How do I transfer text messages from my iPhone to my computer?

Install TextPort, plug in your iPhone and tap Trust. TextPort backs it up to your PC, then you pick chats and export them as PDF, CSV or text.

You need Apple Devices (or iTunes on older versions of Windows 10), Apple's free app that lets Windows talk to an iPhone. TextPort checks for it and walks you through setup.

Can it read an iPhone backup that's already on my PC?

Yes. If Apple Devices or iTunes already backed up your iPhone to this PC, TextPort lists that backup and can open it without backing up again, as long as it isn't encrypted.

Can I print my iPhone text messages from my PC?

Yes. Export a PDF and print it from any PDF viewer. Every page has names and timestamps.

Is this iMessage for Windows?

No. TextPort reads and exports the messages already on your iPhone. To send and receive iMessages on a PC, use Microsoft's Phone Link.

My iPhone backups are encrypted. Will it work?

TextPort reads unencrypted backups. It checks your iPhone for you and, if encryption is on, walks you through turning it off. You'll need your backup password for that.

Does it save photos and attachments?

Yes. TextPort saves a conversation's photos, videos and other attachments as a ZIP next to the transcript.

Are my messages uploaded anywhere?

No. TextPort for Windows reads and exports your messages on your PC. There's no account, and your messages never leave your computer.

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TextPort for Windows · For Windows 10 & 11

Export iPhone text messages to your PC

Years of texts, photos and attachments, saved as PDF, CSV or text. Plug in your iPhone and go.

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Free download · Windows 10 and 11

150,000+

Chats Exported

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TextPort for Windows showing iPhone text messages on a PC, ready to export

How to transfer text messages from your iPhone to your PC

One cable and one tap on your iPhone. TextPort sets up the rest.

1

Install TextPort

TextPort sets up Apple Devices for you.
2

Plug in your iPhone and tap Trust

Start reading in about 10 minutes.
3

Export to PDF, CSV or text

Pick chats and dates. Save attachments as a ZIP.

A closer look

The real app, shown with sample chats.

TextPort for Windows setup checking Apple Devices and the iPhone connection — Guided setup

Reading iPhone messages on a PC while the backup runs — Read while it backs up

Export iPhone text messages to PDF, CSV or text on Windows — Pick a format

What you need

A PC with Windows 10 or 11
Your iPhone and its cable
Apple Devices or iTunes, which TextPort helps you install
Free disk space for an iPhone backup

Already backed up with Apple Devices or iTunes? TextPort can read that backup without making a new one.

Built for your whole history

Search, filter, and export years of messages, attachments included.

Printed iMessage conversation exported as a PDF with names and timestamps

Every chat, all at once

One Mac user turned 32,000 messages into a single 3,266-page PDF.

Names, timestamps, and order kept
Group chats included
No limits

Photos, videos, and voice notes

Saved in a ZIP next to your transcript.

Pick the exact dates

Export only the months you need.

Find anything

Search years of texts in seconds.

Stays on your computer

No account. No uploads.

A printed export with timestamps, names, and message order

Print-ready PDFs

Names and timestamps on every page, ready to print or take to court.

Backing up Demo iPhone60%

Picks up where it stopped

Cable slipped out? Continue the backup.

Why people export their texts

From court dates to a full phone, these are the reasons we hear most.

A court date is coming

Your lawyer needs every text since 2022. Pick those dates and export one clean PDF.

Reading from the beginning

Your iPhone won't scroll back that far. Open the chat on your computer, first message first.

Out of iPhone storage

Group chat photos are filling your phone. Save every attachment to a ZIP.

Business records

You run your business over text. Export a spreadsheet of every message.

Keeping the memories

Keep your texts with the people who matter in a copy that's yours.

That one message

Someone sent you an address years ago. Search your whole history in seconds.

Don't take our word for it

TextPort for Mac is rated 4.9 on the Mac App Store

TextPort gave me something I thought I wouldn’t be able to get

After meeting my biological brother for the first time in 48 years, our text conversations became some of the most meaningful memories I've ever had. We texted so much over the past year, than when I wanted to go back...

rosecantu76

Fantastic app—it did everything I needed it to do

I lost my partner of 5 years and there was really no way to go back and read everything we had written since the beginning of our relationship until I used TextPort. The software was able to take all of the messages...

KRitt73

Great App

I tried a few other apps but they were either intrusive or overly complex. My goal is to keep records of older iMessages for general purposes (non-legal or other more serious purposes). I saved to PDF and can easily...

Suibrom

Works Perfectly

Other apps take you all the way then force you to pay a monthly sub. TextPort did what I needed perfectly, downloaded a large message file of over 6,000 messages to PDF including images without a problem and for free....

CameronQ

Excellent app

TextPort is genuinely useful, purposely simple, and an effective app. It is FREE by honest definition (as of August 2026). This app is not designed to TAKE your data; it GIVES your data to you without consequences.

skeeterbuzzie

This app works. This might be the 4th app review in my life.

I have been trying to figure this out for years, how to do this.No good way until this. The app and its creator deserve the respect of a great review. Best thanks I guess I can stay.

Adair Worlie

Frequently asked questions

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: Install TextPort, plug in your iPhone and tap Trust. TextPort backs it up to your PC, then you pick chats and export them as PDF, CSV or text.
: You need Apple Devices (or iTunes on older versions of Windows 10), Apple's free app that lets Windows talk to an iPhone. TextPort checks for it and walks you through setup.
: Yes. If Apple Devices or iTunes already backed up your iPhone to this PC, TextPort lists that backup and can open it without backing up again, as long as it isn't encrypted.
: Yes. Export a PDF and print it from any PDF viewer. Every page has names and timestamps.
: No. TextPort reads and exports the messages already on your iPhone. To send and receive iMessages on a PC, use Microsoft's Phone Link.
: TextPort reads unencrypted backups. It checks your iPhone for you and, if encryption is on, walks you through turning it off. You'll need your backup password for that.
: Yes. TextPort saves a conversation's photos, videos and other attachments as a ZIP next to the transcript.
: No. TextPort for Windows reads and exports your messages on your PC. There's no account, and your messages never leave your computer.