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How to Export Your Texts

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iMessage (Mac)

Open Terminal on your Mac and paste this command:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://lovereplay.app/export.sh)"

You can read the full script source before running it.

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About Full Disk Access

This is the same permission the Messages app uses to read your texts. The script walks you through granting it. After granting access, quit Terminal (Cmd+Q) and rerun the command once.

What does this script do?
  1. 1 Installs Homebrew (a widely-used Mac package manager) if needed
  2. 2 Installs imessage-exporter (an open-source tool for reading iMessages)
  3. 3 Helps you grant Full Disk Access (the same permission the Messages app uses to read your texts)
  4. 4 Shows your conversations and lets you pick ONE to export
  5. 5 Saves the export to your Desktop
Video walkthrough
Manual method (advanced)
  1. Install Homebrew: brew install imessage-exporter
  2. Grant Full Disk Access to Terminal in System Settings
  3. Run: imessage-exporter -f txt -o ~/Desktop
WhatsApp (Phone)

iPhone steps

  1. 1 Open the 1:1 chat you want to analyze in WhatsApp.
  2. 2 Tap the contact name at the top, then scroll and tap Export Chat.
  3. 3 Choose Without Media for the fastest upload.
  4. 4 Save to Files or send it to yourself, then upload that exported file on the wrap form.

Android steps

  1. 1 Open the 1:1 chat in WhatsApp.
  2. 2 Tap menu (⋮) → More → Export chat.
  3. 3 Choose Without media.
  4. 4 Save or share the export file to a location you can upload from.

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