chat-trim

Remove timestamp and sender prefix from WhatsApp/Telegram messages

Useful when you copy a message from chat and want just the text content.

Installation

npm i -g chat-trim

Usage

chat-trim [options]

Options:
  -t, --timestamp   Remove timestamp
  -s, --sender      Remove sender name
  -a, --all         Remove all (both)
  -h, --help        Show this help message

Default: Removes both timestamp and sender

Example

# Copy a message from chat, then run:
$ chat-trim -t
Reading from clipboard...
== Input ==
[28/7/2026 5:34 pm] Alice: hey
[01:50, 7/31/2026] Bob: check this out:
function greet(name) {
  return `Hello, ${name}!`;
}
===========
== Output ==
Alice: hey
Bob: check this out:
function greet(name) {
  return `Hello, ${name}!`;
}
============
Saved to clipboard.

License

This project is licensed with BSD-2-Clause

This is free, libre, and open-source software. It comes down to four essential freedoms [ref]:

• The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose
• The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish
• The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others
• The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others