diff --git a/oAI/ViewModels/ChatViewModel.swift b/oAI/ViewModels/ChatViewModel.swift
index 2aa6d84..c26dc90 100644
--- a/oAI/ViewModels/ChatViewModel.swift
+++ b/oAI/ViewModels/ChatViewModel.swift
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import Foundation
 import os
 import SwiftUI
+import UniformTypeIdentifiers
 
 @Observable
 @MainActor
@@ -1815,6 +1816,59 @@ Don't narrate future actions ("Let me...") - just use the tools.
         }
     }
 
+    /// Same export formats as `exportConversation(format:filename:)`, but lets the user pick
+    /// the name and location via a native save panel instead of always writing to Downloads.
+    #if os(macOS)
+    func exportConversationWithSavePanel(format: String, defaultFilename: String) {
+        let chatMessages = messages.filter { $0.role != .system }
+        guard !chatMessages.isEmpty else {
+            showSystemMessage("Nothing to export — no messages")
+            return
+        }
+
+        let panel = NSSavePanel()
+        panel.nameFieldStringValue = defaultFilename
+        panel.canCreateDirectories = true
+        panel.allowedContentTypes = {
+            switch format {
+            case "html": return [.html]
+            case "pdf": return [.pdf]
+            default: return [UTType(filenameExtension: "md") ?? .plainText]
+            }
+        }()
+        if let downloads = FileManager.default.urls(for: .downloadsDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first {
+            panel.directoryURL = downloads
+        }
+
+        guard panel.runModal() == .OK, let url = panel.url else { return }
+
+        if format == "pdf" {
+            let name = currentConversationName ?? "conversation"
+            Task { @MainActor in
+                do {
+                    let data = try await ConversationExportService.pdfData(name: name, messages: chatMessages)
+                    try data.write(to: url, options: .atomic)
+                    showSystemMessage("Exported to \(url.path)")
+                } catch {
+                    showSystemMessage("Export failed: \(error.localizedDescription)")
+                }
+            }
+            return
+        }
+
+        let content = format == "html"
+            ? ConversationExportService.html(name: currentConversationName ?? "conversation", messages: chatMessages)
+            : ConversationExportService.markdown(messages: chatMessages)
+
+        do {
+            try content.write(to: url, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+            showSystemMessage("Exported to \(url.path)")
+        } catch {
+            showSystemMessage("Export failed: \(error.localizedDescription)")
+        }
+    }
+    #endif
+
     // MARK: - Auto-Save & Background Summarization
 
     /// Summarize the current conversation in the background (hidden from user)
diff --git a/oAI/oAIApp.swift b/oAI/oAIApp.swift
index 79c7035..ac24d0e 100644
--- a/oAI/oAIApp.swift
+++ b/oAI/oAIApp.swift
@@ -121,21 +121,21 @@ struct oAIApp: App {
                 Button("Export as Markdown…") {
                     let name = chatViewModel.currentConversationName ?? "conversation"
                     let safe = name.components(separatedBy: .whitespacesAndNewlines).joined(separator: "-")
-                    chatViewModel.exportConversation(format: "md", filename: "\(safe).md")
+                    chatViewModel.exportConversationWithSavePanel(format: "md", defaultFilename: "\(safe).md")
                 }
                 .disabled(chatViewModel.messages.filter { $0.role != .system }.isEmpty)
 
                 Button("Export as HTML…") {
                     let name = chatViewModel.currentConversationName ?? "conversation"
                     let safe = name.components(separatedBy: .whitespacesAndNewlines).joined(separator: "-")
-                    chatViewModel.exportConversation(format: "html", filename: "\(safe).html")
+                    chatViewModel.exportConversationWithSavePanel(format: "html", defaultFilename: "\(safe).html")
                 }
                 .disabled(chatViewModel.messages.filter { $0.role != .system }.isEmpty)
 
                 Button("Export as PDF…") {
                     let name = chatViewModel.currentConversationName ?? "conversation"
                     let safe = name.components(separatedBy: .whitespacesAndNewlines).joined(separator: "-")
-                    chatViewModel.exportConversation(format: "pdf", filename: "\(safe).pdf")
+                    chatViewModel.exportConversationWithSavePanel(format: "pdf", defaultFilename: "\(safe).pdf")
                 }
                 .disabled(chatViewModel.messages.filter { $0.role != .system }.isEmpty)
             }