What if emoji or accents look wrong in Excel?

Open a blank sheet. Click Data, then From Text/CSV. Pick the file. Set File Origin to 65001: Unicode (UTF-8).

What if a date shows as ####?

The column is too narrow. Make it wider.

What if a cell starts with an apostrophe?

On iPhone, TextPort adds it to text that starts with =, +, -, or @. The spreadsheet app then keeps it as text. You can leave it.

What if I need more than one chat?

On iPhone, tap … in Saved Chats, then Select. Tap the chats, then tap the export button. On a computer, see many chats on Mac or all conversations on Windows.

What if you need only some dates?

See Export only a date range, or only some dates on Windows.

What if the chat is not in TextPort yet?

See Pick a way to import a chat.

What if none of these problems match mine?

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

A plain text file laid out in rows and columns. Excel, Numbers, and Google Sheets all open it.

Are photos in the spreadsheet?

No. On iPhone and Mac, a column names each file. On Windows, the Attachment column says only if there is one.

Does editing the spreadsheet change my chat?

No. The file is a copy. TextPort and your messages stay as they are.

How to turn a chat into a spreadsheet

iPhone, Mac, and Windows 3 steps · Updated Nov 5, 2026

Quick answer

In TextPort, open the chat. Export it as Spreadsheet.
Save the CSV file, or send it to yourself.
Open the file in Excel, Numbers, or Google Sheets.

Each message is then one row, with its date, sender, and text.

On Mac: How to export one chat to PDF, CSV, or TXT on Mac
On Windows: How to export a conversation to PDF, CSV, or TXT on Windows

What you need

✓TextPort on your iPhone, Mac, or Windows PC, with the chat in it
✓Excel, Numbers, or a Google account

Steps

iPhone

Export the chat as Spreadsheet

Follow Export a chat to CSV. Tap Files to save the file.

Mac

Export the chat as Spreadsheet

Follow Export one chat on Mac. Click Spreadsheet (2). Pick a folder.

Windows

Export the conversation as Spreadsheet (CSV)

Follow Export a conversation on Windows. Check Spreadsheet (CSV). Pick a folder.

Open the file

On a computer, double-click it. On iPhone, tap it in Files, tap the share button, then tap Excel or Numbers.

For Google Sheets, click File, then Import, then Upload. Pick the file.
Read the rows

Each row is one message. The columns differ a little between iPhone, Mac, and Windows.

Done

The chat is in a spreadsheet. You can sort it, filter it, and count it there.

Problems

What you seeWhat to do

Emoji or accents look wrong in Excel.: Open a blank sheet. Click Data, then From Text/CSV. Pick the file. Set File Origin to 65001: Unicode (UTF-8).
A date shows as ####.: The column is too narrow. Make it wider.
A cell starts with an apostrophe.: On iPhone, TextPort adds it to text that starts with =, +, -, or @. The spreadsheet app then keeps it as text. You can leave it.
You need more than one chat.: On iPhone, tap … in Saved Chats, then Select. Tap the chats, then tap the export button. On a computer, see many chats on Mac or all conversations on Windows.
You need only some dates.: See Export only a date range, or only some dates on Windows.
The chat is not in TextPort yet.: See Pick a way to import a chat.
None of these match.: Email [email protected]. Say which step you were on. Say what you saw. We usually reply within a day.

Questions

: A plain text file laid out in rows and columns. Excel, Numbers, and Google Sheets all open it.
: No. On iPhone and Mac, a column names each file. On Windows, the Attachment column says only if there is one.
: No. The file is a copy. TextPort and your messages stay as they are.