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Printing SMS Messages to PDF or paper on Mac OS

To: Mac Geek Gab

Re: Show follow-up from 16 June 2025 episode: You can print from Messages to PDF, paper or file

Hi, a listener in this week’s show asked how preserve SMS or iMessages from the Apple Messages apps. In the past, I have done screen shots. @adam suggested iMazing. But no more. You don’t have to do either nor spend a cent. It’s all on your Mac right now with the latest OS. Just open the message you want on a Mac – go “File” >>> “Print” and print to PDF, paper or file. Yes, really.


19 June 2025


Update 20 June 2025

Apparently you can only print more recent texts. These do the whole trail:

There may be more. This is what I found in a quick search.


20 June 2025