How to analyze chat exports
Get your messages out of WhatsApp, iMessage, Instagram, Telegram or Messenger, load them, read the counts and decide what to do with the report.
- Steps
- 4
- Time needed
- About two minutes
- Apps covered
- WhatsApp, iMessage, Instagram, Telegram, Messenger
- Other inputs
- Pasted text, chat screenshots
How to analyze chat exports in four steps
Get the messages out of the app
Each app does this differently: WhatsApp has Export chat, Telegram Desktop exports a result.json, Instagram and Messenger give you a JSON download, and iMessage has to be copied as text. The app pages below give the exact taps.
Load them into the analyzer
Drop the file in, paste the text or add a screenshot. The page reads it in your browser and asks which person is you.
Look at the excerpt before it is sent
Names, phone numbers, emails, links and addresses are masked on your device. You see the excerpt that would be sent for the AI part, and can edit or delete lines.
Read the counts, then decide about the report
The free preview gives the numbers and a short observation. Decide whether the paid report, with a quoted line behind every point and three replies, is worth it for this conversation.
How to analyze chat exports: pick the right route for your app
Start from the chat analyzer and choose the route that matches where the conversation lives. WhatsApp gives the cleanest file. Telegram needs the desktop app. Instagram and Messenger are requested from the account settings and arrive later as a download. iMessage has no export button, so you copy the text or use screenshots.
What the file should contain
Text messages with a sender and a time on each line. Media is not analyzed, so leave it out. The more of the conversation you include, the steadier the counts; for a reply draft, the last ten to thirty messages are usually enough.
Read counts as counts
Reply time includes sleep, work and plain forgetting. A double-text is two messages in a row from the same person and says nothing about feelings. The numbers help you notice a pattern. They do not explain it, and the report marks every guess as a guess.
Only chats you are in
You must be a participant in the conversation and 18 or older. Do not load someone else's private chat. The result is for entertainment and self-reflection and is not psychological or legal advice.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to export the whole chat?
No. A recent stretch, such as the last month, is enough to see a pattern. Very old messages can mislead if the relationship has changed.
Can I analyze a group chat?
Yes. Each sender is counted separately and you pick which one is you.
What if my app is not listed?
Paste the text or add screenshots. Any conversation you can read can be pasted.
Load a conversation
Drop a file, paste text or add a screenshot.