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WhatsApp exports
WhatsApp exports
7 guides
Turn a WhatsApp chat into a searchable PDF on iPhone.
Use WhatsApp’s own Export Chat file as the source. TextTrace reads the transcript directly, keeps included media connected, and creates a PDF after you review the record.
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Open the WhatsApp TXT you already have.
WhatsApp’s Export Chat command creates a transcript. TextTrace parses supported TXT or ZIP files directly, then gives you search, attachment context, and practical export formats.
4 min · Updated 2026-09-05→Print a WhatsApp conversation without printing chaos.
Move the conversation into a reviewable record first. Then print a searchable PDF with the people, visible dates, message order, and selected attachments kept in context.
6 min · Updated 2026-09-05→Keep WhatsApp messages and media in the same review path.
A with-media export is more than a transcript. It is a ZIP containing the TXT plus the attachments WhatsApp included, ready to be matched and checked in context.
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Make a busy WhatsApp group readable again.
Group chats add participants, system events, repeated names, and more media. Import the supported export, narrow the scope, and check the record before creating a PDF.
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Keep the voice note next to the messages around it.
A transcript is useful for search, not a replacement for the audio. Import the available attachment, transcribe supported audio when needed, and check important wording by listening.
6 min · Updated 2026-09-05→Do not call a WhatsApp export complete until you check it.
A transcript can look polished and still begin late, end early, omit media, or carry gaps from the source. Use a repeatable boundary check before relying on the record.
7 min · Updated 2026-09-05→iPhone, iMessage and visual capture
iPhone, iMessage and visual capture
6 guidesTurn chat screenshots into text you can search.
Choose up to 40 clear screenshots in reading order. TextTrace sends necessary unique visual frames through its backend to Google Vision, builds a conversation record, and keeps your selected source for review.
5 min · Updated 2026-09-05→Turn a visible iMessage thread into a PDF on iPhone.
TextTrace does not connect to your Messages database. It works from the screenshots or screen recording you deliberately select, then gives you a record to review before export.
6 min · Updated 2026-09-05→Print the conversation with dates people can follow.
A message without its visible date, sender side, or surrounding replies can be difficult to interpret. Capture the thread deliberately and verify those details before printing.
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Save the part of a long conversation you can actually verify.
“Entire conversation” is a completeness claim. Define the boundaries, capture visible segments with overlap, and record what the selected source does—and does not—cover.
7 min · Updated 2026-09-05→Scroll once. Search the visible conversation afterward.
A careful screen recording can capture a longer visible thread than individual screenshots. TextTrace selects useful unique frames, recognizes visible text, and builds a record for review.
7 min · Updated 2026-09-05→Review WhatsApp chats from an accessible iPhone backup on Mac.
When direct WhatsApp Export Chat is not the right scope, TextTrace for Mac can inspect a user-selected, accessible unencrypted Finder or iTunes backup for supported WhatsApp data.
7 min · Updated 2026-09-05→Other chat apps
Other chat apps
4 guidesTurn the Instagram DMs you can see into a record you can search.
TextTrace does not connect to your Instagram account. You choose the visible screenshots or screen recording, review the extracted conversation, and decide what to export.
6 min · Updated 2026-09-05→Make a visible Messenger conversation easier to review.
Use selected screenshots for a short exchange or a careful screen recording for a longer one. TextTrace builds a searchable record from visible content—not from a Facebook login.
6 min · Updated 2026-09-05→Create a searchable record from the Telegram chat on screen.
For the iPhone workflow, TextTrace uses the visual source you select. It does not sign in to Telegram or promise access to cloud, secret, deleted, or off-screen content.
6 min · Updated 2026-09-05→Organize the Signal messages that are still visible.
TextTrace works from screenshots or a screen recording you explicitly select. It does not bypass Signal protections, access hidden data, or recover messages that have disappeared.
6 min · Updated 2026-09-05→Attorney, HR and dispute workflows
Attorney, HR and dispute workflows
6 guidesPrepare messages for your attorney to review.
Start with the scope the reviewer needs. Keep the source, preserve surrounding context, check extracted wording, and hand over a readable file through an approved channel.
6 min · Updated 2026-09-05→Find the pattern, approval, delivery date, or payment message.
Use a scoped conversation record to review what happened over time—without turning TextTrace into employee monitoring or promising an outcome in a dispute.
6 min · Updated 2026-09-05→Give a small-claims reviewer a timeline, not a screenshot pile.
Start with the disputed agreement, delivery, payment, or follow-up dates. Keep the original source, include surrounding context, and separate what the messages show from what you infer.
7 min · Updated 2026-09-05→Turn co-parenting messages into a neutral review timeline.
Focus on verifiable exchanges about schedules, handoffs, school, health, expenses, and follow-up. Keep context and let your attorney decide what is relevant.
7 min · Updated 2026-09-05→Prepare workplace messages for a focused HR review.
Preserve what was said, when it appeared, who was visibly involved, and what followed. Keep your notes separate and use the reporting channel your organization provides.
7 min · Updated 2026-09-05→Connect the promise, delivery, invoice, and follow-up.
Payment disputes are easier to review when messages are tied to concrete events. Search the conversation, verify dates and amounts, and keep contracts and invoices as separate supporting sources.
7 min · Updated 2026-09-05→Formats, integrity and specialist review
Formats, integrity and specialist review
4 guidesPut each message into a row you can filter.
Import the conversation, review the reconstructed record, then export CSV for sorting by people, visible dates, text, and other available fields.
4 min · Updated 2026-09-05→Choose PDF for reading. Choose CSV for working.
The same reviewed conversation can serve different jobs. A PDF preserves a readable sequence; a CSV turns message fields into rows you can filter and analyze.
6 min · Updated 2026-09-05→A checksum can reveal a changed file—not prove the whole story.
TextTrace can create SHA-256 checksum information alongside supported exports. The value helps compare exact file bytes later, within a much narrower claim than authenticity.
7 min · Updated 2026-09-05→Use RSMF when the receiving workflow asks for structure.
RSMF packages short-message data for compatible specialist review systems. It is not a prettier PDF and should not be the default when the recipient simply needs to read a conversation.
8 min · Updated 2026-09-05→Choose the source you actually have
Use a WhatsApp TXT or ZIP when the app can export the conversation directly. Use selected screenshots or a scrolling screen recording when the conversation is only visible on screen.
Every visual extraction needs review. TextTrace keeps the source available so important wording can be checked before the next handoff.
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Turn the conversation into something you can use.
Import it. Check it. Search it. Export the format your next step needs.