
I followed this article to discover this method.

Hope this method stays available as it's better than nothing. If it works for you, give me an upvote :-) This should bring up a list of chats you have participated in.Ĭlick on the chat you wish to save or copy - it should open all of the threads of that chat in a list - (it looks similar to threaded /nested gmail conversation).Ĭlick on the Print All icon (printer icon) top right of the gmail window, which should then open a print dialogue box.įor me, this allowed me to "cancel" the actual print dialogue box, and then I am left with a single html page showing the formatted entire chat thread, which I was then able to copy and paste into a new email or wherever. Go to the Gmail account that was used for the chat.
To export / backup your Google Chat do this: In the address bar, visit and click the Download icon to open a popup. Introduction Get Started with Google Chat - Beginners Tutorial Teachers Tech 762K subscribers Subscribe 1. I am not sure how long this workaround will last, since this method seems to rely on 'Google Hangouts' - which I understand is being deprecated. Seamlessly integrated tools help you keep track of all your work communications and choose. The greasemonkey script would pick up chats as you visit them, parse them, and send them to the local PHP server, which could then dump it to a TXT, SQL, whatever. Get started Help See all of your messages in one place Use Chat right in Gmail, or as a standalone app. If youre looking for a simple app that lets you manage group communications, then look no further. Adding to the previous - I found a workaround (July 2022) to make a download / backup of Google Chat text that does not require Google Takeout. If youre looking to make a program to do this, you could use a greasemonkey script and a local PHP server. Google Chat, previously known as Hangouts Chat is a convenient and simple app that makes it easy to keep in touch with the people you work with.
