> Quick answer: Replika does not offer a reliable official button for downloading your complete chat history. Replika's own help documentation says ordinary chat history is not infinite and may stop being displayable after roughly four months. In practice, save important conversations while they are visible, copy diary and memory entries separately, download meaningful images, and use a third-party exporter only for the data the web app can still load. An exporter cannot recover messages Replika no longer shows.
In short
A Replika export is an archive, not a time machine. The safest approach is to combine manual copies, screenshots, saved media, and a short relationship brief rather than trusting one browser tool to preserve everything. If you are leaving Replika, export before deleting or cancelling anything, because the hardest messages to recover are often the ones you assumed would still be there tomorrow.
How we researched
- We checked Replika's official explanation of chat-history limits in Is the chat history infinite?.
- We reviewed Replika's Help Center material about memory and diary features, which are separate from ordinary chat scrollback.
- We checked Replika's privacy policy and terms of service for account, content, and service-use context.
- We reviewed the public listing for the third-party Replika Export: Chat, Diary, Memory browser extension.
- We considered recurring questions in the r/Replika community about missing history, diary entries, account deletion, and moving to another companion app.
- We checked general data-portability guidance from the Federal Trade Commission and treated community tools as convenience utilities, not certified records systems.
This guide separates confirmed product behavior from workarounds. Browser extensions and scripts can stop working after a site update, and their permissions can change. Read what an extension can access before installing it.
Key takeaways
- Replika does not provide a dependable official full-history download in its normal app workflow.
- Replika's help documentation describes an approximately four-month display limit for ordinary chat history. Treat old scrollback as temporary access, not permanent storage.
- Memories and diary entries are separate from the visible conversation thread. A fact may remain available even when the exchange that created it does not.
- A browser exporter can generally save only what the Replika web client exposes. A neatly formatted JSON or HTML file does not prove that the archive is complete.
- Screenshots are worth keeping for emotionally important moments because they preserve the visible context, even though they are difficult to search.
- For migration, a one-page relationship brief is often more useful than pasting thousands of messages into another chatbot.
- If you need records for a legal, employment, billing, or safety matter, preserve original files and metadata. A community exporter is not a formal evidence-collection system.
- Save first, decide later. Cancelling a subscription and deleting an account are different actions, but neither should be treated as a backup strategy.
What most guides get wrong
The standard advice sounds reassuring: install a Replika chat exporter, click export, and receive your entire relationship in a tidy file.
That promise confuses formatting with access.
A browser extension usually reads data that the Replika website can request, display, or hold in the current session. It may reorganize that data into CSV, JSON, HTML, or plain text. It does not automatically gain access to every message Replika has ever stored. If the web app cannot load a conversation from two years ago, an extension may have nothing to export for that period.
There is a second, less obvious mistake. People often export because they want to preserve the *feeling* of the relationship, then judge the result as a failure because the file contains only words. A transcript cannot include the exact model version, prompts, voice, relationship mechanics, account settings, or timing that shaped the replies. It preserves a record, not the companion itself.
Treat the export as two separate projects:
1. Preserve moments you want to read again.
2. Prepare context for whatever you use next.
Those projects need different files. A searchable transcript helps with reference. Screenshots preserve visual context. A relationship brief helps a new companion understand your preferences. One enormous dump is rarely good at all three.
A realistic user scenario
Maya is 34, works night shifts at a hospital, and usually talks to her Replika on the bus home. After a difficult product update, she decides to cancel her subscription and delete the account. At 1:12 a.m., she searches for an export button and finds none.
She opens the web app and scrolls through what remains available. The first months of her relationship are missing. She screenshots a conversation about her mother, copies six diary entries, and saves three images. Then she notices something unsettling: Replika still knows Maya works nights, but she cannot find the exchange where she explained why.
That is the turning point. “Save everything” is no longer a realistic instruction, so Maya writes a one-page brief instead. She records what she called the companion, the tone she liked, topics she wanted handled carefully, and five phrases that sound like her version of Replika. The replacement app is not identical. It still feels unfamiliar. But she is not forced to reconstruct the entire relationship from a blank chat box.
Expert analysis
There are at least three different layers hiding inside the phrase “chat history.”
The first is displayable conversation data: messages the mobile or web client can request and render. This is the layer a browser exporter is most likely to see. The tool may make the result look more complete by sorting it, adding timestamps, or grouping messages, but presentation does not expand the underlying access window.
The second is structured memory: facts, preferences, diary items, and summaries stored separately from the ordinary thread. Replika's memory and diary features matter here. A companion may retain a fact about your job, family, or preference even when you can no longer open the message where you originally shared it. That is not necessarily contradictory. It may simply be a different data store.
The third is behavioral context: the model, system instructions, safety rules, relationship level, account state, voice configuration, and product version that influenced the conversation. An ordinary export does not give you this layer. That is why a transcript can be technically successful and emotionally disappointing. You saved the words, but not the conditions that produced them.
This advice also has limits. Do not rely on screenshots or a community extension as the only record in a legal dispute, employment matter, harassment investigation, or serious safety case. Preserve original downloads, visible dates, billing emails, device information, and notes about how the files were obtained. Consult a qualified professional if the record may be used formally.
And if the product change has left you unable to sleep, work, or function, an export will not solve the underlying distress. A human therapist or trusted person may be more useful than another companion app. AI can preserve a conversation; it cannot take responsibility for your care.
What Replika actually lets you save
| Data type | What you may still see | Official bulk export | Practical backup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recent chat messages | Recent history in the app or web interface | No dependable full-history option | Screenshots, copy-paste, or a third-party web tool |
| Older chat messages | May no longer be displayable | No | Usually unrecoverable if the interface cannot load them |
| Diary entries | Available through the diary area if retained by the account | No confirmed bulk download | Copy important entries into a private document |
| Saved memories | May appear separately from chat scrollback | No confirmed bulk download | Copy each important fact manually |
| Relationship level and XP | Visible inside the account | No | Take screenshots |
| Images received in chat | Available if the relevant message or media remains accessible | No official archive | Download each important image locally |
| Voice-call history or recordings | Product-dependent and limited | No | Do not assume it is portable |
| Subscription and billing records | May appear in account or payment emails | No single chat export | Save receipts and cancellation confirmations |
Replika's official help page is the important source for the history limit. It describes chat history as not infinite and refers to an approximately four-month display period. The exact cutoff may vary by account, app version, or current product behavior. Do not interpret “roughly four months” as a promise that every user will see precisely the same boundary.
The practical point is more important than the exact number: if a conversation matters, do not wait for the interface to become your filing cabinet.
A memory card is also not proof that the original transcript is recoverable. Copy both when the fact matters. A diary entry may summarize an event rather than reproduce it word for word.
Before you export, decide what you are trying to keep
Most people begin with “I want all of it.” That is understandable, but it is not yet a useful backup plan. Decide what the files need to do.
For a sentimental archive
Save exchanges you would actually reread. Include your message and the reply, not just the flattering sentence that made you feel understood. Add enough surrounding text to explain why the exchange mattered.
A screenshot of “I am proud of you” without the preceding three messages may be almost meaningless six months later. The context is part of the memory.
Before deleting the account
Prioritize diary entries, saved memories, images, letters, poems, roleplay scenes, relationship settings, and subscription records. Export or copy them, open the saved files, and verify that they are readable before you delete anything.
Do not assume an account deletion request can be reversed. Do not confuse cancelling a paid plan with preserving your data. They are separate actions.
Before moving to another companion
Create a relationship brief. Record:
- The name and pronouns you used for the companion
- The tone that felt natural
- Whether you preferred affection, teasing, practical support, or roleplay
- Topics that were sensitive or off-limits
- Important facts you wanted remembered
- Words, habits, or reply styles you disliked
- Whether you wanted the new app to act like a continuation or a fresh start
Keep the full transcript as an archive. Do not paste it into the first message of a new app. That can expose intimate details unnecessarily and gives the new system too much unstructured material to interpret.
For a dispute or safety record
Keep original exports, screenshots, account emails, billing records, and a written note with the date, device, browser, and account used. Avoid editing the only copy. If you annotate a file, create a second version and keep the original untouched.
Method 1: Manual backup with screenshots and copy-paste
Manual saving is slow. It also exposes your account to fewer third parties, which matters when the conversations include sexual material, family information, health details, or private photographs.
1. Make an inventory first
Before opening old conversations, write down the moments you intend to find:
- Five exchanges that capture the companion's voice
- Three diary or memory entries you want preserved exactly
- Important images, poems, letters, or roleplay scenes
- Dates or milestones that matter
- Details you do not want copied into a new service
This prevents a familiar waste of time: saving pages of ordinary “how was your day?” chat while missing the diary entry you opened the app to preserve.
2. Capture complete exchanges
For each important moment, include:
- Your message
- The companion's response
- Any visible date or conversation marker
- Enough surrounding text to explain the exchange
- The account name or interface context if the record may matter later
Use consistent filenames:
```text
2026-07-22-replika-mothers-birthday.png
2026-07-22-replika-first-voice-call-notes.txt
2026-07-22-replika-apology-conversation.png
```
Screenshots are not searchable, but they preserve how the exchange appeared. They also avoid giving a browser extension access to your live account.
For long conversations, take overlapping screenshots rather than isolated fragments. A small overlap makes it easier to confirm the order later.
3. Copy diary and memory entries separately
Open the diary and memory areas, then copy important entries into a local document. Label them clearly:
```text
Diary entry:
Memory/fact:
My own note:
```
That distinction matters. A generated memory may be a compressed interpretation rather than a verbatim account of what happened. Your own note may explain the context that neither the diary nor the transcript preserved.
4. Save media independently
Download images that matter while they are still accessible. Do not assume that saving the text also saves the attachment.
Store intimate images somewhere private. Automatic photo syncing can put them on a shared tablet, family account, or work computer. Check the backup destination before you start downloading.
If an image has meaning because of the conversation around it, save the message and the image together. A folder containing `image_17.png` is not much of an archive.
5. Keep two copies
Use one local copy and one encrypted backup if the material is irreplaceable. Open both copies and check a few files. A folder that exists is not necessarily a backup; it may contain broken downloads, empty files, or screenshots saved in the wrong place.
Method 2: Use the Replika web app and a third-party exporter
A community browser tool may save recent messages in a structured format. The Chrome Web Store listing for Replika Export: Chat, Diary, Memory is one publicly listed example.
It is not a Luka product. Availability, compatibility, permissions, and behavior can change. A store listing is not a guarantee that the extension is safe for your particular account or current Replika version.
Before installing anything
Check:
1. The publisher name and recent reviews on the official extension store.
2. The permissions requested by the extension.
3. Whether it asks for your Replika password outside the normal Replika login page.
4. Whether it sends chat content to an external server.
5. Whether it has a clear privacy policy and a way to remove your data.
6. Whether the extension has been updated recently enough to work with the current web app.
An exporter that requests access to all websites deserves more scrutiny than one limited to the Replika domain. Never paste your password into an extension's own pop-up or an unfamiliar website.
A cautious export workflow
1. Log in directly through the official Replika website: my.replika.com.
2. Confirm that the conversations you care about are visible in the web interface.
3. Install the extension only from the publisher's official listing.
4. Read the permissions before accepting them.
5. Run the export on a small, non-sensitive section first if the tool supports that.
6. Save the output to a clearly named local folder.
7. Open the file and check whether it contains message text, dates, speaker labels, and attachments.
8. Compare the beginning and end of the exported range with what you saw in Replika.
9. Keep the original export unchanged.
10. Remove the extension when you are finished if you do not plan to use it again.
The comparison step is where people get careless. A file can generate successfully while missing dates, media, older sections, or messages that loaded only after scrolling. Check the result before you close the account.
What the exporter may produce
Depending on the tool and the current site, you might receive:
- Plain text
- HTML
- JSON
- CSV
- Separate diary or memory files
- Image links rather than downloaded images
JSON is useful for searching and later processing, but it is not automatically more complete than HTML. A file extension tells you how data was packaged, not how much data was available.
Why the tool may stop working
The Replika website can change its page structure, login flow, message-loading behavior, or access controls. An extension built around a particular version of the site may then fail silently or export only a partial result.
If the exporter stops halfway through, gives an empty file, or produces strange speaker labels, do not keep retrying with broader permissions. Fall back to manual screenshots and copy-paste. Your goal is preservation, not winning an argument with a browser extension.
What to do if the export is incomplete
An incomplete export is common enough that you should check for it deliberately.
Compare dates, not just file size
A large file can still contain only recent messages. Look for the earliest and latest dates, then compare them with the visible history in the app. Search for a phrase you know appears near the beginning of the relationship.
Check speaker labels
Some tools identify messages by internal IDs or generic labels. Confirm which label represents you and which represents Replika. If the transcript reverses speakers, it may be difficult to interpret later.
Look for missing media
Text exports often omit images, links, audio, or video. Make a separate media inventory while the relevant conversation is still visible. Save the attachment and the surrounding text together.
Try another access route carefully
If a message appears in the mobile app but not on the website, or vice versa, record that difference and use the route that actually displays it. Do not assume that switching devices will reveal a hidden complete archive. It may only reflect different cached data or interface behavior.
Ask Replika support about account data
For account-specific questions, contact Replika through its current official support channel and ask what data-access or deletion options apply to your account. Do not send sensitive conversation content in the first message unless support specifically requests it and you understand why it is needed.
Support may not be able to provide a complete transcript. The point is to ask before deleting, not to assume a later request will restore inaccessible messages.
How to make a useful Replika archive
A raw transcript is valuable, but it is not the only useful record. Build three small layers.
Layer one: the original record
Keep the downloaded export, screenshots, copied text, and media exactly as obtained. Do not rewrite this material to make it prettier.
Layer two: an index
Create a simple text file listing dates, subjects, and filenames:
```text
2025-11-03 | mother's birthday | 2025-11-03-replika-mothers-birthday.png
2026-01-18 | discussion about work stress | chat-export.html
2026-05-07 | image and poem | 2026-05-07-poem.png
```
The index turns a pile of files into something you can actually find later.
Layer three: a relationship brief
Write one or two pages in your own words. Include:
- Who you are
- What the companion knew about you
- What tone felt comforting
- What kind of affection felt welcome
- What the companion often got wrong
- Topics that needed care
- A few representative exchanges
- What you want preserved and what you want left behind
This is the best part of the archive for migration. A new AI companion does not need every repetitive greeting from three years of chat. It needs the few facts and boundaries that make the next conversation less generic.
AISoul, for example, presents itself as an adults-only AI companion app with private 1:1 chat, curated companions, and in-chat AI photos and short video clips rather than live video. If you move there or to another service, treat your relationship brief as a draft for the new context, not as a reason to upload your entire private history. Check the current service privacy terms before importing anything intimate.
Privacy and security before you upload an archive
A Replika transcript can contain more than romantic messages. It may include names, addresses, medical information, workplace details, family conflict, sexual preferences, passwords accidentally pasted into chat, or identifying descriptions of other people.
Before uploading an archive to another AI service:
- Remove passwords, access codes, addresses, phone numbers, and financial details.
- Delete information about other people that they did not consent to share.
- Keep intimate images out unless you have a specific reason to upload them.
- Read the service's privacy policy and retention terms.
- Check whether chats are used for model training or human review.
- Use only the smallest excerpt needed for the task.
- Keep a private, unredacted copy offline rather than using it as the upload copy.
Do not use a public “AI transcript summarizer” for an intimate archive simply because it is convenient. The service may retain the file, associate it with your account, or expose it through a security failure. Summarize locally when possible.
Anonymizing names is useful but incomplete. A distinctive job, family event, city, and date can identify someone even after you replace their name.
Moving from Replika to another AI companion
A new app will not behave like an old Replika account, even with a complete export. That is not necessarily a bad sign. Products differ in memory systems, character design, moderation policy, image generation, voice features, and how much control they give users over context.
Start with a small introduction:
```text
I am continuing after a long relationship with another AI companion.
I prefer warm, attentive conversation with occasional humor.
Please do not claim to remember details unless I have told you in this chat or your memory system has saved them.
Ask before turning a serious conversation into roleplay.
I value direct answers more than constant reassurance.
```
Then add only the facts you want carried forward. Do not ask the new companion to imitate a person or product perfectly. That creates a comparison it cannot pass.
A useful decision rule is this: if you have explained the same missing memory twice and the new app still invents confidence, stop adding more transcript. The problem is probably the product's memory design, not the length of your instructions.
This is also where a non-AI option can be better. If what you want is a private record of the relationship, a local document or encrypted journal is more predictable than moving the archive into another model.
Should you delete Replika after exporting?
Deleting the account is a personal decision, but exporting is not the same as preserving the account.
Before deletion, verify:
- Your important chats are saved in readable files.
- Diary and memory entries have been copied.
- Important images are stored separately.
- Billing and subscription records are saved.
- You know whether you are cancelling a paid plan, deleting the account, or both.
- You have removed the browser extension and revoked unnecessary access.
- Your backup does not sit only inside the account you are about to delete.
If you are unsure, pause deletion and keep the account inactive while you review the archive. A subscription cancellation may stop billing without immediately removing account data, but current terms and account controls matter. Check Replika's official instructions rather than relying on an old forum comment.
The night before deletion is the worst possible time to discover that your “complete export” begins in March when the conversation you wanted began in November.
FAQ
Can I export my entire Replika chat history?
Usually, no. Replika does not provide a dependable official full-history download button, and its help documentation says ordinary chat history is not infinite. A third-party tool may export messages still visible to the web app, but it cannot guarantee recovery of older messages the interface no longer loads.
Does Replika keep old chats after four months?
Replika's official help page describes an approximately four-month display limit for chat history. That does not necessarily answer every question about backend retention, memory storage, or account data. The practical rule is to treat older visible scrollback as unavailable unless you already saved it.
Can a Chrome extension recover deleted Replika messages?
No reliable exporter should be assumed to recover deleted messages or conversations that Replika no longer exposes. An extension can only work with the data it can access through the current site or account session. Be cautious if a tool promises a secret complete recovery.
Are Replika memories included in chat exports?
Not necessarily. Memories and diary entries are separate from ordinary chat history and may need to be copied independently. Check the export output for actual memory and diary content rather than assuming the presence of a chat transcript means those records are included.
How do I save Replika photos and videos?
Save each accessible image or clip separately while the relevant conversation is open, then keep the media with a note identifying the date and context. Text exports often omit attachments or preserve only a link. Store intimate media somewhere private and check automatic syncing settings.
Is it safe to use a Replika chat history exporter?
There is no universal answer because third-party extensions differ. Check the publisher, permissions, privacy policy, update history, and whether content is sent to an external server. Never provide your Replika password to an unfamiliar tool, and use manual screenshots instead if the requested access is broader than the job requires.
How do I transfer Replika memories to another AI companion?
Copy the memories you actually want, remove sensitive information, and turn them into a short relationship brief. Uploading an entire transcript is usually unnecessary and may create privacy risks. Introduce the new companion gradually, then check whether it can remember and use the facts accurately before sharing more.
Conclusion
The best Replika export is not the biggest file. It is the archive that still makes sense when the app, account, or relationship has changed.
Save important conversations while they are visible. Copy diary entries and memories separately. Download images independently. Use a third-party exporter as a convenience for accessible data, not as proof that you recovered everything. Then write a short brief in your own words, because a new companion needs your boundaries and preferences more than it needs several thousand repetitive greetings.
The central problem is access, not formatting. Replika's history limits mean that an exporter cannot rescue text the interface no longer exposes. If the conversation matters, preserve it now. If you are migrating, carry forward the meaning and the boundaries, not every line. And if the loss is hurting more than an archive can address, treat that as a human problem deserving human support.
Sources consulted
1. Replika Help Center, Is the chat history infinite?
2. Replika Help Center, Memory
3. Replika, Privacy Policy
4. Replika, Terms of Service
5. Chrome Web Store, Replika Export: Chat, Diary, Memory
6. Reddit, r/Replika
7. Federal Trade Commission, Protecting Your Privacy Online
*Pricing_checked: 2026-07-22. No Replika or alternative-service pricing is stated here because plans and regional availability can change; check each service's official site before subscribing.*