Message Exporter: Chat Backup
Export Messages to PDF & CSV
Only for Mac
Free · In‑App Purchases
Mac
Export any date range from your Mac's Messages — with the photos, videos and files people actually sent you — and keep it as a searchable local archive.
Message Exporter turns important Mac Messages conversations into clean, local archives you can keep, search, share, or analyze.
Browse conversations, search message text, choose a date range, and export in the format that fits your workflow. Message Exporter also finds and saves the shared media from a conversation — photos, videos, PDFs, documents and other attachments.
Everything happens on your Mac. Message content is never uploaded to a cloud service.
FEATURES
• Read messages from your Mac — just grant Messages folder access when prompted
• Import from local encrypted iPhone backups stored on this Mac
• Search contacts, conversations, and message text
• Preview conversations before export
• Export selected date ranges
• Free: export the last 3 days as plain text, plus shared photos, videos, PDFs, and files from the last 3 days
• Pro: any time range — 7 days, 30 days, all time, and more
• Pro formats: PDF, HTML, CSV, Excel (.xlsx)
• Pro media export: save shared photos, videos, PDFs, and files in a ZIP for any time range
• Sign in with Apple, Google, or email
PRO SUBSCRIPTION
• $4.99/month, billed through your Apple ID
• Unlocks all export formats, time ranges, and full attachment downloads
• Auto-renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings
PRIVACY
Your messages and files stay on your Mac unless you choose to export them. Sign-in is used to sync your Pro subscription status across devices.
REQUIREMENTS
• macOS 14 or later
• Grant access to your Messages folder when prompted (no Full Disk Access needed)
• For iPhone backup import: a local encrypted backup on this Mac
Support: https://softflourish.com/support
Privacy: https://softflourish.com/privacy
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• Adding an iPhone backup now switches to it automatically instead of staying on "Mac".
• If no backup is found, or the one found is over 30 days old, you now get clear guidance on making a fresh one in Finder.
The developer, Fenul LLC, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Fenul LLC
- Size
- 5.7 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Message Exporter Pro $4.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Soft Flourish