Unbubble: iMessage Exporter

Unbubble exports a conversation from Messages on your iPhone into a file you control, right on the phone. No computer and no backup.

Pick a conversation and Unbubble reads back through its whole history, then gives you:

• A CSV spreadsheet with a timestamp, sender and direction for every message. Exporting texts for The Grey Mirror? Use CSV.
• A PDF record with dates, times, senders, numbered messages and pages, and a fingerprint of its contents, made for printing and keeping.
• Photos, videos and files, if you want them. The PDF shows the photos, and the CSV comes in a zip with a folder of everything.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Unbubble has no account and no server, and nothing leaves your iPhone unless you share it yourself. It keeps only the conversation you pick. The export stays in the app, out of your backups, until you delete it.

OPEN SOURCE
The app's code is public, along with the Shortcut it uses: https://github.com/justlayme/unbubble

HOW IT WORKS
Apple lets Shortcuts read Messages, so Unbubble uses a Shortcut. The first time, Unbubble opens it for you and you tap Add Shortcut. Tap Always Allow when iPhone asks, then keep Unbubble open, unlocked and plugged in while it reads.

Unbubble is free and works on iOS 26 and later.