET v6.0 Runtime for **Windows x64** ](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/thank-you/runtime-desktop-6.0.0-windows-x64-installer )
- [.NET v6.0 Runtime for **Windows x86** ](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/thank-you/runtime-desktop-6.0.0-windows-x86-installer )
- [.NET v6.0 Runtime for **macOS x64** ](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/thank-you/runtime-6.0.0-macos-x64-installer )
- [.NET v6.0 Runtime for **Linux** ](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/install/linux ) (find your distro)
- 🦄 - Community-maintained resource
## Features
- Graphical user interface (Windows)
- Command line interface (Windows, Linux, macOS)
- Support for both user and bot tokens
- Support for Discord's dialect of markdown
- Support for Discord's message filter syntax
- Support for attachments, embeds, emoji, and other rich media features
- Multiple output formats: HTML (dark/light), TXT, CSV, JSON
- File partitioning, date ranges, and other export options
- Exports messages on the fly without buffering in-memory
## Screenshots
