
I built a Chrome extension to export CoCounsel legal research chats to clean PDFs, Markdown, and JSON
Hey everyone,
I wanted to share a Chrome extension I recently built to solve a specific formatting headache in legal tech: CoCounsel to PDF.
🔍 The Problem
Thomson Reuter's CoCounsel AI is widely used by lawyers and paralegals for legal research. However, saving those chats for client files or billing trails is incredibly messy. The browser's built-in Print to PDF often cuts off text, breaks citation links, and scrambles tables or structured lists.
🛠️ The Solution
I built this extension to download chats with one click into highly polished files.
Key Features:
- Preserves formatting: Code blocks, structured tables, headings, and legal citation links stay intact.
- Multiple formats: Export to PDF, Markdown (.md), JSON, or plain text.
- Batch Export: Download multiple conversation threads at once to save time.
- Optional Cloud Backups: Connects to Google Drive, Notion, and Dropbox for seamless case file logging.
🔒 Privacy First (Crucial for Legal Tech)
Since this is built for legal professionals handling sensitive client data, everything is processed 100% locally in the user's browser.
- No user accounts are required.
- Zero chat data or telemetry is sent to external servers.
Link to Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/cocounsel-to-pdf-export-c/bbhnebgfhpfojnadjeibagmnlijojnpi
I'd love to hear your feedback or answer any questions you have.