Print text messages for court as a clean, numbered PDF
Works with Android text messages (SMS & MMS) and WhatsApp chats. Every message is numbered and timestamped. You get a cover sheet listing who took part, an attachment index, and a SHA-256 fingerprint of the original file. Everything runs in your browser, so your messages are never uploaded.
Android SMS backup (.xml) or WhatsApp export (.zip / .txt), or click to choose it
Tip: click any message below to redact it. Its number stays in the record and the text is replaced with [REDACTED]. In the print dialog, choose Save as PDF.
Android text messages (SMS & MMS)
Install the free SMS Backup & Restore app (by SyncTech) from Google Play. Tap Back up, keep Messages selected, and save the backup to your phone. Then open this page on your phone and choose the sms-….xml file, or move it to a computer first. Pick the conversation you need from the list.
iPhone text messages (iMessage)
Not supported yet. iPhone texts can only be exported through a computer backup. If the conversation is also on WhatsApp, use that export below.
WhatsApp chats
iPhone: open the chat, tap the contact or group name, then Export Chat. Choose Attach Media if you want the attachment index to match the files. Android: open the chat, tap ⋮, then More and Export chat. Send the file to yourself and open this page on the device that has it.
Questions
- Are my messages uploaded anywhere?
- No. The file is read and formatted by JavaScript in your own browser. You can switch off Wi-Fi after the page loads and it still works.
- What's free and what's paid?
- The preview is free and shows the whole conversation. The PDF of the first 40 messages is free, with a watermark. The full PDF without a watermark is a one-off $9. You pay once, there's no subscription, and it unlocks this browser.
- What does the SHA-256 hash do?
- It's a fingerprint of the exact export file you used. If anyone questions the PDF, re-hashing the original file will show it hasn't changed.
- Will a court accept it?
- Rules differ by court and country, so ask your lawyer. Texts for Court produces the format usually asked for: sender, date and time on every message, consecutive numbering, nothing silently removed. This is not legal advice.