If you use Qwen Chat at chat.qwen.ai, you may want a copy of a conversation you can search, print, or drop into your notes. This page shows how to export, save, and download that chat history as a searchable PDF, Markdown, plain text, or a clipboard copy. It also works on DeepSeek Chat (chat.deepseek.com).
The steps use ChatKeep: Export Qwen Chat to Markdown & PDF, an unofficial Chrome extension built by Broke To Built. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or part of Alibaba or Qwen.
Get ChatKeep on the Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/acajoejifomhahlpihfcfoepbdcpkaio
What you can export
ChatKeep saves the Qwen Chat conversation you currently have open. A free export can be:
Markdown, for notes apps and other tools that read .md files
Print-friendly HTML, which you turn into a PDF with your browser's Print dialog
Plain text, for a simple download
Copy to clipboard, if you want to paste the chat without saving a file
The file includes both sides of the conversation: your messages and Qwen's answers, labeled "You" and "Qwen" in the English interface. Where the Qwen Chat page itself provides them, the export keeps code blocks, tables, math, links, and images.
Everything runs locally in your browser. ChatKeep does not ask you to create an account, does not add analytics, and does not upload your chats.
How to export a Qwen Chat conversation
Install the extension. Open the ChatKeep listing on the Chrome Web Store (https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/acajoejifomhahlpihfcfoepbdcpkaio ) and add it to Chrome.
Open the conversation you want to save. Go to Qwen Chat (https://chat.qwen.ai ) and open that chat so it is the conversation on screen.
Start the export. Use the in-page button on the Qwen Chat page, or click the ChatKeep icon in the Chrome toolbar and use the popup. Both export the current conversation. If a site redesign hides the in-page button, or the button cannot find a header control, the toolbar popup still works.
Choose a format. Pick Markdown, print-friendly HTML (for PDF), plain text, or copy to clipboard.
Wait for long chats to finish loading. For a long Qwen Chat history, ChatKeep keeps loading messages until the message count actually settles, then saves the conversation as a single file. Stay on the page until that finishes.
Check the saved copy. Open the file or paste the clipboard text and confirm that both your prompts and Qwen's replies are there.
How to export Qwen Chat to a searchable PDF
A common reason people look for a Qwen Chat to PDF Chrome extension is that a screenshot PDF is hard to use. You cannot search it, select a paragraph, or copy a code block.
ChatKeep avoids that. Export the conversation as print-friendly HTML, then use your browser's Print dialog and choose Save as PDF. The result is searchable, selectable text, not a screenshot and not an image-only file.
If you do not want to install anything, your browser can print the Qwen Chat page and save it as a PDF. A dedicated export is usually easier to search and reuse.
How to export Qwen Chat to Markdown or text
Choose Markdown when you want a reusable file instead of a printout. The export is a single Markdown document of the open conversation, with both sides of the chat and, where the page provides them, code, tables, math, links, and images. Use it to archive a long Qwen Chat history or move a draft into a notes app.
If you do not need Markdown, export as plain text, or copy the conversation to the clipboard and paste it into a document or email.
If something goes wrong
If you see "No conversation found to export," get a PDF that is only an image, or lose a reply, make sure the conversation is actually open on chat.qwen.ai, not just listed in the sidebar. If the in-page button is missing after a redesign, use the toolbar popup. For a long chat, wait until the message count settles.
ChatKeep is built independently, so Qwen Chat page changes can affect it. If an export fails after a site update, try the toolbar popup first.
An optional Pro upgrade adds bulk export of all or selected sidebar chats as a ZIP. The steps on this page cover the free, current-conversation export and do not require that upgrade.
Frequently asked questions
Is ChatKeep an official Qwen or Alibaba tool?
No. ChatKeep is an unofficial Chrome extension for Qwen Chat, built independently by Broke To Built. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or part of Alibaba or Qwen.
Does ChatKeep upload my Qwen Chat history?
No. It works locally in your browser. There is no account, no analytics, and no chat uploads.
What is included in the export?
The current conversation, including your messages and Qwen's answers, labeled "You" and "Qwen." Code blocks, tables, math, links, and images are kept where the page provides them. Long chats are saved as a single file after the message count settles.
Why use Print > Save as PDF instead of a screenshot?
The print-friendly HTML export produces searchable, selectable PDF text when you use your browser's Print dialog and choose Save as PDF. That is different from capturing the screen as an image.
Can I export every sidebar chat at once?
The free export is for the conversation you have open. An optional Pro upgrade adds bulk export of all or selected sidebar chats as a ZIP. You do not need Pro to save, download, or copy a single chat.
Get the extension
To export a Qwen Chat conversation to PDF, Markdown, or text, install ChatKeep from the Chrome Web Store and run the steps above on the chat you have open.
Install ChatKeep: Export Qwen Chat to Markdown & PDF: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/acajoejifomhahlpihfcfoepbdcpkaio
ChatKeep is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or part of Alibaba or Qwen.