Export a WhatsApp group chat to PDF
A family group, a body corporate, a team, a class. Groups are where screenshots fall apart. Export the group and get every member's messages named, dated and in order.
Your preview
This is your real file, parsed. Pay only if the result is right.
How it works.
WhatsApp does not give you a document. On iPhone the export is a ZIP file, and on Android it is a text file with any media sent alongside it. Getting that out of the app is the part most people get stuck on, so that is step one.
Export from WhatsApp
On iPhone, open the chat, tap the contact or group name, then Export Chat. On Android, open the chat and tap More options, More, Export chat. Choose Attach Media on iPhone or Include media on Android if you want the photos, or Without Media for a much smaller file. Send it to yourself.
Drop the file in
Upload the ZIP as WhatsApp made it. Do not unzip it first. If Android gave you a .txt with the photos as separate files, put them in one zip together, because this takes one file. You will see the participants, the message count and the real formatting straight away, for free.
Check it, then pay
If the names, dates and layout look right, pay once and download the full PDF. If something looks wrong, close the tab and nothing is charged.
Four ways to print it.
Every sample below is page one of a real PDF, made from the same sample as the one above by the same code that makes your file. Pick a style when you preview, and change it as often as you like.
What is different about groups
- Every member gets their own colour, used the same way in the preview and the PDF, so a long thread stays readable.
- System messages like "Thabo added Sarah" are kept by default because they matter for a record, or you can hide them with one option.
- A group can have far more messages than a one to one chat. The price is set by the size of the chat, and you see it in the preview before paying.
How to export a group
Exactly like any chat. On iPhone, tap the group name at the top and choose Export Chat. On Android, tap the three dots, More, Export chat. Any member can export a group, but only the messages that are on their own phone.
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Questions, answered.
Can I export only one person's messages from a group?
Does it show who was in the group?
Can an admin export more than a member?
Is there a member limit?
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