What if there is no Bookmark in the menu?

If you see Remove Bookmark, the message has a bookmark already. If not, update TextPort in the App Store.

What if I see “No Bookmarks”?

This chat has no bookmarks yet. Each chat has its own list. Do steps 1 and 2.

No bookmark in this chat has that word. Check the spelling. Or clear the box to see them all.

TextPort could not save the bookmark. Check your internet. Then do steps 1 and 2 again.

Long press the message. Tap Remove Bookmark. Or swipe it left in Bookmarks and tap Remove.

In Saved Chats, tap the magnifying glass. Type a word. Tap More, then Bookmarked Only. See Search all your chats.

Email support@textportapp.com. Say which step you were on. Say what you saw. We usually reply within a day.

No. The words, the time, and the sender stay the same. A bookmark is only a mark for you.

No. A PDF, a CSV file, a text file, and a printed page do not show them.

Yes. Long press it and tap Bookmark . A photo shows as a small picture in Bookmarks .

Yes. They work in every chat saved in TextPort.

No. Bookmarks are in TextPort on iPhone only.

iPhone 7 steps · Updated Nov 13, 2026

In the chat:

Long press the message

Open the chat. Press and hold the bubble. A menu opens.
Tap Bookmark

It is under Copy. A red mark shows on the bubble.
Find the red mark

It sits at the top of the bubble (1). In the row of days, the day gets a red dot (2).
Tap …

It is next to Export at the bottom. A menu opens.
Tap Bookmarks

Bookmarks opens. It lists every bookmark in this chat.
Tap a bookmark

Each one shows who sent it and when. Bookmarks closes.

Too many to scroll? Type a word or a name in Search Bookmarks.
Read the message

The chat moves to that message. It still has its red mark.

The message has a red mark. You can go back to it from Bookmarks at any time.

What you seeWhat to do

There is no Bookmark in the menu.: If you see Remove Bookmark, the message has a bookmark already. If not, update TextPort in the App Store.
No Bookmarks: This chat has no bookmarks yet. Each chat has its own list. Do steps 1 and 2.
No Results: No bookmark in this chat has that word. Check the spelling. Or clear the box to see them all.
The red mark goes away by itself.: TextPort could not save the bookmark. Check your internet. Then do steps 1 and 2 again.
You want to remove a bookmark.: Long press the message. Tap Remove Bookmark. Or swipe it left in Bookmarks and tap Remove.
The bookmark is in another chat.: In Saved Chats, tap the magnifying glass. Type a word. Tap More, then Bookmarked Only. See Search all your chats.
None of these match.: Email [email protected]. Say which step you were on. Say what you saw. We usually reply within a day.

A red dot under a day means that day has a bookmark. See Jump to a date in a chat.

: No. The words, the time, and the sender stay the same. A bookmark is only a mark for you.
: No. A PDF, a CSV file, a text file, and a printed page do not show them.
: Yes. Long press it and tap Bookmark. A photo shows as a small picture in Bookmarks.
: Yes. They work in every chat saved in TextPort.
: No. Bookmarks are in TextPort on iPhone only.