Restoring a signal backup from a different number

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on /r/signal

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  • signal-backup

    Archive your Signal conversations to immutable storage (project abandoned, but feel free to use as reference if it helps) (by mattsta)

    https://github.com/mattsta/signal-backup (last updated in 2019)

  • signal-export

    Export your Signal chats to markdown files with attachments

    https://github.com/carderne/signal-export (forked from the previous one, last updated jan 2022)

  • 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.

  • signal-back

    Decrypt Signal encrypted backups outside the app

    https://github.com/xeals/signal-back (last updated in 2018)

  • signal2html

    Export a Signal backup to pretty HTML

    https://github.com/gjjvdburg/signal2html (one I have personally tested myself to retrieve media from an old backup, with success, last updated december 2021)

  • signal_for_android_decryption

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

    https://github.com/mossblaser/signal_for_android_decryption (last updated july 2021)

  • signal-backup-decode

    Decode Signal Backups

    https://github.com/pajowu/signal-backup-decode (last updated march 2021)

  • sigbak

    Export messages from Signal Android backups

    https://github.com/tbvdm/sigbak (last updated December 2021)

  • InfluxDB

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NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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