WhatsApp chat export guides

How to export a WhatsApp chat, what the export contains and how to read, print or keep it. Every guide links to WhatsApp's own help pages or other sources. To convert an export now, use the free PrintChats tool.

• How to Export a WhatsApp Chat on iPhone

  Step by step: export a WhatsApp chat on iPhone as a .zip with or without media, where to save it and how to turn it into a PDF.

• How to Export a WhatsApp Chat on Android

  Export a WhatsApp chat on Android with More options, More, Export chat, choose media or no media, and save the file where you can open it.

• Export a WhatsApp Chat With Photos and Media

  What Include media and Without media change in a WhatsApp export, why only recent media comes along, and how to keep photos in the PDF.

• WhatsApp Chat Export Limits: Messages and Media

  How many messages and how much media a WhatsApp export holds, what the official help says, and what the widely quoted 10,000 and 40,000 figures mean.

• What Is Inside a WhatsApp Chat Export Zip

  The files in a WhatsApp export: _chat.txt or WhatsApp Chat with name.txt, how media files are named on iPhone and Android, and the encryption notice.

• How to Open and Read an Exported WhatsApp Chat

  Open a WhatsApp export .txt or .zip and read it as chat bubbles with photos, search it and filter by date, without uploading it anywhere.

• How to Print a WhatsApp Chat or Save It as PDF

  Print a WhatsApp conversation or save it as a PDF with photos: export the chat, open it in PrintChats, filter it and use Save as PDF.

• Why Export Chat Is Missing or Blocked in WhatsApp

  Export chat greyed out or missing? Advanced Chat Privacy, where to look on each platform, old app versions and the messages an export never includes.

• Saving a WhatsApp Chat as a Record or Evidence

  How to keep a WhatsApp conversation as a complete, well documented record. General information only, not legal advice: ask a lawyer about evidence.

• WhatsApp Chat to PDF on a Mac or PC

  Turn a WhatsApp chat into a PDF on a computer: export from WhatsApp on Web, Windows or Mac, or move the phone export over, then print to PDF.

• How to Export a WhatsApp Group Chat

  Export a WhatsApp group chat on iPhone or Android, what changes compared with a one to one chat, and how to read or print it with every member's name.

• Export Only Part of a WhatsApp Chat by Date

  Keep or print just one date range of a WhatsApp chat: the custom date range on WhatsApp desktop, and the From and To filter for phone exports.

• Can You Export All WhatsApp Chats at Once?

  WhatsApp exports one chat at a time. The fastest way to export many chats, what a backup or account report covers instead, and how to keep them organised.

• WhatsApp Backup vs Export Chat: The Difference

  A backup restores chats inside WhatsApp; an export is a readable copy you keep outside it. What each one includes, where it lives and when to use which.

• Can You Import an Exported WhatsApp Chat?

  Why a WhatsApp export .zip or .txt cannot be imported back into WhatsApp, what to use to restore chats instead, and how to still read the export.

• Save WhatsApp Chats Before Changing Phones

  A checklist before you switch phones, reset one or delete a chat: back up or transfer to keep chats in WhatsApp, and export the ones you want to read later.

• How to Email a WhatsApp Chat to Yourself

  Send a WhatsApp chat export by email from iPhone or Android, what to do when it is too big to attach, and how to open the file on the other side.

• Where Does a WhatsApp Chat Export Go?

  WhatsApp does not keep the exported chat in a fixed folder: it goes wherever you share it. How to find the .zip or .txt on iPhone, Android and computers.

• How to Export a Chat in WhatsApp Business

  Export a customer conversation from the WhatsApp Business app, keep chats before moving a number to an API provider, and handle customer data with care.

• Search a WhatsApp Chat by Date or Keyword

  Find old WhatsApp messages: search by word or jump to a date inside the app, or export the chat and search it with a date filter in your browser.