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How Chat Archaeology Works

Your complete guide to uncovering conversation insights with Chat Archaeology

What is Chat Archaeology?

Chat Archaeology is a privacy-first tool that helps you analyze your WhatsApp chat exports. Think of it as digital archaeology for your conversations—excavating patterns, trends, and insights from your message history. Chat Archaeology transforms your raw chat data into meaningful statistics and visualizations.

Why Use Chat Archaeology?

Chat Archaeology helps you understand your conversations in ways you never imagined:

  • 📊 Discover conversation patterns: See who initiates chats, response times, and message frequency
  • 💬 Analyze sentiment trends: Track emotional evolution over time
  • 🎯 Find peak activity: Identify your most active days and hours
  • 🔍 Uncover hidden insights: Words, emojis, and conversation dynamics you never noticed
  • 🔒 Complete privacy: Your data stays private with Chat Archaeology's client-side analysis

How Chat Archaeology Analyzes Your Chats

Step 1: Export Your WhatsApp Chat

First, export your WhatsApp conversation as a .txt file. Chat Archaeology works with standard WhatsApp exports—no special formatting needed.

Step 2: Upload to Chat Archaeology

Simply drag and drop your .txt file into Chat Archaeology. The free version analyzes your chat entirely in your browser—your data never leaves your device!

Step 3: View Your Insights

Within seconds, Chat Archaeology generates comprehensive statistics: message counts, active hours, sentiment trends, top words, response times, and more.

Step 4 (Optional): Upgrade to Pro

For deeper insights, upgrade to Chat Archaeology Pro. Get AI-powered narrative analysis, uncovering conversation dynamics, emotional patterns, and the story behind your messages.

Chat Archaeology Features

Free Analysis

  • ✅ Message statistics
  • ✅ Sentiment analysis
  • ✅ Word frequency
  • ✅ Active hours
  • ✅ Response times
  • ✅ Emoji usage

Pro Analysis (AI-Powered)

  • 🚀 Narrative storytelling
  • 🚀 Conversation dynamics
  • 🚀 Emotional insights
  • 🚀 Relationship patterns
  • 🚀 Peak day analysis
  • 🚀 Inside jokes detection

Is Chat Archaeology Safe?

Absolutely. Chat Archaeology was built with privacy as the #1 priority:

  • 🔒 Free analysis runs 100% in your browser—data never uploaded
  • 🔒 Pro analysis: data encrypted, processed, and after 7 days deleted
  • 🔒 No permanent storage of your messages
  • 🔒 No tracking or data collection

Start Using Chat Archaeology Today

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does Chat Archaeology work with other messaging apps?

Currently, Chat Archaeology specializes in WhatsApp chat exports. Support for other platforms may be added in the future.

How long does Chat Archaeology take to analyze a chat?

Free analysis is instant (seconds). Pro AI analysis typically takes 1-2 minutes, depending on chat size.

Can I use Chat Archaeology on mobile?

Yes! Chat Archaeology works on any device with a modern web browser, including phones and tablets.

What's the difference between free and Pro Chat Archaeology?

Free Chat Archaeology gives you statistics and visualizations. Pro adds AI-powered narrative analysis, telling the story behind your conversations with insights about dynamics, patterns, and emotional trends.