Are LINE Screenshots Evidence? How to Keep Them
LINE screenshots are quick, but whether they are enough on their own depends on the case. This page outlines, in general terms, what screenshots are like and how they differ from an export and a PDF.
Not legal advice. This page is general information. Whether a court admits or relies on a chat is for the court; convokeep does not promise admission or any outcome. Ask a qualified lawyer about your case.
Do screenshots carry evidential weight?
Submitting screenshots as material is common in itself. Whether they are admitted and how reliable they are is for the court to decide. This site cannot promise that they "count as evidence" or "will pass".
What are the weak points of screenshots?
A long chat takes many images, and the date may not appear on screen. They can look as if only part was cut out, and being images, they cannot be searched as text.
How does that differ from an exported text file?
Text saved with LINE's official "Export chat history" holds the flow of the conversation, including dates and senders, as characters. Many people keep it alongside the screenshots, and which combination is needed depends on the case.
What changes when it becomes a PDF?
The text is set in a readable layout and, in Record, the SHA-256 of the source file and of the PDF-related data is added. This gives you something to compare against later to see whether a file has changed since it was saved. A hash cannot reveal deletions or edits made before the export.
What if screenshots alone are not enough?
Whether they are enough depends on the case. Ask a lawyer or an advice service which form you should submit.
Privacy
Reading the file, building the PDF and calculating hashes all happen in your browser. No chat or attachment is uploaded and there is no account. See the privacy policy and the disclaimer.
Related guides
- Keeping LINE chats as evidence
- How to save LINE chats
- What a hash value does and does not tell you
- Turn a LINE chat into a PDF
Ready to try it?
Drop your exported .txt file on the convokeep app for a free preview. The first 3 pages are free (watermarked, no integrity page); saving the full PDF is a one-time paid feature. No chat or attachment is uploaded: the file is read in your browser. To check later that a file is unchanged, use the hash checker.
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