Open and read a WhatsApp chat export, free
Drop the .zip WhatsApp gave you. It is read on your own device and comes back as a printable PDF, plain text, a spreadsheet or a single web page.
- Read in this browser
- Never uploaded
- No account, no email
Drop your export here
The .zip (or .txt) from WhatsApp’s Export chat
Choose fileWhat you can take away, free
Printable, with every message dated and numbered. Chrome and Edge add page numbers.
Text
Every message in date order, with the file name where a photo or voice message was.
Spreadsheet
One row per message, with date, time, sender and type in their own columns.
Web page
One file that opens in any browser and is easy to read and send on.
What this page does, and what it does not
Your file stays on your device
The .zip is opened by your browser. There is no upload and no copy on our side.
It counts, it does not listen
Voice messages are counted and named where they were sent. Writing them out is part of the paid record.
How to export a WhatsApp chat
- 1Open the chat in WhatsApp.
- 2Tap the contact or group name at the top.
- 3Scroll down and tap Export chat.
- 4Choose With all media (Attach media on older versions), needed for voice messages.
- 5Pick Save to Files, then upload that .zip here.
WhatsApp only hands the file to where you send it, so choose a place you can open from this device.