CommentGrab×
Stack Exchange

Stack Overflow exporter
answers ranked by votes

Save a question's answers, best first, from Stack Overflow or any Stack Exchange site. CommentGrab uses the official API, so votes and dates are exact.

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Official APIUp to 1,000 answersEvery SE site

Stack Exchange at a glance

SitesStack Overflow, Super User, Server Fault, Ask Ubuntu, MathOverflow, *.stackexchange.com
Read fromThe official Stack Exchange API
OrderAnswers by votes
ScoreVotes
Limit1,000 answers
RepliesComments on the question
What it does

What the Stack Exchange export
gives you

Answers come sorted by votes, and the comments on the question come along as replies. Comments under individual answers aren't included.

  • Answers sorted by votes, up to 1,000
  • Comments on the question, as replies
  • Exact dates and vote counts
  • Uses a shared anonymous API quota, so very heavy use can hit it

Columns in every Stack Exchange export

AuthorDisplay name
TimeExact date
ScoreVotes
Is ReplyYes for question comments
PermalinkLink to the answer
LinksURLs inside the answer
TextThe answer
Steps

How to export
Stack Overflow answers

CSV opens in Excel and Google Sheets, JSON suits code and AI tools, and Markdown pastes into notes.

01

Open the question

On any Stack Exchange site.

02

Click the widget

CommentGrab fetches the answers from the official API.

03

Export

Markdown keeps code readable; CSV for sorting.

In the app

What it looks like
on Stack Exchange

CommentGrab widget open on a Stack Exchange question page after a capture, with CSV, JSON, Markdown and copy buttons
The widget on a Stack Exchange question page, after a capture.
A saved Stack Exchange collection in the CommentGrab dashboard, Comments tab
The saved Stack Exchange collection in the dashboard, ready to export or analyze.
Use it for

Stack Exchange comments
put to work

Developer research

See which workarounds people vote up for a tool's known issues.

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Docs gaps

Questions with many answers point at what the docs miss.

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Keep a reference

Save the best answers as Markdown in your notes.

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Other platforms

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on 12 more sites

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Amazon reviewsProduct reviews with stars
Bluesky repliesFull reply trees
Etsy reviewsListing reviews
GitHub issuesIssue and PR comments
Google Maps reviewsPlace reviews and owner replies
Hacker NewsFull comment trees
Reddit threadsFull threads, profiles, batches
Steam reviewsUp to 10,000 reviews
Trustpilot reviewsCompany reviews with stars
YouTube commentsVideo comments and replies

Compared with other tools

Instant Data Scraper alternativeFlat rows from the page
FAQ

Stack Exchange export
questions

How do I export answers from Stack Overflow?

Open the question, click the CommentGrab widget and choose an export format. Answers come sorted by votes.

Are comments included?

Comments on the question are included as replies. Comments under answers aren't.

Which sites work?

Stack Overflow, Super User, Server Fault, Ask Ubuntu, MathOverflow and every *.stackexchange.com site.

Is CommentGrab free for Stack Exchange?

Yes. Every export is free, with no account and no credits. AI analysis is optional and runs on your own OpenAI key.

Does it send my Stack Exchange data anywhere?

No. Exports and saved threads stay in your browser. The only outside service is OpenAI, and only when you start an analysis with your own key.

Export Stack Overflow answers free

Install CommentGrab, open a Stack Exchange question and click the widget. Free, no account.

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