How to Move Your Character.AI Characters to Another App (2026)

There is no official way to move a Character.AI character to another app, but a character is only text, so you can rebuild it. Copy each field from the character editor into a document, then paste the pieces into the matching fields of the new app: greeting to first message, Definition to personality, scenario and example dialogue. Then run a short test chat and fix the voice. Steps and field names are as of 6 November 2026.

Why do this now

Character.AI filed for Chapter 11 on 12 October 2026, and the company expects the sale to finish by late November or early December. As of 6 November no final buyer has been announced. Disney is the opening bidder at $20 million, for a non-exclusive licence to some of the company’s intellectual property, and other buyers can still outbid it. Reporting says user data is not part of the Disney deal. The app keeps running during the sale, but if nobody offers to keep it going, the company says it will be wound down. Our explainer, Is Character.AI shutting down?, covers the timeline.

None of that forces you to leave. But a character you built is easier to copy while you can still open its editor, and if you have not saved anything yet, start with our guide on how to export Character.AI chats.

A disclosure before the app-by-app part: we make Euphoria: AI Choices, a competing app. We have kept the instructions for other apps as neutral as we can.

Step 1: Copy the character out of Character.AI

Open the character’s edit screen and copy every field into one document per character:

• Name
• Tagline, the short line on the search card, about 50 characters
• Description, a summary of up to about 500 characters
• Greeting, the first message
• Definition, the long field with personality, background and example dialogue

Save the avatar image too.

The Definition matters most. The editor accepts up to 32,000 characters, but community testers report that only roughly the first 3,200 are used in conversation. Character.AI has not confirmed that number, but it is worth acting on: if your Definition is long, move the core personality and speaking style to the top before you paste it anywhere else. Several apps have smaller fields than Character.AI, so you will probably need a trimmed version anyway.

Only move characters you made. Another creator’s Definition is visible only if they set it to public, and copying other people’s characters in bulk breaks Character.AI’s terms. For popular community characters, search the new app first; a version may already exist there.

The shortcut: export a character card

Two unofficial browser extensions can save a character as a file for you. The Character.AI to CrushOn.AI Card Exporter (Chrome) saves a character as a Tavern-style JSON or PNG card. CAI Tools (Chrome and Firefox) adds character import and export and can download chats in SillyTavern format. Neither is made by Character.AI, so check what permissions they ask for before installing. Both return the Definition only for characters you created or ones with a public Definition.

A card file is useful even if your new app cannot import it. It is a tidy record of every field, and you can open the JSON in any text editor.

Step 2: Match the fields in the new app

Every app labels its fields differently, but the pieces line up. The table below is based on each app’s creation screen as described in third-party guides this year, so labels may have shifted slightly.

Character.AI	SillyTavern (card)	Janitor AI	PolyBuzz	Kindroid	Talkie
Name	name	Name	Name	Name	Name
Tagline	creator notes or tags	Tags	Intro	—	—
Description	description	Personality	Intro or Background	Backstory	Personality and backstory
Greeting	first_mes	Initial Message	Greeting	Example Message	Greeting
Definition: personality and background	description, personality	Personality	Background	Backstory, Key Memories	Personality and backstory
Definition: setting	scenario	Scenario	Greeting (sets the scene)	Backstory	Greeting
Definition: example lines	mes_example	Example Dialogs	Example dialogue	Example Message	Speech style

A few notes per app:

SillyTavern. The most direct route. It imports PNG and JSON cards by drag and drop or through the import button, so a card from Step 1 goes straight in. The catch is that it is a free, open-source front end you install yourself and connect to a model of your choice, so it suits people who are comfortable tinkering. Imported Character.AI characters often still need edits.

Janitor AI. The fields map almost one to one. Put traits and appearance in Personality, keep Scenario to a sentence or two, and paste your example lines into Example Dialogs. Janitor uses the same {{char}} and {{user}} placeholders as card files, so example dialogue usually works as written.

PolyBuzz. Name, gender, Intro, Greeting and visibility are required, and background, dialogue style and example dialogue are optional. Use your tagline and description for the Intro, and make sure the Greeting sets the scene, since PolyBuzz has no separate scenario field. Set the character to Private if you do not want it in search.

Kindroid. Persistent memory is built from Backstory, Key Memories, Example Message and Response Directive. A community source reports a Backstory limit of 2,500 characters, so a long Definition has to be cut down. Put the relationship and current situation in Key Memories. Keep both lean: users report that maxing them out leaves less room for recent chat. Note that Kindroid ended its free plan on 1 October 2026; new accounts get 50 messages and a trial before subscribing.

Talkie. Creation starts from the plus button and walks you through appearance, personality, backstory, speech style, voice and a greeting. None of the guides we found mention an import option, so plan on pasting your text in by hand.

Where an app has no {{user}} placeholder, replace it with “you” or your persona’s name.

Step 3: Bring the story, not just the character

Chat history does not move to any app. What does move is a summary. Before you leave a chat for good, write ten lines covering who everyone is to each other, where things stand and what is unresolved, then use it as the scenario or opening message in the new app. Our guide on how to get AI to remember your story explains why this works better than pasting a long transcript.

If the story was the point all along, a story app may suit that material better than another chat app. In Euphoria, you describe your own character and the app draws them into every illustrated scene in outfits you choose. Stories run across chapters, with a plot and memory that carry from one chapter to the next, and you type any action in free text. Your ten-line summary makes a ready-made premise. AI story app vs AI chat app explains the difference.

Step 4: Test and correct the voice

A copied character will not sound exactly the same, because each app runs a different model. Guides say to expect that; the fixes below close most of the gap. Chat for 10 to 15 messages and watch for the usual problems: the character speaking for you, losing their speech habits, or drifting out of the setting. Fix them in this order:

1. Move the most important trait to the first line of the personality field.
2. Add or sharpen example lines. Two or three lines in the character’s real voice teach more than a paragraph of adjectives.
3. Correct in the moment with a short out-of-character note, such as “(OOC: keep her replies short and dry)“.

Our guide to creating an AI character goes deeper on which parts of a definition carry the most weight.

Who should move characters now, and who can wait

Move them now if you built characters yourself, especially ones with long Definitions you tuned over months. Copying the text is quick, and it costs nothing to keep it even if Character.AI finds a buyer and carries on.

You can wait if you mostly chat with other people’s characters. You cannot copy those properly anyway, and the sale may still keep the app running.

Pick the destination by what you miss. If you want the closest like-for-like chat app, Talkie vs Character.AI is a good comparison. For the full field, including free limits and prices, see our Character.AI alternatives roundup.