Extract File Names from Chat Logs
Team chat logs are full of shared file references. Paste your chat export to extract every file name so you can track shared assets.
How to do this
Export or copy your chat log
Paste into the tool
Run extraction
Get list of shared files
Paste text below and run the tool. Everything runs locally in your browser. No data is stored.
Extract File Names
Find and extract file names with common extensions like .pdf, .docx, .xlsx, .csv, .json, .png, and more.
Example
Input
Please review report.pdf and update data.xlsx. See photo.jpg.
Output
report.pdf data.xlsx photo.jpg
How Extract File Names Works
Find and extract file names with common extensions like .pdf, .docx, .xlsx, .csv, .json, .png, and more.
This tool runs entirely in your browser — no data is sent to any server. Paste your text, click Run, and get your result instantly. You can also chain this tool with others using the pipeline feature: run Extract File Names, then continue with a related tool to build a multi-step text workflow.
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Example: Extract File Names from Chat Logs
Input
alice: I uploaded the final-report.docx to the shared drive bob: Got it. Also check the budget-2026.xlsx I shared yesterday alice: Can you also grab the logo.png from the brand folder?
Output
final-report.docx budget-2026.xlsx logo.png
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