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How to get your chats out of each app, and what to do with them next.
- How to export a WhatsApp chatStep by step: export a WhatsApp chat on iPhone or Android, with or without media, and open it as a readable chat, PDF or spreadsheet.
- Preparing WhatsApp messages as evidenceHow people usually prepare WhatsApp messages for court, custody or HR: export, keep the original, make a readable transcript and redact. Not legal advice.
- WhatsApp export limits and what the file containsWhat a WhatsApp chat export includes on iPhone, Android, Web and desktop, the old 10,000 and 40,000 message limits, and what is never exported.
- WhatsApp to PDF tools comparedchatview, ChatToCourt, Print Chat, WaChat to PDF, ChatToPDF, iMazing and MobileTrans compared on price, privacy, media and court features.
- Text messages as evidence in a custody caseHow parents usually prepare texts and WhatsApp messages for a custody case: what to keep, how to make a complete transcript and how messages are authenticated.
- Messages in a family court bundle (England and Wales)How to add WhatsApp or text messages to a family court bundle in England and Wales: the 350-page limit, page numbers, an index and keeping the original export.
- Saving messages for a protective orderHow to save threatening or harassing messages safely for a protective or restraining order: what to keep, where to store it and how to make a clear record.
- Keeping the messages of someone who diedWays to keep the texts and WhatsApp messages of a loved one who died: back up your phone, export the chats and turn them into a PDF you can keep or print.
- How to export Telegram chat historyExport a Telegram chat with Telegram Desktop as JSON, then read it as a normal chat, search it and save it as a PDF or spreadsheet.
- How to download your Instagram messagesRequest your Instagram messages through Accounts Center in JSON, download the file and read your DMs as proper threads with fixed emoji.
- How to export ChatGPT conversationsThree ways to save ChatGPT chats: a share link for one chat, the full data export for every chat, and clean PDF, Word or Markdown files.
- Every way to save a ChatGPT chat as a PDFChatGPT has no PDF button for chats. Compare print to PDF, the data export, share links, extensions and chatview on price, privacy and output.
- How to export Claude conversationsExport your Claude conversations from Settings, then search them and save any chat as a clean PDF, Word document or Markdown file.