# Show HN: ChatGPT and Claude export viewer that runs locally in the browser

> Source: <https://www.vinaa.ai/tools/ai-chat-history-browser/>
> Published: 2026-08-16 22:37:58+00:00

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Free, private chat browser

# Browse your ChatGPT or Claude export.

Read every conversation, search your history, and open included attachments. Your archive never leaves your device.

Works with official ChatGPT and Claude export ZIP files.

Need more than a reader?
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**Private** Never leaves your device. -
**Temporary** Clears when you close it. -
**No setup** Open your export and start browsing.

[How it works. What Vinaa adds.](#how-it-works)

No conversations found.

Choose a conversation to read.

How it works

## Open your export in three steps.

- 1
**Export** Download your data from ChatGPT or Claude.

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**Open** Choose the ZIP on this page.

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**Browse** Read, search, and open included attachments.

Need more than a reader?

## Turn your chat history into a workspace.

Import into Vinaa for Mac. Keep your history locally, organize it, and continue any chat.

**This browser**

- Open one export
- Browse, search, and open attachments
- Clears when you close the tab

**Vinaa for Mac**

- Keep all your AI chats together
- Organize them into projects and folders
- Continue with cloud or local AI
- Optionally sync through your private iCloud account

This page does not send the archive to Vinaa. The browser is temporary and local. Vinaa stores imported chats locally, with optional sync through your private iCloud account. Import the ZIP again in the Mac app.
