How do I print a WhatsApp conversation?

Export it from the phone, drop the export here, pick the period, then save the PDF: it prints like any document.

Are the photos in the PDF?

Yes, as thumbnails, if the export was made with media. Voice notes and videos are cited by name and fingerprint.

Does the PDF prove the messages are authentic?

No. It formats the export and says which file it comes from. When the stakes justify it, a bailiff's report made on the phone remains the way to go.

Convert a WhatsApp chat to PDF

Drop the export, pick the period or the messages, and the PDF is ready: as bubbles like on the phone or as a dated table, with the photos, omissions written in their place and a record that ties it to its file.

Or drop a WhatsApp chat export (.zip with media, or .txt) here. Nothing is uploaded: the files stay in this tab.

When to use it

The lawyer asks for the chat "printed", with dates, and only the period of the dispute.

A chat must be kept in a file, readable in ten years, without depending on the phone.

What this tool does

Two layouts: bubbles like on the phone, your messages on the right, or a table of date, time, author, text.
The extract you choose, with left-out messages counted and written in their place: "214 messages left out from 3 to 9 March".
Photos as thumbnails, other media cited by name and fingerprint.
"Exhibit 12" at the top of pages if you want, and a production record: source file and SHA-256 fingerprint, how the date was read, participants, omissions, observations.
PDF/A as an option for archiving, which can carry the original export.

What it does not do: Klarinbox formats what the export contains; it says nothing about its authenticity or admissibility. The record describes the source file; it does not certify that the messages were not altered. Times are those of the phone that exported.

What it reads

WhatsApp exports from iPhone or Android: .zip with media, or .txt only.
One-to-one and group chats, in the phone's common languages.

No file is uploaded: the message is read by your browser, in this tab, and the page is not allowed to open a connection to any other site.

Frequently asked questions

How do I print a WhatsApp conversation?: Export it from the phone, drop the export here, pick the period, then save the PDF: it prints like any document.
Are the photos in the PDF?: Yes, as thumbnails, if the export was made with media. Voice notes and videos are cited by name and fingerprint.
Does the PDF prove the messages are authentic?: No. It formats the export and says which file it comes from. When the stakes justify it, a bailiff's report made on the phone remains the way to go.

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