Open WhatsApp export ZIPs. Search years of messages, browse media and voice notes, and save important chats as PDF.
Open WhatsApp export ZIP files. Search years of messages, browse media and voice notes, and save important chats as PDFs.
Chat Archive turns an imported conversation into a clear archive: readable in order, searchable by word or date, with included media, files, and voice notes kept in context. When it matters, save it as a readable PDF record.
Useful for
- Reading exported chats in a clean timeline.
- Finding old messages by word, name, date, place, or detail.
- Saving important chats as PDF for personal records, printing, sharing, or review.
- Preserving important conversations outside WhatsApp.
- Reviewing included photos, documents, attachments, and voice notes beside the messages they came with.
- Transcribing included voice messages with on-device speech recognition when supported by your iPhone and language.
How it works
1. Export a chat from WhatsApp as a ZIP file.
2. Open the exported ZIP file in Chat Archive.
3. Read, search, review media, transcribe voice messages, and create a PDF.
4. Check the imported chat and generated PDF, then unlock full access to save, share, or print when you are ready.
Privacy
Imported chats are processed locally on your device. Chat Archive works with ZIP files you choose to open and turns their contents into a readable, searchable archive.
Try before unlocking
Import one of your WhatsApp export ZIP files and verify the imported chat, search results, media, voice messages, and generated PDF before unlocking full access.
Disclaimer
Chat Archive is an independent app and is not affiliated with WhatsApp, Meta, or their products. It creates readable archives from files you provide.
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Privacy: https://chatarchive.app/privacy
Ratings & Reviews
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New: Find the right moment faster with Advanced Search.
Instead of scrolling through an entire conversation, describe what you remember and let Chat Archive narrow it down.
• Narrow a long conversation using words, senders, dates, times, weekdays, or attachment details.
• Add nearby clues—like a person, phrase, photo, or document—to find the right part of the conversation.
• Stay flexible with alternatives when you’re unsure, or use whole words and exact phrases when you need precision.
• Recognize the right result before opening it with clear excerpts and attachment previews.
• Open a result, then return without rebuilding your search.
Search is also more comfortable to use on smaller screens and with larger text.
Version 2.1.0
The developer, Danilo Souza, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
Purchases
Location
Identifiers
Usage Data
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Purchases
Location
Identifiers
Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Seller
Danilo Souza
Size
46.9 MB
Category
Utilities
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.