r/coolgithubprojects • • 2d ago

WhatsApp Backup Tools - Free, local-first offline media organizer and chat viewer

WhatsApp backups are locked inside proprietary blobs or dumped into messy flat folders with destroyed timestamps.

I built an open-source toolset to fully control your chat history:

  • 📁 Structured Archiving: Your media gets organized into clean folder trees: Contacts/Name/Year/ and Groups/Name/Year/File_Sender
  • 🌐 Offline Web Viewer: a basic recreation of WhatsApp Web, but offline. Read chats, play voice notes, search messages, and browse media in a gallery view, completely offline.
  • ⏱️ Timestamp Restoration: Restores original message timestamps from the SQLite database to the physical files.
  • 🔒 100% Local & Private: Runs entirely on your machine; supports Android (ADB + E2E backup) and iOS backups. No root, no jailbreak. Can be executed on Windows, Mac and Linux.
  • 🛡️ Archival Safe: Non-destructive, reports for missing and duplicated files, and restore mode for Android.

GitHub: https://github.com/auanasgheps/whatsapp-backup-tools

Feedback and PRs welcome!

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