# Unbubble: iMessage Exporter — Open source. PDF and CSV.

> Open source. PDF and CSV. (iPhone/iPad app by Terri Weant.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/unbubble-imessage-exporter/id6829522001 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Terri Weant](https://appshunter.io/developer/6795808981)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: +4
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 1 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-11-02
- Data updated: 2026-11-06

## What is Unbubble?

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 history, then gives you:

• A PDF record with dates, times, senders, numbered messages and pages, and a fingerprint of its contents. It's made for printing and for keeping records. Ask your attorney what your court requires.
• A CSV spreadsheet with a timestamp, sender and direction for every message.
• 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. Long histories can take a while.

Unbubble is free. It exports one-to-one conversations on iOS 26 or later. It contains the messages iOS makes available, which may not be every message ever sent. Unbubble does not certify a record.

## Is Unbubble safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Unbubble.

## Is Unbubble legit?

Unbubble: iMessage Exporter has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Unbubble is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-11-03

Exporting now works on iOS 26 as well as iOS 27. It uses an updated Shortcut, Unbubble Export 2: the first time you tap Start export, Unbubble opens it so you can tap Add Shortcut, then carries on when you come back.

### 1.0 — 2026-11-02

No release notes.

## More apps by Terri Weant

- [The Grey Mirror: Chat Analysis](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-grey-mirror-chat-analysis/id6799236359)

All apps by Terri Weant: https://appshunter.io/developer/6795808981

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