Export your Cursor AI conversations to LLM-friendly formats with one click.
Features
📤 One-Click Export: Export any Cursor conversation to a file
📋 Multiple Formats: LLM-optimized, Markdown, or JSON Lines
👁️ Preview: Preview conversations before exporting
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts: Quick access with Cmd+Shift+E
📊 Bulk Export: Export multiple conversations at once
Usage
Quick Export
Press Cmd+Shift+E (or Ctrl+Shift+E on Windows/Linux)
Select a conversation from the list
Choose your export format
Save the file
Commands
Cursor: List All Chats (Cmd+Shift+L) - Browse all conversations
Cursor: Export Chat (Cmd+Shift+E) - Export a single conversation
Cursor: Export Recent Chat - Export the most recent conversation
Cursor: Export All Chats - Bulk export multiple conversations
Cursor: Preview Chat - Preview a conversation before exporting
Export Formats
Format
Extension
Best For
LLM
.txt
Sharing with AI assistants (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.)
Markdown
.md
Human-readable documentation
JSON Lines
.jsonl
Programmatic/API use
Settings
Setting
Default
Description
cursor-chat-exporter.defaultExportPath
""
Default folder for exports
cursor-chat-exporter.defaultFormat
"llm"
Default export format
cursor-chat-exporter.includeToolCalls
false
Include tool calls in export
cursor-chat-exporter.showStatusBarButton
true
Show export button in status bar
cursor-chat-exporter.maxConversations
50
Max conversations in picker
LLM Format Example
# Conversation Export
ID: e7182b1d-c34f-4b4e-a84f-9d4cd552e924
Date: 2025-11-29 14:01:17
Messages: 42
---
[USER]
How do I fix this bug in my code?
[ASSISTANT]
Looking at your code, the issue is in the authentication flow...
[USER]
That worked! Thanks!
---
Stats: 20 user, 22 assistant
Requirements
Cursor IDE installed
At least one conversation in Cursor chat history
Known Issues
Active/streaming conversations may not be fully captured (they're stored in memory, not yet persisted to database)
Very large conversations may take a moment to load
