diff --git a/apps/x/apps/main/src/ipc.ts b/apps/x/apps/main/src/ipc.ts
index 481c5e5d..ed8b1a7c 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/main/src/ipc.ts
+++ b/apps/x/apps/main/src/ipc.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   listProviders,
 } from './oauth-handler.js';
 import { watcher as watcherCore, workspace } from '@x/core';
+import { WorkDir } from '@x/core/dist/config/config.js';
 import { workspace as workspaceShared } from '@x/shared';
 import * as mcpCore from '@x/core/dist/mcp/mcp.js';
 import * as runsCore from '@x/core/dist/runs/runs.js';
@@ -549,6 +550,35 @@ export function setupIpcHandlers() {
       await runsCore.deleteRun(args.runId);
       return { success: true };
     },
+    'runs:downloadLog': async (event, args) => {
+      const runFileName = `${args.runId}.jsonl`;
+      if (path.basename(runFileName) !== runFileName) {
+        return { success: false, error: 'Invalid run id' };
+      }
+
+      const sourcePath = path.join(WorkDir, 'runs', runFileName);
+      const win = BrowserWindow.fromWebContents(event.sender);
+      const result = await dialog.showSaveDialog(win!, {
+        defaultPath: `${runFileName}.log`,
+        filters: [
+          { name: 'Chat Log', extensions: ['log'] },
+          { name: 'JSONL', extensions: ['jsonl'] },
+          { name: 'All Files', extensions: ['*'] },
+        ],
+      });
+
+      if (result.canceled || !result.filePath) {
+        return { success: false };
+      }
+
+      try {
+        await fs.copyFile(sourcePath, result.filePath);
+        return { success: true };
+      } catch (err) {
+        const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to download chat log';
+        return { success: false, error: message };
+      }
+    },
     'models:list': async () => {
       if (await isSignedIn()) {
         return await listGatewayModels();
diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
index f7a50074..f758e180 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { RunEvent, ListRunsResponse } from '@x/shared/src/runs.js';
 import type { LanguageModelUsage, ToolUIPart } from 'ai';
 import './App.css'
 import z from 'zod';
-import { CheckIcon, LoaderIcon, PanelLeftIcon, ArrowRight, MessageSquare, ChevronLeftIcon, ChevronRightIcon, Plus, HistoryIcon } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Bug, CheckIcon, LoaderIcon, PanelLeftIcon, ArrowRight, MessageSquare, ChevronLeftIcon, ChevronRightIcon, MoreHorizontal, Plus, HistoryIcon } from 'lucide-react';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { MarkdownEditor, type MarkdownEditorHandle } from './components/markdown-editor';
 import { ChatSidebar } from './components/chat-sidebar';
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ import {
 } from "@/components/ui/sidebar"
 import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipProvider, TooltipTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tooltip"
 import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogHeader, DialogTitle, DialogDescription, DialogFooter } from "@/components/ui/dialog"
+import {
+  DropdownMenu,
+  DropdownMenuContent,
+  DropdownMenuItem,
+  DropdownMenuTrigger,
+} from "@/components/ui/dropdown-menu"
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Toaster } from "@/components/ui/sonner"
 import { BillingErrorDialog } from "@/components/billing-error-dialog"
@@ -5186,6 +5192,25 @@ function App() {
     if (tabId === activeChatTabId) return activeChatTabState
     return chatViewStateByTab[tabId] ?? emptyChatTabState
   }, [activeChatTabId, activeChatTabState, chatViewStateByTab, emptyChatTabState])
+  const activeRunIdForDownload = activeChatTabState.runId
+  const handleDownloadActiveChatLog = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!activeRunIdForDownload) {
+      toast.error('No chat log available yet')
+      return
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const result = await window.ipc.invoke('runs:downloadLog', { runId: activeRunIdForDownload })
+      if (result.success) {
+        toast.success('Chat log saved')
+      } else if (result.error) {
+        toast.error(result.error)
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Download chat log failed:', err)
+      toast.error('Failed to download chat log')
+    }
+  }, [activeRunIdForDownload])
   const selectedTask = selectedBackgroundTask
     ? backgroundTasks.find(t => t.name === selectedBackgroundTask)
     : null
@@ -5373,6 +5398,33 @@ function App() {
                     <TooltipContent side="bottom">New chat</TooltipContent>
                   </Tooltip>
                 )}
+                  <DropdownMenu>
+                    <Tooltip>
+                      <TooltipTrigger asChild>
+                        <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
+                          <button
+                            type="button"
+                            className="titlebar-no-drag flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-md text-muted-foreground hover:bg-accent hover:text-foreground transition-colors self-center shrink-0"
+                            aria-label="Chat options"
+                          >
+                            <MoreHorizontal className="size-5" />
+                          </button>
+                        </DropdownMenuTrigger>
+                      </TooltipTrigger>
+                      <TooltipContent side="bottom">Chat options</TooltipContent>
+                    </Tooltip>
+                    <DropdownMenuContent align="end" className="min-w-48">
+                      <DropdownMenuItem
+                        disabled={!activeRunIdForDownload}
+                        onSelect={() => {
+                          void handleDownloadActiveChatLog()
+                        }}
+                      >
+                        <Bug className="size-4" />
+                        Download chat log
+                      </DropdownMenuItem>
+                    </DropdownMenuContent>
+                  </DropdownMenu>
                 {/* Trailing layout control. Always mounted (just toggled invisible
                     when inactive) so its -webkit-app-region:no-drag rect is stable —
                     a freshly-mounted no-drag button inside the drag-region header
diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/chat-sidebar.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/chat-sidebar.tsx
index 9197753b..ba7b364e 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/chat-sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/chat-sidebar.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
-import { ArrowLeft, ArrowRight } from 'lucide-react'
+import { ArrowLeft, ArrowRight, Bug, MoreHorizontal } from 'lucide-react'
+import { toast } from 'sonner'
 
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from '@/components/ui/tooltip'
 import { ChatHeader } from '@/components/chat-header'
 import { ChatEmptyState } from '@/components/chat-empty-state'
+import {
+  DropdownMenu,
+  DropdownMenuContent,
+  DropdownMenuItem,
+  DropdownMenuTrigger,
+} from '@/components/ui/dropdown-menu'
 import {
   Conversation,
   ConversationContent,
@@ -331,6 +338,25 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
     if (tabId === activeChatTabId) return activeTabState
     return chatTabStates[tabId] ?? emptyTabState
   }, [activeChatTabId, activeTabState, chatTabStates, emptyTabState])
+  const activeRunId = activeTabState.runId
+  const handleDownloadChatLog = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!activeRunId) {
+      toast.error('No chat log available yet')
+      return
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const result = await window.ipc.invoke('runs:downloadLog', { runId: activeRunId })
+      if (result.success) {
+        toast.success('Chat log saved')
+      } else if (result.error) {
+        toast.error(result.error)
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Download chat log failed:', err)
+      toast.error('Failed to download chat log')
+    }
+  }, [activeRunId])
 
   const renderConversationItem = (item: ConversationItem, tabId: string) => {
     if (isChatMessage(item)) {
@@ -513,6 +539,34 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
               onSelectRun={onSelectRun}
               onOpenChatHistory={onOpenChatHistory}
             />
+            <DropdownMenu>
+              <Tooltip>
+                <TooltipTrigger asChild>
+                  <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
+                    <Button
+                      variant="ghost"
+                      size="icon"
+                      className="titlebar-no-drag my-1 h-8 w-8 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground"
+                      aria-label="Chat options"
+                    >
+                      <MoreHorizontal className="size-5" />
+                    </Button>
+                  </DropdownMenuTrigger>
+                </TooltipTrigger>
+                <TooltipContent side="bottom">Chat options</TooltipContent>
+              </Tooltip>
+              <DropdownMenuContent align="end" className="min-w-48">
+                <DropdownMenuItem
+                  disabled={!activeRunId}
+                  onSelect={() => {
+                    void handleDownloadChatLog()
+                  }}
+                >
+                  <Bug className="size-4" />
+                  Download chat log
+                </DropdownMenuItem>
+              </DropdownMenuContent>
+            </DropdownMenu>
             {onOpenFullScreen && (
               <Tooltip>
                 <TooltipTrigger asChild>
diff --git a/apps/x/packages/shared/src/ipc.ts b/apps/x/packages/shared/src/ipc.ts
index 230d384c..d0cee9ca 100644
--- a/apps/x/packages/shared/src/ipc.ts
+++ b/apps/x/packages/shared/src/ipc.ts
@@ -290,6 +290,15 @@ const ipcSchemas = {
     }),
     res: z.object({ success: z.boolean() }),
   },
+  'runs:downloadLog': {
+    req: z.object({
+      runId: z.string().min(1),
+    }),
+    res: z.object({
+      success: z.boolean(),
+      error: z.string().optional(),
+    }),
+  },
   'runs:events': {
     req: z.null(),
     res: z.null(),