sigbak
Export messages from Signal Android backups (by tbvdm)
sigtop
Export messages from Signal Desktop (by tbvdm)
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sigbak
Posts with mentions or reviews of sigbak.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-14.
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This is how to backup/export an entire chat transcript,pics,vids,etc. from Signal, archive it outside of signal & be able to review it later on without signal needed,etc.
I wrote sigbak and sigtop to export Signal messages. I believe they are reasonably straightforward to use, and have sufficient documentation. And I, too, welcome suggestions for improvements.
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Ideas on how to save/organize memories of conversations with loved ones?
I wrote sigtop to export messages from Signal Desktop, and sigbak to export from Signal Android backups. HTH.
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What the hell is with people being too stubborn to use anything but the default messaging app?
If they are not encrypted, I'm curious about the use of sigbak (https://github.com/tbvdm/sigbak).
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Can't restore backup invalid passcode? But it's not!
Also, there are third-party tools that can export from Signal backups. You could try one of those tools and see if it can read the backup successfully. I wrote sigbak, but there are others as well.
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Getting chat backup as readable file
AFAIK, signal-back is no longer maintained and doesn't work with current backups. You could use sigbak (which I wrote) to export your conversations to plain text.
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Restoring one Single Chat from foreign Backup
You could use sigbak (which I wrote) to export your conversation from a backup to a text file. If you need help, feel free to let me know.
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Restoring a signal backup from a different number
https://github.com/tbvdm/sigbak (last updated December 2021)
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Export (not backup) Signal conservations
I've begun writing sigbak shortly after backups were introduced in Signal and kept it up to date ever since.
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Anyone familiar with sigbak know if you can export in csv format?
I am trying to export my chats in plaintext from android version of signal. This very useful tool (thank you to the author) works but exports all chats in a textfile in a format that I can't organize by contact/phone number. So I would like to get it as a csv/spreadsheet compatible format so I can do searches and isolate just one contact by their number. https://github.com/tbvdm/sigbak
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Export Chats
I have written a utility to export conversations from Signal Android backups. Maybe it's useful to you.
sigtop
Posts with mentions or reviews of sigtop.
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Banks Hit with Millions in Fines for Using Signal and WhatsApp
It's harder on Signal but there are tools to do it on desktop.
https://github.com/tbvdm/sigtop
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transfering messages from desktop to mobile.
You can use SigTop to create a backup of all message history from Signal Desktop though. There is no way to restore the messages to your android phone though.
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Is there some way to create an archive of all my messages that I can view outside of Signal?
Yes. You can make a backup on android. You can probably also do so on MacOS though without having to buy an android phone. Check out SigTop. I am checking if this works for myself right now
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This is how to backup/export an entire chat transcript,pics,vids,etc. from Signal, archive it outside of signal & be able to review it later on without signal needed,etc.
I wrote sigbak and sigtop to export Signal messages. I believe they are reasonably straightforward to use, and have sufficient documentation. And I, too, welcome suggestions for improvements.
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Ideas on how to save/organize memories of conversations with loved ones?
I wrote sigtop to export messages from Signal Desktop, and sigbak to export from Signal Android backups. HTH.
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Desktop PC conversation export method to share
You might also be interested in sigtop, a utility I wrote. It probably is a much simpler solution to your problem.
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Uploading convo archive from desktop to new phone device?
I wrote a utility to export messages etc. from Signal Desktop. You may find it useful.
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tool which downloads chats and/or pictures/data neatly organized?
I have written sigbak (for Signal Android backups) and sigtop (for Signal Desktop) for that purpose.
- Create a backup from Signal Desktop?
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signal backup and restore - Linux Mint desktop
If that doesn't help, it would be interesting to see if the missing messages exist in the Signal Desktop database. You could use sigtop for this. After you've built it, run this:
What are some alternatives?
When comparing sigbak and sigtop you can also consider the following projects:
signal2html - Export a Signal backup to pretty HTML
signal-export - Export and backup your Signal chats to markdown files with attachments, in a format that can be exported to PDF.
signal-back - Decrypt Signal encrypted backups outside the app
Signal-Desktop - A private messenger for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
signal-backup-decode - Decode Signal Backups
signal-export - Export your Signal chats to markdown files with attachments
signal-backup - Signal-backup is a python3 script to backup signal conversations, as html pages.
signal-message-exporter - Export SMS, MMS, and Signal messages out of Signal
signalbackup-tools - Tool to work with Signal Backup files.
sigbak vs signal2html
sigtop vs signal-export
sigbak vs signal-back
sigtop vs Signal-Desktop
sigbak vs signal-backup-decode
sigtop vs signal-backup-decode
sigbak vs signal-export
sigtop vs signal-backup
sigbak vs signal-message-exporter
sigtop vs signalbackup-tools
sigbak vs signalbackup-tools
sigtop vs signal-message-exporter