How to export a chat to PDF
You will get a PDF of one chat, with names, dates, and times, ready to share or print.
What you need
- ✓TextPort on your iPhone
- ✓A chat saved in TextPort
A PDF is the best way to share or file a chat. It looks like the real chat, with names, dates, and times on every page.
Steps
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Open the chat
Open TextPort. Tap the chat in Saved Chats.
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Tap Export
It is the big blue button at the bottom of the chat.
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Tap PDF
A sheet lists the formats. Tap PDF.
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Check the preview
TextPort builds the PDF. Scroll to check it. Each page shows the names, dates, and times.
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Tap the Share button
It is the blue button in the top right. Three choices appear.
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Pick where it goes
Tap Share (1) to send it by AirDrop, Mail, or any app. Tap Share Link (2) to get a web link for a big file. Tap Files (3) to save it.
Done
Your PDF is made. It is shared, saved, or ready to print.
Tips
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Only need some dates? Tap the filter icon next to the share button. Pick a start and end date.
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See Add phone numbers to this PDF? Tap it to put phone numbers under each name. Courts often want this.
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Long chats make long PDFs. A 1,000 message chat is about 40 pages.
Questions
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Yes, when the chat has them. Photos from WhatsApp and Messages imports show in the PDF. Photos from screenshots show as text placeholders.
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The PDF uses the paper size from your region. To change it, print the PDF and pick a size in the print options.
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Anywhere you pick. iCloud Drive, On My iPhone, or a folder from another app like Google Drive.
Start exporting your messages
Available for iPhone, Mac, and Windows. No computer required.