Download Bubble Wrap
Free to download. No subscription, no account, no catch.
Download for Mac — Free Free & Open SourceBack up years of conversations, photos, and attachments — then reclaim gigabytes of disk space — with a simple, step-by-step process.
What it does
Simple tools for backing up and cleaning up your iMessage history — no technical knowledge required.
Save conversations as HTML pages, PDFs, plain text, or JSON — readable forever, even without this app.
All your attachments — images, voice memos, files — are saved alongside your messages in one tidy folder.
A live preview shows exactly how many messages and files will be affected before you commit to anything.
Remove old messages and attachments from your Mac after a successful backup, freeing gigabytes of storage.
Choose any date range and pick specific conversations — archive just the messages that matter to you.
Contacts appear with their actual names from your address book, not just phone numbers or email addresses.
How it works
Bubble Wrap walks you through the whole process one screen at a time. Nothing happens until you say so.
Pick a date range, select the conversations you care about, and choose a folder on your Mac to save everything in.
Bubble Wrap exports your conversations and copies all attachments to your folder. A live progress bar and full summary keep you informed the whole way.
Once your backup is complete, you can remove old messages and attachments from your Mac's database to free up space. This step is entirely optional — skip it if you want.
Built for peace of mind
Deleting messages can feel scary. That's why Bubble Wrap uses a multi-step safety process — nothing is removed until every check passes, and you can always roll back.
See the exact count of messages and files that will be affected before a single thing is changed.
A complete copy of your Messages database is saved to your Documents folder before any deletion runs.
You must type a confirmation word before the deletion runs — no accidental taps or clicks.
Free to download. No subscription, no account, no catch.
Download for Mac — Free Free & Open Source