Get Include WhatsApp Photos, Videos & Documents in PDF Conversion with ChatToPDF's Advanced Features
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What Is Media & Attachment Preservation?
WhatsApp conversations often include photos, videos, documents, and voice messages that are crucial context. Our Complete and Professional tiers extract and embed these media files directly into the PDF, organizing them chronologically with the messages. Photos appear inline, videos are represented with thumbnails and metadata, and documents are noted with file details.
Why It Matters
Context is everything.
A message saying 'here's the damage' means nothing without the accompanying photo.
For business documentation, insurance claims, real estate records, or customer service documentation, the media attachments often contain crucial context.
Having everything in one PDF document prevents losing context and makes your documentation more complete.
How to Use This Feature
Export your WhatsApp chat
Open WhatsApp, select the chat you want to convert, tap Menu > More > Export chat. Choose 'Include Media' if you want photos, videos, and audio files in your PDF.
Upload to ChatToPDF
Visit ChatToPDF.com and select your pricing tier. Media & Attachment Preservation is available in all tiers. Upload your exported WhatsApp file (TXT or ZIP format).
Download your PDF
Your PDF will be generated with media & attachment preservation automatically included. Download and review the final document to ensure everything looks correct.
Perfect For These Use Cases
Professional documentation
Preserve photos shared in business communications
Insurance claims
Include photos of accident damage sent after incident
Real estate
Document property conditions with timestamped photos
Customer service
Preserve product issue photos and return item conditions
Construction
Maintain project progress photos and site condition documentation
Healthcare
Include photos of conditions shared with healthcare providers
Technical Details
- WhatsApp exports media as separate files in a ZIP archive.
- Our system extracts these files, matches them to the correct message timestamps, and embeds photos directly into the PDF at appropriate resolution for clarity while keeping file sizes manageable.
- Videos are represented with thumbnails and metadata.
- Voice messages show duration and timestamp.
- The process maintains the original chronological order from the conversation.
Limitations & Considerations
⚠️Very large media files
Very large media files may be resized for PDF inclusion to keep file sizes reasonable.
⚠️Videos cannot play within
Videos cannot play within PDFs but are represented with thumbnails and file information.
⚠️If media was deleted from your phone before export
it cannot be included.
⚠️Voice messages are noted
Voice messages are noted but audio cannot be embedded in PDF format (audio files are included separately).
Frequently Asked Questions
Are photos embedded in the PDF or just linked?
Photos are fully embedded directly into the PDF document, appearing inline where they were sent in the conversation. This means the PDF is self-contained and doesn't require external files. You can share the PDF and recipients will see all images without needing access to the original media files.
What happens to videos in the conversation?
Videos are represented in the PDF with thumbnail images, duration, file size, and timestamp information. The actual video files are included as separate files in the download package since PDFs cannot play video content. This approach maintains the conversation timeline while preserving the video content separately.
Can voice messages be included?
Voice messages are noted in the PDF with timestamp, duration, and sender information. The audio files themselves are included as separate files in your download package, as PDF format cannot embed playable audio. You'll have both the PDF timeline and the separate audio files for complete documentation.
What if some media is missing from my WhatsApp export?
If you deleted media from your phone or if WhatsApp's auto-delete function removed old media, those files won't be in the export and can't be included. To preserve everything, perform the export while media is still on your device. WhatsApp's media retention settings affect what can be exported.
Does including media make the PDF file too large?
We optimize images for PDF inclusion, balancing quality with file size. Most PDFs with media remain under 50MB even with hundreds of photos. If your conversation has extensive media, the resulting file will be larger but still manageable for email systems. You can also choose 'Without Media' option for text-only PDF if file size is critical.
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