Fu-Jie_openwebui-extensions/docs/plugins/actions/export-to-excel.md

Export to Excel

Action v0.3.6

Export chat conversations to Excel spreadsheet format for analysis, archiving, and sharing.

What's New in v0.3.6

• OpenWebUI-Style Theme: Modern dark header with light gray zebra striping for better readability.
• Zebra Striping: Alternating row colors for improved visual scanning.
• Smart Data Type Conversion: Automatically converts columns to numeric or datetime types.
• Full Cell Bold/Italic: Supports Markdown bold/italic formatting in Excel.
• Partial Markdown Cleanup: Removes partial Markdown symbols for cleaner output.
• Export Scope: Choose between "Last Message" or "All Messages".
• Smart Sheet Naming: Names sheets based on Markdown headers or message index.
• Smart Filename Generation: Generates filenames based on Chat Title, AI Summary, or Markdown Headers.
• AI Title Generation: Supports using a specific model (MODEL_ID) for title generation with progress notifications.

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Overview

The Export to Excel plugin allows you to download your chat conversations as Excel files. This is useful for:

• Archiving important conversations
• Analyzing chat data
• Sharing conversations with colleagues
• Creating documentation from AI-assisted research

Features

• :material-file-excel: Excel Export: Standard .xlsx format
• :material-table: Formatted Output: Clean table structure
• :material-download: One-Click Download: Instant file generation
• :material-history: Full History: Exports complete conversation

Configuration

• Title Source: Choose how the filename is generated:
  • chat_title: Use the chat title (default).
  • ai_generated: Use AI to generate a concise title from the content.
  • markdown_title: Extract the first H1/H2 header from the markdown content.

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Installation

1. Download the plugin file: export_to_excel.py
2. Upload to OpenWebUI: Admin Panel → Settings → Functions
3. Enable the plugin

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Usage

1. Have a conversation you want to export
2. Click the Export button in the message action bar
3. The Excel file will be automatically downloaded

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Output Format

The exported Excel file contains:

Column	Description
Timestamp	When the message was sent
Role	User or Assistant
Content	The message text
Model	The AI model used (for assistant messages)

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Requirements

!!! note "Prerequisites" - OpenWebUI v0.3.0 or later - No additional Python packages required (uses built-in libraries)

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Source Code

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