This converter
Upside: Paste a link, get a typeset PDF. Works on mobile, nothing to install, nothing stored.
Downside: Needs a public share link, or the chat text pasted in.
Export
Export ChatGPT chat — no extension needed
There are four common ways to get a chat out of ChatGPT. Only one of them gives you a readable document without installing anything.
Works with public ChatGPT share links. You can also paste raw chat text copied from the app.
The export options, compared
Browser Print to PDF
Upside: Built into every browser.
Downside: Drags in sidebars and buttons, clips code, and page breaks land mid-sentence.
Chrome extensions
Upside: One click once installed.
Downside: Requires broad page permissions, breaks whenever the ChatGPT UI changes, desktop only.
OpenAI data export
Upside: Official and complete.
Downside: Emailed as a ZIP of HTML and JSON — not a document you can hand to anyone.
Why extensions are worth skipping
A PDF exporter that lives in your browser can read every page you visit. This tool never touches your session: it only opens the public share URL you hand it, on the server, and returns the text it finds there.