diff --git a/src/scripts/utils.ts b/src/scripts/utils.ts
index 9cb5a2113..f629dfd12 100644
--- a/src/scripts/utils.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/utils.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import * as formatUtil from '@/utils/formatUtil'
 import { applyTextReplacements as _applyTextReplacements } from '@/utils/searchAndReplace'
 
 import { api } from './api'
@@ -121,3 +122,7 @@ export function setStorageValue(id: string, value: string) {
   }
   localStorage.setItem(id, value)
 }
+
+export function generateUUID() {
+  return formatUtil.generateUUID()
+}