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# DiscordChatExporter
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> 🟡 **Project status**: maintenance mode<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)**.
> 💬 If you want to chat, **join my [Discord server](https://discord.gg/2SUWKFnHSm)**.
## Terms of use<sup>[[?]](https://github.com/Tyrrrz/.github/blob/master/docs/why-so-political.md)</sup>
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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<th>Downloads</th>
<th>Supported OS</th>
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<td><b>GUI</b></td>
<td>
<ul>
<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/main.yml">CI build</a> (<code>DiscordChatExporter.zip</code>)</li>
</ul>
</td>
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<ul>
<li>Windows <b>7</b> or higher</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
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<td><b>CLI</b></td>
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<ul>
<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/main.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>
<li>📦 <a href="https://search.nixos.org/packages?query=discordchatexporter-cli">Nix</a> (<code>discordchatexporter-cli</code>)</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Windows <b>7</b> or higher</li>
<li>macOS <b>10.13 (High Sierra)</b> or higher</li>
<li>Linux (multiple distros)</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
> **Note**:
> AUR and Nix packages linked above are maintained by the community.
> If you have any issues with them, please contact the corresponding maintainers.
> **Warning**:
> To run **DiscordChatExporter** on macOS and Linux, you need to make sure that **.NET Runtime v6** is installed.
> You can download it here:
>
> - [.NET Runtime v6 for **macOS x64**](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-6.0.11-macos-x64-installer)
> - [.NET Runtime v6 for **macOS Arm64**](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-6.0.11-macos-arm64-installer)
> - [.NET Runtime v6 for **Linux**](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/install/linux) (find the correct download for your distro)
>
> This should not be necessary if you install **DiscordChatExporter** using a package manager, as it should take care of the dependencies for you.
> This is also not necessary if you are running **DiscordChatExporter** via Docker, because the image already contains the runtime.
## Features
- Graphical user interface (Windows)
- Command line interface (Windows, Linux, macOS)
- Authentication via both user and bot tokens
- Multiple output formats: HTML (dark/light), TXT, CSV, JSON
- Support for markdown, attachments, embeds, emoji, and other rich media features
- File partitioning, date ranges, message filtering, and other export options
- Self-contained exports that don't require internet
## Screenshots
![channel list](.assets/list.png)
![rendered output](.assets/output.png)
## Related projects
- [**Chat Analytics**](https://github.com/mlomb/chat-analytics) — solution for analyzing chat patterns of Discord users, using exports produced by **DiscordChatExporter**.
- [**DiscordChatExporter-frontend**](https://github.com/slatinsky/DiscordChatExporter-frontend) — convenient viewer for exports produced by **DiscordChatExporter**.