Installation

DiscordChatExporter (DCE) is available as a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for ease of use and a Command-Line Interface (CLI) for advanced users and automation.

Downloads

You can download the latest stable releases from the GitHub Releases page.

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Recommended for most users.

• Windows: Download DiscordChatExporter.zip.
• macOS: Download DiscordChatExporter.Gui.osx-x64.zip (or arm64).
• Linux: Download DiscordChatExporter.Gui.linux-x64.zip.

macOS Users: To launch the GUI, you must remove the quarantine attribute. Run the following in Terminal:

xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine DiscordChatExporter.app

Command-Line Interface (CLI)

Recommended for automation, servers, and power users.

• Windows: Download DiscordChatExporter.Cli.zip.
• macOS: Download DiscordChatExporter.Cli.osx-x64.zip.
• Linux: Download DiscordChatExporter.Cli.linux-x64.zip.

Package Managers

Arch Linux (AUR)

paru -S discord-chat-exporter-cli

Nix

nix-env -iA nixos.discordchatexporter-cli

Docker

The CLI version is available as a Docker image.

docker pull tyrrrz/discordchatexporter:stable

See the Docker Guide for usage instructions.

Building from Source

Requirements: .NET 10.0 SDK.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter.git
   cd DiscordChatExporter

2. Build the CLI:

   dotnet build DiscordChatExporter.Cli/DiscordChatExporter.Cli.csproj -c Release

3. Build the GUI:

   dotnet build DiscordChatExporter.Gui/DiscordChatExporter.Gui.csproj -c Release