📱 WhatsApp Backup Viewer

A simple Python-based GUI tool to read and view messages from a decrypted msgstore.db WhatsApp backup file.

This tool is built for forensic analysts or anyone who wants to examine WhatsApp messages stored in a SQLite database, with an easy-to-use interface.

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🚀 Features

• Load and read msgstore.db files (SQLite format)
• View message timestamp, sender ("Me"/"Other"), and content
• Simple and clean interface using Tkinter
• No internet or account login required

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🛠 Requirements

• Python 3.7+
• Tkinter (usually comes preinstalled)
• No external dependencies required

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🔧 Installation

git clone https://github.com/iamabhijeet2003/whatsapp-backup-viewer.git
cd whatsapp-backup-viewer
python3 whatsapp_viewer.py

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📂 How to Use

1. Make sure your msgstore.db is decrypted (not .crypt12).
2. Launch the viewer using the command above.
3. Go to File > Open DB and select your msgstore.db.
4. View the messages in the table (up to 1000 latest messages).

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🧠 Notes

• The tool assumes the WhatsApp database contains a message table with standard columns like timestamp, from_me, and text_data.
• If your database structure is different, you may need to adjust the SQL query in the script.

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📝 License

MIT License

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💻 Author

Abhijeet Singh