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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.
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
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Removing SMS support from Signal Android (soon)
> 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
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SMS Export is now live *in beta* in Android 5.52
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.
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Decrypt backup for court case
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).
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Restoring a signal backup from a different number
https://github.com/pajowu/signal-backup-decode (last updated march 2021)
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.backup file
I use signal-backup-decode to explore my backups, but that's a command line tool that decrypts the backup with the secret key and exports the actual content as a database and a set of files for images, attachments, etc.
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I need to get 800k messages from signal into plaintext on my computer and signal-back doesn't work, maybe because of the size or because it's been abandoned. What are my options?
I'm not sure I can help, but can you update your post with more info? Does the official backup give you an error? You should be able to back up and then copy the files to your computer and use a tool like this to decode into plain text.
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Max limit for plain text export?
That should work with signal. There are tools to decrypt the backup and access the database. For example this: https://github.com/pajowu/signal-backup-decode
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Adding Encrypted Group Calls To Signal
I have to agree here. At least on Android you can extract the database
Does not mean you can not extract the database. Given you have the password for it. Sadly only for Android so far it seems.
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?
signal-back - Decrypt Signal encrypted backups outside the app
signal-export - Export and backup your Signal chats to markdown files with attachments, in a format that can be exported to PDF.
signal-export - Export your Signal chats to markdown files with attachments
sigbak - Export messages from Signal Android backups
signal_for_android_decryption - An (unofficial) tool which decrypts backup files produced by the Signal Android app.
Signal-Desktop - A private messenger for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
signal-backup - Signal-backup is a python3 script to backup signal conversations, as html pages.
signal2html - Export a Signal backup to pretty HTML
signalbackup-tools - Tool to work with Signal Backup files.
QKSMS - The most beautiful SMS messenger for Android
signal-message-exporter - Export SMS, MMS, and Signal messages out of Signal