signal-back VS signal-backup-decode

Compare signal-back vs signal-backup-decode and see what are their differences.

signal-back

Decrypt Signal encrypted backups outside the app (by xeals)

signal-backup-decode

Decode Signal Backups (by pajowu)
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signal-back

Posts with mentions or reviews of signal-back. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-19.

signal-backup-decode

Posts with mentions or reviews of signal-backup-decode. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-14.
  • 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.
    7 projects | /r/signal | 14 Nov 2022
    https://www.yoranbrondsema.com/post/the-guide-to-extracting-statistics-from-your-signal-conversations/ https://www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/irbxii/how_can_i_export_and_save_signal_chats/ https://rado0z.github.io/Decrypt_Android_Database http://jhnet.co.uk/articles/signal_backups https://pypi.org/project/signal2html/ https://www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/kx31hw/signalbackup_a_tool_to_save_your_signal/ https://github.com/manwefm/signal-backup https://github.com/bepaald/signalbackup-tools https://gitlab.com/splatops/cntn-signalbackup-tools https://github.com/xeals/signal-back https://github.com/pajowu/signal-backup-decode https://www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/cyyncx/application_to_open_signal_backups_on_windows/ https://www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/8mfawf/comment/e84rkia/ https://www.incredigeek.com/home/extract-encrypted-signal-backup/ https://www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/n3mwfx/backup_file/ https://www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/fxyowe/decrypting_backup_for_import_to_android_messages/ https://kabanashvili.com/blog/post/backup-and-decrypt-signal_1f91be7ok9jvmqrf
  • Removing SMS support from Signal Android (soon)
    5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 12 Oct 2022
    > I'm confused at what is stopping you from doing this?

    As far as I know the backup is encrypted.

    > Are you not able to import these backups into the desktop client?

    No, the desktop client is not standalone, and ONLY syncs with the a phone to get content. Moreover, if you don't use the client for a period (2-3 weeks in my experience?) it de-syncs that desktop client. Re-connecting that desktop to your phone will only sync messages starting as-of the connection, so there's no way to get the desktop app to pull your whole history. (This is another gripe I have about their sacrifice of actual usability for security that only helps a few very specific use-cases.)

    You're probably rigth about hacking something together. Someone has created a library [0] allegedly for decoding the backup files. Friday night is D&D night though, so I haven't had the chance. :-)

    [0] https://github.com/pajowu/signal-backup-decode

  • SMS Export is now live *in beta* in Android 5.52
    2 projects | /r/signal | 8 Oct 2022
    The backups are using protobuf, I use https://github.com/pajowu/signal-backup-decode to decode the backup file. You end up with a sqlite database and some files. Afterwards, I run queries via nodejs against sqlite to produce the HTML, that is a bit quick and dirty at the moment and not open source so far.
  • Decrypt backup for court case
    3 projects | /r/signal | 11 Sep 2022
    You can also try https://github.com/pajowu/signal-backup-decode, the author is active (replied to issues 12 days ago). On the previous repository, the author appears to be inactive (I should have checked, my bad).
  • Restoring a signal backup from a different number
    7 projects | /r/signal | 13 Jan 2022
    https://github.com/pajowu/signal-backup-decode (last updated march 2021)

What are some alternatives?

When comparing signal-back and signal-backup-decode you can also consider the following projects:

mollyim-android - Enhanced and security-focused fork of Signal.

signal2html - Export a Signal backup to pretty HTML

signalbackup-tools - Tool to work with Signal Backup files.

signal_for_android_decryption - An (unofficial) tool which decrypts backup files produced by the Signal Android app.

sigbak - Export messages from Signal Android backups

signal-export - Export your Signal chats to markdown files with attachments

Signal-iOS - A private messenger for iOS.

Signal-Android - Fork from the JohanW fork of Signal, a private messenger for Android. It adds the option to import Whatsapp conversations. The purpose of this fork is to make the transition to Signal easier. It was created out of a personal need and might not be supported or extended in the long run.

Unigram - Telegram for Windows

sigtop - Export messages from Signal Desktop