How to Export WhatsApp Chat to PDF?

WhatsApp is one of the most popular social media platforms. The best feature of WhatsApp is that it is end-to-end encrypted, making it one of the safest ways to communicate and share media. However, WhatsApp doesn’t store any media in their cloud, so if you switch your device or re-install, you might lose your data. To protect the data, you have to take backups, or some people also want to export their WhatsApp chat history to PD format. WhatsApp mostly has text-based conversations, so the backup was stored in text file format. Therefore, yes, you can export your chats to PDF format. Today we will share this guide that will help you export WhatsApp chat history to PDF with the step-by-step instructions mentioned below.

How do I export a WhatsApp chat history as a PDF file?

You can create a backup of WhatsApp in text format, so let’s check this out without further ado.

Exporting the chat from WhatsApp

Before proceeding, ensure that you have the latest version of WhatsApp. Follow the steps mentioned below.

• Open WhatsApp
• Then, head over to the chat.
  • If you want to export WhatsApp chat history to PDF,
• Now, click on the triple-dot menu and click on more.
• Choose Export Chat from the drop-down menu.
• A new pop-up appears
  • Backup with Media in Conversation or Without Media.
    • Backup with Media in Conversation
      • This means your chat also includes media alongside the chat.
    • Backup Without Media in Conversation
      • Means Expected Media: All your documents will be backed up.
• After that, choose email or online cloud storage.
  • Note: After the backup, your data hasn’t been encrypted.
  • Also, as we want to chat in PDF format, we use it to keep backups and then later export to PDF.
• With the Sharing Option
  • Mail
    • The email will be attached to the mail.
    • Enter your email address, and then send
  • Cloud
    • Choose an Account
    • Next, navigate to the directory where you want to save your backup.
• So, once your backup is finished, it will be saved or sent to you according to your preference.
• That’s it

So, once you have created the backup, you can convert it into PDF format. Follow the following guide to perform the next steps:

Convert the Export Chat to.pdf on the Desktop

For this, you need to use any text editor, and we recommend you use Microsoft Office Word. Let’s check out the following described method:

• Open Microsoft Word on your desktop.
  • You can also use Microsoft Word Online or any text editor service.
    • Some Suggestion
      • Notepad++
• Then, click on the File tab.
  • Placed in the upper-left corner of Microsoft Office Word
• Next, click on Open, and then select Browse.
• It opens Windows Explorer.
  • As Microsoft default will show.docx files
    • Change the file type to a.txt file or all files.
      • Change from the bottom-right option in Explorer
• Once you locate the file, double-click to open it in MS Word.
• After opening the file, it will start to show the chat.
  • There, you can text your chat alongside the timestamp.
• Next, click on the File tab and select Save as
• Locate where you want to save the file, and then choose Save as a PDF file.
  • Options to save files will appear at the bottom-left
    • Select the PDF file type. 
• Then, save the file, and your chat is now saved in PDF format.
• That’s it.

Not to mention, you can also perform this on your smartphone by using any text editor. Follow the next guide to check on a smartphone.

How to Export Chat to.pdf on a Smartphone

Here, you can use WPS Office, or you can use MS Office on mobile. Follow the following guide to perform:

• Launch the WPS office and then add the file to the WPS office.
  • Browse to the file where you have saved
• After that, it will show the text file of your chat alongside the timestamp.
• Click on Export and save the file in.pdf format to your preferred location.
• That’s it