Textlore
Search and keep your iMessage and WhatsApp history
MacFree trial
The verdict
Built for the iMessage and WhatsApp for Mac history already on your Mac, Textlore lets you search, keep and export every message from any year. It also lists every book, show, restaurant and app friends recommended to you, with their exact words, and every promise you made in a text. It only reads your messages and keeps everything on your Mac.
Get it if
You want to find old texts fast or keep a copy of years of iMessage history.
Skip it if
You only search texts from last week. The search in Messages covers that.
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What it helps you do
- Find any text from any year in seconds
- See every recommendation friends texted you
- Track promises you made over text
- Export your message history to keep
Plans and prices
Trial
Free
14 days free, no account
Textlore
$20once
At launch price, list price $39
What changed
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The details
- Runs on
- Mac
- No account
- Works without signing up
- Offline
- Works without internet
- Free trial
- Try the paid version first
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