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Jan vs claude-chat-exporter
Jan has 44,566 GitHub stars, 3,040 forks, 521 open issues and last shipped yesterday. claude-chat-exporter has 691 stars, 79 forks, 1 open issues and last shipped 11 days ago. Jan leads on adoption by 6,349% (44,566 vs 691 stars). Jan is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; claude-chat-exporter is written in JavaScript under MIT. Jan has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, claude-chat-exporter 11%. Jan was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Jan | claude-chat-exporter | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 45K | ★ 691 |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-09 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 79 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Jan if
- You weight community size — 45K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick claude-chat-exporter if
- You want the claude-chat-exporter feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and claude-chat-exporter fits your workflow better
About Jan
Jan is an open source desktop application that serves as a ChatGPT replacement, enabling users to run large language models (LLMs) locally on their machines or connect to cloud based providers like OpenAI and Anthropic. It is built with Tauri, TypeScript, and integrates llama.cpp for efficient local inference, targeting privacy conscious users who want full control over their AI workflows without sending data to third parties.
About claude-chat-exporter
claude chat exporter is a browser based, privacy first exporter that turns Claude.ai conversations into clean Markdown files with their artifacts, attachments and timestamps intact, built for people who archive chats into an Obsidian vault or feed them into a RAG pipeline.
read the full claude-chat-exporter overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Jan or claude-chat-exporter more popular?
Jan has 44,566 GitHub stars and claude-chat-exporter has 691. Jan has the larger community by that measure.
Are Jan and claude-chat-exporter free?
Both are open source. Jan has no licence declared in this registry, and claude-chat-exporter is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Jan and claude-chat-exporter?
Jan is written in TypeScript and claude-chat-exporter in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Jan or claude-chat-exporter?
Choose Jan if you want the larger community (44,566 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose claude-chat-exporter if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.