Current status
This is an unofficial briefing. Facts below are taken from Character.AI’s official blog, its help center, a company press release, and the court notice reproduced on the blog. We last checked those sources on 12 November 2026.
Sources: An Update on Character.ai (12 October 2026); Chapter 11 Update and Transaction Notice (5 November 2026); company press release (12 October 2026). Court papers are also collected at cases.stretto.com/chartech.
The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on 12 October 2026 and said the platform will be wound down if the sale does not produce a bid that keeps the service running. Paid subscriptions were still described as active in that announcement. This page last checked official sources on 12 November 2026.
The case caption is In re: CHARACTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Case No. 26-11603 (BLS), in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. is the stalking-horse bidder for a non-exclusive perpetual license of certain intellectual property and certain claims, in exchange for $20 million and transition services. The court’s bidding-procedures order (entered 4 November 2026) states that the price to be paid by Disney “consists of $20 million in cash.” That is not a completed purchase of the whole company, and the agreement is subject to higher or better offers.
Sources: official Transaction Notice; 12 October 2026 press release; bidding-procedures papers hosted by Stretto.
12 October 2026
The company announced a voluntary Chapter 11 case to run a court-supervised sale of all or substantially all of its assets. It said the platform remains up, and that if no bid allows continued operations, the platform will be wound down.
4 November 2026 (order); notice posted 5 November 2026
The court entered an order approving bidding procedures. The company published the Transaction Notice the next day.
18 November 2026, 4:00 p.m. ET
Deadline in the Transaction Notice for sale objections other than contract objections.
24 November 2026, 12:00 p.m. (noon) ET
Deadline to submit a bid for any assets.
1 December 2026, 10:00 a.m. ET
An auction will be held unless it is cancelled or adjourned. Court papers say that if no other qualifying bid is timely submitted, the debtor may not hold the auction and may ask the court to approve the stalking-horse transaction instead.
3–4 December 2026, 9:30 a.m. ET
The court is scheduled to consider the sale on both days at 9:30 a.m. ET, unless the hearing is adjourned.
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Start the official export today. Character.AI’s help center says a request can take 3–4 weeks, and the download link it emails is valid for 7 days. Independent browser tools can save a copy sooner, but they are not made by Character.AI.
Steps below follow How do I download my data?, updated 8 October 2026.
Go to your Profile. Click Profile Settings, then Account, then Manage Account & Data, then Export Data. A pop-up should confirm that you will receive an email with a download link.
Open your Profile, tap the Settings icon, tap Legal & Privacy, then Export Data. A “Success” banner should appear once the request is submitted.
The help article says the export may take 3–4 weeks. When it is ready, Character.AI emails a link to the address on the account. The link is valid for 7 days from the time the email is sent. Check spam folders if you are expecting the file.
The official help article does not describe the file format or say whether the ZIP is password-protected. Some third-party tools (including Morse’s import page) say the archive may be locked with the account email address. Treat that as unverified by official docs until Character.AI says so. Do not delete your account before the file arrives: the company has not said you can recover chats after deletion.
These tools can save chats while you wait for the official file. Review permissions and privacy policies first. Character.AI’s terms restrict some automated collection methods; we cannot say how the company would treat any particular tool. We only list tools we could verify with a live URL. We are not affiliated with these developers.
Chrome extension · free
Chrome Web Store listing, updated 20 October 2026. The store page says it saves chat history, swipes, personas, and character cards to your computer, runs in the browser, and does not need an account or token. One public rating at the time we checked.
Chrome extension · some paid features
Chrome Web Store listing, version 3.8.3, updated 15 October 2026, with in-app purchases noted on the store page. It can download chats and character cards, among other extras. A third-party Chrome-store counter, Chrome-Stats, reported about 40,000 users as of 11 November 2026; the official store page we fetched did not display a user count, so treat “~40k” as a third-party figure.
Chrome Web Store · Issues: GitHub
Free exporter + import
Morse’s import page offers a free, open-source bookmark/script that saves chats, characters you made, personas, and pictures to a file on your device. You do not need a Morse account to save the file. You can then import it into Morse. Source: github.com/trymorse/character-ai-exporter.
Chrome extension · open source
A GitHub-hosted, MIT-licensed extension that says it saves chats, characters, personas, and memory boxes to a local file and does not upload them. The Chrome Web Store listing was live on 12 November 2026 (Firefox add-on was still marked “in review” on the README we read).
This table lists general companion and character-chat products with official URLs we opened on 12 November 2026. Adult-only sites are omitted. Several products below are still 18+ under their own terms. Prices can change and often differ by country and by web versus app stores.
| Product | Official site | Free tier | Content policy (short) | Character.AI import | Price (verified) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morse | trymorse.ai | Yes. Official plans page: $0 / month, 15 messages a day and 3 images a day, no ads. No card needed for Free. | Plans page lists uncensored models on Pro and Max. Read their terms. | Yes. Official import for Character.AI, Chai, and Chub files: trymorse.ai/import. | From the official plans page on 12 Nov 2026: Pro $19 / month, or $17 / month billed annually ($204 / year). Max $49 / month, or $44 / month billed annually ($528 / year). Cancel anytime. |
| Castmanor AI | castmanor.com | Yes. Homepage states the product is free, with no ads, including chat, memory, and voice. | For adults, 18 and over, per the official homepage FAQ. | Yes. Official site says it imports Character.AI’s official export, pasted chats, and screenshots, and mentions CAI Tools files on its import guide. | Official homepage (checked 12 Nov 2026): chatting, memory, and voice are free. No paid plan was listed on that page. |
| Kindroid | kindroid.ai | Limited. Official docs (updated 6 Nov 2026): new accounts get a one-time preview (50 messages in most regions, 15 in some), then the account can become read-only. A 3-day premium trial is offered and requires a payment method. | Adults only (18 or the local age of majority). See official moderation guidelines. | No official Character.AI import was found in the Kindroid help center on 12 Nov 2026. | 1-month, 3-month, and 1-year plans, plus Ultra and MAX add-ons. Official docs say the exact price is shown at checkout and varies by country and platform; web is usually cheaper than app stores. Dollar amounts are therefore unverified (待核实) here. |
| Nomi | nomi.ai | Yes. Official homepage: free to start chatting, no credit card required. | Must be 18 or older, per official Terms of Service. The company describes chats as unfiltered; read the terms and policy before you join. | No official import was found on Nomi’s marketing site. A third-party comparison has stated there is no direct way to move an AI from another app — treat detailed import claims as unverified (待核实) against Nomi’s own help pages. | Official cancellation policy confirms monthly, quarterly, or yearly billing, with the price shown at checkout. A Nomi article dated 20 March 2026 listed $15.99 / month, $39.99 / quarter, and $99.99 / year. Confirm those figures at checkout; they may have changed. |
| Replika | replika.com | Yes. Official help: a “Free Use” program with limited access, which Replika may deny at its discretion. | See official Terms of Service. Some relationship and media features are described as paid. | No official Character.AI import was found. | Official help lists Free Use, Pro, Ultra, and Platinum. It says the cost is shown in the app and in the relevant store, not as a single public price list. Exact dollars: unverified (待核实) in-app. |
| Chai AI | chai-ai.com · company: chai-research.com | Yes. Official FAQ: free to start after signing up with Google. | Official FAQ: designed for adults; user-created characters may include mature themes; the company describes automated and manual moderation. The FAQ also notes that the web product and the mobile app are separate and do not share data. | No official Character.AI import was found on the FAQ we read. | Official FAQ: Pro has a 24-hour trial, $9.99 / week, or $159.99 / year. A “CHAI MAX” add-on is described as $90 / month, or usage-based billing at $0.66 per 1,000 tokens. App-store prices may differ and were not independently confirmed here. |
| Talkie | talkie-ai.com | Yes. The official FAQ describes a free app with optional Talkie+ subscription. A separate daily chat-limit figure appears on some third-party writeups and is unverified (待核实). | Official FAQ “About NSFW”: pornographic and violent content are prohibited; the company says it tries to support a range of character types within those rules. | No official Character.AI import was found on the FAQ we read. | Official FAQ: Talkie+ is $9.99 / month, including daily gems and other perks. Other plan names and prices found only on third-party sites are omitted here as unverified (待核实). |
| SillyTavern | GitHub · docs: docs.sillytavern.app | The software is free and open source. You run it yourself and connect your own model or API, which may cost money. | Self-hosted software; there is no hosted platform policy. You are responsible for the models and content you use. | Official docs describe importing character cards and, with the third-party CAI Tools extension, Character.AI chats. See Chat File Management. | No official hosted subscription. Model or API costs depend on the backend you choose. |
Not yet. On 12 October 2026 Character Technologies, Inc. said it had started a voluntary Chapter 11 process to sell the company under court supervision. The official blog states that the Character.AI platform remains up and running, and that if a bid that allows continued operations is unavailable, the platform will be wound down. This unofficial page last checked official sources on 12 November 2026.
The court-approved Transaction Notice reproduced on the company’s 5 November 2026 blog post lists these dates: sale objection deadline 18 November 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET; bid deadline 24 November 2026 at 12:00 p.m. (noon) ET; auction, unless cancelled or adjourned, 1 December 2026 at 10:00 a.m. ET; sale hearing 3 and 4 December 2026 at 9:30 a.m. ET. The case is In re: CHARACTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Case No. 26-11603 (BLS), in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
The official Character.AI help article “How do I download my data?”, updated 8 October 2026, says exports can take 3–4 weeks to process. When the file is ready, the company emails a download link to the address on the account. The help article says that link is valid for 7 days from the time the email is sent.
On the web: open your Profile, then Profile Settings, Account, Manage Account & Data, and Export Data. A pop-up should confirm that you will receive an email with a download link. In the mobile app: open your Profile, tap the Settings icon, tap Legal & Privacy, then Export Data. A success banner should appear after the request is submitted. These steps come from the official help article.
No. Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. is the stalking-horse bidder for certain assets, not a completed purchase of the whole company. The company’s 12 October 2026 press release says Disney agreed to serve as stalking-horse bidder for a non-exclusive perpetual license of certain intellectual property and certain claims, in exchange for $20 million and transition services. The deal is subject to higher or better offers in the bankruptcy sale.
As of the 12 October 2026 official blog post, the company said subscriptions remain active and billing was unchanged for then. It also said that if the service changes in a way that affects paid features, it intends to notify subscribers in advance. Check your own account and any later official notices for updates.
No. AI Chat Backup Guide is an unofficial information page. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Character Technologies, Inc. or Character.AI. Always confirm dates and instructions on the official Character.AI blog, help center, and the Stretto case website.
Independent tools that were verified as live on 12 November 2026 include the Backup for Character.AI Chrome extension, CAI Tools (a Chrome extension; some features may require payment), Morse’s free open-source exporter at trymorse.ai/import, and Chat Exporter for Character.AI (Amavie), available on GitHub and the Chrome Web Store. These tools are not made by Character.AI. Review each tool’s permissions and privacy policy before you install it. Character.AI’s terms restrict some automated collection methods; we cannot say how the company would treat any particular tool.
Do both if the chats matter to you: request the official export now, because it can take weeks, and consider a reputable independent tool for a faster local copy. Read permissions first. We cannot promise that any unofficial tool is safe or permitted under Character.AI’s terms.