Generate PDFs of your text message conversations directly on your Android phone — no backup files, no desktop app, and no computer required.

Video Tutorial

Step 1: Download the App

Download and install TextExhibit from the Google Play Store:

Get it on Google Play

Step 2: Grant Permissions

When you first open the app, it will ask for permission to access your text messages. Grant the requested permissions and wait for the app to load your conversations.

Step 3: Select Conversations

Select the conversation(s) you want to export to PDFs from the list, then tap “Configure Export”.

Step 4: Set Display Names

If you want display names to appear differently than the names in your Contacts app, you can modify them here. This is cosmetic only — it will not change the contact names on your phone.

Step 5: Set Date Range (Optional)

If you only need messages from a specific time period, set a date range to limit the export. Otherwise, all messages in the selected conversations will be included.

Step 6: Add Device Info (Optional)

You can include your device name and serial number in the footer of every page of the PDF. To find your serial number:

  1. Tap “Find in Settings” — this opens your phone’s About settings
  2. Scroll down and tap Model
  3. Long press on Serial Number and tap Copy
  4. Go back to the TextExhibit app and paste it into the Serial Number text box

Step 7: Choose Output Folder

Tap “Choose…” to pick an output folder on your device where the PDFs will be saved.

Step 8: Export

Tap “Export” and wait for the process to complete.

Step 9: View & Share Your PDFs

Once the export finishes:

  • Tap “Open Folder” to view the generated PDFs directly on your device
  • Tap “Share to Drive” to share a single .zip file containing all generated PDFs and extracted media to Google Drive or other destinations

Free Trial & Unlocking

The Android app starts in free trial mode with watermarks, redacted text messages, and a limit of 3 exports. To unlock full capabilities, use the in-app purchase option — this is a one-time purchase that permanently removes all limitations.