whatsapp-viewer v1.0.0

A web-based viewer for your local decrypted WhatsApp backup, based on my chat application nkchat.

Right now, it supports viewing single and group chats, video, audio and pictures, as well as link previews.

Usage

First, make sure you have a recent version of nodejs (>=14) and npm or yarn installed. Put your decrypted WhatsApp backup into a backup/ subdirectory of the current working directory. The files needed from your backup are wa.db and msgstore.db. Optionally, you can also put your WhatsApp media files into backup/Media/. Then, run whatsapp-viewer through npx as npx whatsapp-viewer or install it globally as whatsapp-viewer through yarn global add whatsapp-viewer. If your browser does not open automatically, manually navigate to http://localhost:3000 to view your backup.

Development

First, run the development server:

npm run dev
# or
yarn dev

Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result.

Legal

This code is in no way affiliated with, authorized, maintained, sponsored or endorsed by WhatsApp or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries. This is an independent and unofficial software. Use at your own risk.

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