WhatsApp chat to PDF on iPhone, no computer needed
You can do the whole thing on your iPhone in about two minutes.
- In WhatsApp, open the chat → tap the name at the top → Export Chat → Attach Media or Without Media → Save to Files → choose On My iPhone → Save.
- Open Safari and go to paperthread.app.
- Tap the upload box → Browse → find the zip you just saved (named “WhatsApp Chat - …”).
- Choose a layout and tap Free preview. The preview PDF downloads, and you can open it from the download arrow in Safari.
- If it looks right, unlock the full PDF. It saves to Files → Downloads, ready to share or print.
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- For very long chats (10,000+ messages) a computer is faster. AirDrop the zip to a Mac, or use the date filter.
- To print: open the PDF in Files → share button → Print.