Gemini Chat Exporter

A Firefox browser extension that exports chat sessions from Gemini (gemini.google.com) to Markdown format.

Features

• Export individual Gemini chat sessions to Markdown files
• Copy chat content directly to clipboard
• Preserves formatting including code blocks, bold, italic, headers, and lists
• Clear visual distinction between user prompts and Gemini responses
• Timestamps and metadata in exported files

Installation

Temporary Installation (for development/testing)

1. Open Firefox and navigate to about:debugging
2. Click "This Firefox" in the left sidebar
3. Click "Load Temporary Add-on..."
4. Navigate to this extension folder and select manifest.json
5. The extension will be installed temporarily (until Firefox restarts)

Permanent Installation

To install permanently, the extension needs to be signed by Mozilla:

1. Create a .zip file of the extension:

   zip -r gemini-exporter.zip manifest.json src/ icons/

2. Submit to Firefox Add-ons for signing
3. Install the signed .xpi file

Usage

1. Navigate to gemini.google.com
2. Open or continue a chat conversation
3. Click the Gemini Chat Exporter icon in your browser toolbar
4. Choose an action:
   • Export to Markdown: Downloads a .md file with the chat content
   • Copy to Clipboard: Copies the Markdown text to your clipboard

Output Format

The exported Markdown follows this structure:

# Chat Title

*Exported from Gemini on January 15, 2025, 2:30 PM*

---

## User

Your question or prompt here

---

## Gemini

The AI response with preserved formatting, including:
- **Bold text**
- *Italic text*
- `code snippets`
- Code blocks with syntax highlighting

---

Development

Project Structure

gemini-chat-exporter/
├── manifest.json      # Extension manifest
├── icons/
│   ├── icon-48.png    # Toolbar icon
│   └── icon-96.png    # High-res icon
├── src/
│   ├── content.js     # Content script for DOM extraction
│   ├── popup.html     # Extension popup UI
│   ├── popup.css      # Popup styles
│   └── popup.js       # Popup logic
└── README.md

Testing Changes

1. Make your code changes
2. Go to about:debugging in Firefox
3. Click "Reload" next to the extension
4. Refresh any open Gemini tabs

Troubleshooting

"No chat messages found" error

• Ensure you're on a Gemini page with an active conversation
• Try refreshing the page and waiting for it to fully load
• The DOM structure of Gemini may have changed; please report an issue

Extension icon not appearing

• Check that the extension is properly loaded in about:debugging
• Try restarting Firefox

Export button not working

• Make sure you're on gemini.google.com
• Check the browser console for error messages

License

MIT License