sigtop
Export messages from Signal Desktop (by tbvdm)
signal-export
Export and backup your Signal chats to markdown files with attachments, in a format that can be exported to PDF. (by LiroyvH)
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| 183 | 41 | |
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| 8.4 | 0.0 | |
| 3 months ago | about 1 year ago | |
| Go | Python | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
sigtop
Posts with mentions or reviews of sigtop.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-13.
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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:
signal-export
Posts with mentions or reviews of signal-export.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-07-18.
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Need to save some chats on Desktop
Try this https://github.com/liroyvh/signal-export
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exporting IOS signal chat
You can try https://github.com/LiroyvH/signal-export to backup the Desktop client.
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Restore Signal messages on iPhone with Desktop / Android?
Hey man you can make a backup of the Desktop though. For example with a tool like https://github.com/LiroyvH/signal-export So if you want to safeguard a copy sometime, then this may help. Still can’t restore it though, though you could copy the PDF’s to phone so it’s at least viewable and searchable.
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Export Signal messages from iPhone?
Having said that: if you’ve always used Signal Desktop in conjunction with Signal iOS, then you can leverage that to create HTML/CSV and/or PDF backups for as long as the Signal devs don’t screw us over and make that impossible as well. Such a tool can for example be found here for Linux/MacOS: https://github.com/LiroyvH/signal-export
- Do backups include media files?
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Desktop client: backup of messages + media?
You can try https://github.com/liroyvh/signal-export instead of the sigtop one isn’t working. This worked for me on my Mac. Linux is supported too.
- Transfer/download/export messages
What are some alternatives?
When comparing sigtop and signal-export you can also consider the following projects:
sigbak - Export messages from Signal Android backups
Signal-Desktop - A private messenger for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
signal-backup-decode - Decode Signal Backups
signal-backup - Signal-backup is a python3 script to backup signal conversations, as html pages.
signalbackup-tools - Tool to work with Signal Backup files.
signal-message-exporter - Export SMS, MMS, and Signal messages out of Signal
cntn-signalbackup-tools