Request your official export
It includes the characters you created and your messages. Ours arrived in 7 days; the download link lasts 7 days and the ZIP password is your email in lowercase.
Independent guide · Not affiliated with Character.AI
Keep your characters. Keep the story going.
Character.AI has entered a court-supervised sale process. Whatever you decide to do next, here’s how to keep what you created. It takes about 10 minutes.
- Free
- Works in your browser
- Nothing is uploaded
Three steps
Keep what you made, whatever happens next
Do the first two today. They work no matter where you go next.
Back up your characters while you wait
Copy the characters you care about into the free saver and download a portable card. It takes a minute each and nothing is uploaded.
Keep the story going
Rochat is an AI character chat app for adults (18+). Paste the definition you saved into its character creator and pick up where you left off.
Free tools
Everything runs in your browser
No sign-up, no uploads. Your characters stay on your device.
Character saver
Back up the characters you created while you wait for your export, and keep a portable copy.
- Download a character card (PNG/JSON) or a text file
- Save several characters and download them all as a ZIP
- Copy each field straight into Rochat
Card converter
Open an existing character card to read it, convert it, or bring it into Rochat.
- PNG and JSON cards, Tavern V1, V2 and V3
- Convert to a V2 card or a text file, keeping the original picture
- Copy each field straight into Rochat
Questions
Good to know
Is this site run by Character.AI?
No. It is an independent guide published by Rochat. We are not affiliated with Character.AI, and we only link to its official announcements and help pages.
Is Character.AI shutting down?
Not as of Nov 2, 2026. The company says the platform remains available during the sale process and that it will be wound down only if no buyer continues it. We track official updates on the status page.
What’s in the Character.AI export?
In the export we checked (October 2026): the characters the account created, with name, tagline, description, greeting and definition; chat messages with timestamps; account details; and uploaded pictures. Messages aren’t labeled with who sent them. See the export guide.
Do you need my Character.AI login?
Never. Everything here works from text and files you save yourself. Don’t share your password with any site or browser extension that asks for it.
Can I bring characters other people made?
Only bring characters you created yourself. Characters made by other people belong to their creators, and many are based on characters owned by studios and publishers.
Is Rochat the same as Character.AI?
No. Rochat is a separate app for adults (18+), with its own features, models and limits. There is a free tier.
Ready to keep the story going?
Rochat is an AI character chat app for adults (18+). Rebuild a character from the definition you saved.