lbalogh / WhatsAppDBReader

Open a WhatsApp database and display conversations

WhatsAppDBReader

Simple web page that can read and display a WhatsApp database (iOS version only).

(Outdated screenshot). Still needs work. Should work on Chrome, Firefox and Safari.

Steps to extract the ChatStorage.sqlite database from iPhone

1. Do a backup of your phone with iTunes
2. Download IExplorer (the demo version works fine)
3. Launch IExplorer and open your backup
4. In Backup Explorer, navigate to "App Group - group.net.whatsapp.Whatsapp.shared"
5. Right click on the "ChatStorage.sqlite" file and select "Export to Folder". Save it somewhere on your computer

Steps to open the database and display your conversations

1. Download the GitHub project by clicking on the "Clone or download" green button > "Download ZIP"
2. Extract the ZIP
3. In the extracted folder, double-click on "whatsapp.html"
4. Click on the "Chose a file" button and select the "ChatStorage.sqlite" file extracted from your backup