How to Export iPhone Call History on a Windows PC (No Mac Required)

The Short Answer

You don't need a Mac or call-export software. Back up your iPhone to Windows with iTunes or the Apple Devices app — both free — and tick "Encrypt local backup" before you start. That one checkbox decides whether the call log shows up at all: Apple's own documentation lists call history among what an encrypted backup includes and an unencrypted one doesn't, on iOS 13 and later. Then open getexhibita.com/app in Chrome or Edge and point it at the backup folder. Because the backup is encrypted, the app asks for the password you set and unlocks it in the browser tab on your own PC — nothing uploaded, no account. What comes out is every call with that contact — direction, duration, and whether it connected — as a court-formatted PDF you can print or save from the same dialog.

One thing is worth knowing before you start: the Phone app's Recents list caps out around 100 calls, but that's a display limit, not the size of the underlying database, which an encrypted backup can still reach — more on that cap below. It's a rolling window either way, not a permanent archive, so back up before the calls you need age out.

The free export includes the whole exhibit with a watermark, so you can check every call against your phone before paying anything. A $39 Case Pass covers 90 days, there's a $14/month plan and a $149 lifetime option, and every paid plan carries a 30-day money-back guarantee. Below: how to do this on Windows, what ends up in the PDF, and how it compares to the alternatives.

Why the Phone App Won't Give You This

There's no Export, Print, or Save as PDF button anywhere in the Phone app, so the usual workaround is screenshots — scroll Recents, capture, repeat. For calls, that fails faster than it does for messages: the list itself is capped, durations and exact times are often hidden behind a tap on the ⓘnext to each entry, and a hearing needing six months of a pattern can't be shown by a handful of recent screenshots.

The cap is the part most guides skip entirely. Recents shows roughly 100 calls, and once one falls off that list there's no scroll-further or search-older option on the phone itself. The underlying database holds more than the list shows, though Apple has never published a figure and the outside estimates don't agree — which is exactly why reading the database through an encrypted backup, rather than scrolling the UI, matters. Our guide to how long an iPhone actually keeps call historygoes deeper on where else a copy survives, including a synced Mac's roughly 18-month window if you can access one.

What You Need on Windows

• Your iPhone, its passcode, and a charging cable.
• A Windows PC with a few gigabytes free for the backup.
• iTunes for Windows or the Apple Devices app — both free from Apple.
• Chrome or Edge. The folder-picker the browser app relies on isn't supported in Safari or Firefox.

Step 1: Make the Backup — Encrypted, Not the Default

Apple Devices app: install it from the Microsoft Store, open it, and plug in your iPhone. Tap Trust on the phone and enter your passcode. Click your iPhone in the sidebar, open the General tab, choose "Back up all of the data on your iPhone to this computer," tick "Encrypt local backup," and click Back Up Now.

iTunes: plug in the phone, click the small phone icon near the top left, then open Summary. Under Backups choose This Computer, tick "Encrypt local backup," and click Back Up Now.

Either program will ask you to set a backup password the first time you tick that box — choose one you'll actually remember and write it down somewhere durable. Apple cannot reset a forgotten backup password, and neither can we; the only way out of a lost one is Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Reset > Reset All Settingson the phone itself, which clears it so you can set a new one and back up again from scratch. If the box is already checked from an earlier backup and you still know that password, you're done here. Let the backup finish completely before unplugging; an interrupted backup is often partial or corrupted.

Step 2: Find the Backup, Then Open It in the Browser

The backup lands in one of two folders depending on which program made it. Paste the matching path into File Explorer's address bar:

• Apple Devices app, or iTunes from the Microsoft Store: %userprofile%\Apple\MobileSync\Backup
• iTunes downloaded from apple.com: %appdata%\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup

Inside is one folder per device, named with a long string of letters and numbers — that's your backup. Chrome and Edge block some system folders, AppData among them; if the picker won't let you select it, copy the Backup folder to your Desktop and choose the copy instead.

Open getexhibita.com/app in Chrome or Edge, click Choose my backup folder, select the Backup folder (or your Desktop copy), and allow the browser to view its files when asked. Because the backup is encrypted, it asks for the backup password before it can open the call and message databases; that password stays in memory for the import only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere.

If the app opens an unencrypted backup instead, it will say so and build the message exhibit with no Calls section — that's expected, not a bug, since Apple leaves call history out of that kind of backup entirely. Make a fresh backup with the encryption box ticked and import that one. If a password you're sure is right still fails, check which one you're typing: the app wants the backup password from iTunes or Apple Devices, not your Apple ID password or the phone's passcode. Still stuck? Write to support@getexhibita.com.

What's Actually in the Call Log PDF

Once the backup is unlocked, the app lists the contacts and numbers it found, with a call count beside each. Pick the number you need — an exhibit covers one contact at a time, so export each number separately if more than one matters. Each entry shows its date and exact time, direction, and duration. Exhibit A labels a call Connected when the database recorded it as answered, Missed when an incoming call never connected, and Denied when an outgoing call never connected. That last label is our own reading, not something iOS records: the database only stores an answered flag and a duration, so a call that rang out and one the other person actively declined look identical from your side — describe it that way if asked. Durations come from the database, except when iOS never set the answered flag (common with FaceTime), where Exhibit A subtracts an estimated 15 seconds of ring time; read those as close rather than exact. FaceTime calls live in the same database as cellular calls, so they appear in the same chronological list; our guide to getting FaceTime call history for court covers why that matters when a carrier record shows nothing.

Click Export PDF and your browser's print dialog opens — choose a printer, or Save as PDFfor a file to send your attorney. The free tier exports the whole exhibit with a watermark on every page, so you can check it before paying; any paid plan removes the watermark, backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee. What it doesn't do: reproduce voicemail audio or reconstruct calls the phone's database had already dropped before you backed up — the export is only as complete as the backup behind it.

iMazing, Decipher-Style Tools, and Your Carrier — How They Compare

Decipher TextMessage doesn't touch call history at all — it's messages only, so it can't do this job regardless of price. iMazing and TouchCopy can pull a call log, either from a connected iPhone or from a backup, and both are worth considering if you also want a general-purpose device manager. The trade-offs: a desktop install, a subscription for iMazing rather than a one-time price, and — because they can read a connected device live — no strict need for your backup to be encrypted the way the browser app requires. Our full comparison of Decipher, iMazing, and TouchCopy has the checked pricing and feature detail.

Your carrieris the other common suggestion, and it has real value: AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and the rest keep call detail records independently of your phone. How long each one holds them differs by carrier and changes, so ask yours directly rather than assuming — recent months are often visible in your online account, with older records requiring a written request. What it can't give you is FaceTime — those calls run over Wi-Fi or cellular data, never the carrier's voice network, so the carrier never creates a call record for them — or anything but metadata: numbers, dates, times, and durations, with no answered-or-not flag and never the content of a text. A carrier record is a good check on the cellular calls, but not a substitute for the on-device log if FaceTime matters.

If you just need the call log and don't want to install anything, an encrypted backup read in the browser covers it free, watermark aside. If you want a permanent device-management tool for other reasons too, iMazing or TouchCopy are reasonable, installed, paid options. Carrier records are worth requesting alongside either one, not instead of them, precisely because they miss FaceTime.

Before You File

• Keep the phone. The PDF is a copy, and you may be asked where it came from.
• Keep the backup and its password. Copy the Backup folder to a USB drive; without the password, even you can't reopen an encrypted backup later.
• Back up again if the window matters. The on-device call database is a rolling record — the entries you need today can age out before a hearing date.
• Ask your attorney what your court expects. A signed declaration, the native file, the phone available in the courtroom — it varies by state and by judge.

As always: this is a workflow guide, not legal advice. Exhibit A isn't a law firm, and no export from any tool is automatically admissible — what your court accepts is your attorney's call.

FAQ

Do I need a Mac to get my iPhone call history onto a Windows PC?

No. Back up your iPhone to Windows with iTunes or the Apple Devices app, ticking "Encrypt local backup," then open getexhibita.com/app in Chrome or Edge and choose the backup folder. The app asks for the backup password and decrypts it on your own PC — nothing uploaded, no account — and turns the call log into a court-formatted PDF.

Why does my backup show messages but no call history?

Because the backup wasn't encrypted. Apple's own documentation lists call history among what an encrypted local backup includes and an unencrypted one doesn't — messages come along either way, but the call log only ships inside an encrypted backup. Make a fresh backup with "Encrypt local backup" ticked, set a password you'll remember, and import that one instead.

How far back will the call history export go?

As far back as your iPhone's own call database still held when you made the encrypted backup. The Phone app's Recents list only shows roughly the most recent 100 calls — a display limit, not the whole record; the database behind it holds more, though Apple has never published how much. It's still a rolling window rather than a permanent archive.

Does the export include missed calls and FaceTime?

Yes, from an encrypted backup. The call database stores the direction, duration, and an answered flag for every call, so the export marks each one incoming or outgoing and connected or not connected. It cannot tell you why a call didn't connect — a call that rang out and one the other person declined look identical from your side. FaceTime calls are logged in that same database, so they appear in the same chronological list.

How is this different from iMazing, Decipher, or requesting carrier records?

Decipher TextMessage exports messages only — it doesn't handle call history. iMazing and TouchCopy can pull a call log from a connected iPhone or a backup, but both require a desktop install and, for iMazing, a subscription. Carrier records cover cellular calls with dates, times, and durations, for a period that varies by carrier, but never FaceTime or message content. Exhibit A's browser app needs no install and reads an encrypted backup's call log for free, with a watermark until you pay.