WhatsApp messages for court, as a numbered transcript
Screenshots invite the question of what was left out. Export the whole chat and get a transcript where every message is numbered, dated, timed and attributed, laid out so it photocopies cleanly.
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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 the formal transcript looks like
This page is set to the Formal style. It opens with an export summary: the participants, the number of messages and the first and last dates. Then every message gets its own ruled entry with a sequence number, the date and time, the sender and the text. Numbered entries let you, your lawyer and the other side all refer to "message 412" instead of "the one in the middle of page nine".
It is in greyscale, so a black and white copier loses nothing. Photos you include appear with the message they were sent in.
What this is, and what it is not
It is an accurate reformat of the file WhatsApp exported. It is not a certified copy, a forensic extraction or proof of who typed a message, and the document says so on its face. Whether a court will accept it, and what else it needs (an affidavit, the phone, an expert), depends on your court and your case. Ask your lawyer or the court office.
Keep the original export file exactly as WhatsApp made it. If anyone questions the transcript, the original can be checked against it.
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Questions, answered.
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