I wanted to be able to export/backup iMessage conversations with loved ones, so I built an open source tool to do so.

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  • imessage-exporter

    Export iMessage data + run iMessage Diagnostics

    I also upload prebuilt binaries for Apple Silicon and Intel targets: https://github.com/ReagentX/imessage-exporter/releases/tag/1.0.0

  • iMessageAnalyzer

    Analyzes a user's iMessage

    Are there any plans to add analytics? iMessage-Analyzer was always great for this but it doesn’t work for me anymore :/

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  • ripgrep

    ripgrep recursively searches directories for a regex pattern while respecting your gitignore

    Not built in, but I use ripgrep to search though the exported files.

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