Preserve Chat vs Linger

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Preserve Chat compared with Linger
Detail	Preserve Chat	Linger
What it does	Share a WhatsApp Chat Export as a Link	A private, local-first image organizer for design references
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Pricing	Not given	Personal $39 USD one-time for 1 person on 2 Macs with Linger 0.x and 1.x updates included; Lifetime $79 USD one-time for 1 person on 4 Macs with all future major upgrades included. 14-day full trial available with no card required.
Key features	Search messages by keyword, phrase, participant, or date Select specific message range with first and last message markers Create shareable links from selected messages Support for TXT and ZIP chat exports	Add personal notes and tags to each reference Multiple view modes: grid, stack and focus views Text search across titles, notes and tags Canvas feature to arrange references side by side Collections and saved searches Local library with no cloud sync required Optional AI for text extraction and descriptions Chrome extension for easy capture No item count limits
What makes it different	Works entirely in browser - no upload until you share Share selected portion without uploading entire chat Private, unguessable, unindexed links with no expiration	Private local-first library that keeps your data on your device with zero cloud dependency One-time purchase with permanent access, no monthly subscriptions Canvas tool to explore visual and conceptual relationships between references
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	1 +1 (up) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	8	13
Referring domains (Majestic)	31	1

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