XPost: comp.mobile.android   
   From: mariasophia@comprehension.com   
      
   Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>|| There is also software to convert the exported data to html, but   
   >>|| I didn't try it:   
   >>||   
   >>|| https://github.com/mtln/chat-export   
   >   
   > Ah, I see. I imagined it would be a tool to run in Android and would   
   > extract the chat somehow. No, it works using the already exported zip   
   > archive in a computer. I have to try this. Looks promising.   
      
   Hi Carlos & Herbert,   
      
   To strive to add value, I had already installed these two apps yesterday:   
      
      
      
   The WhatsApp.Viewer has a Windows GUI but I only tested it for the OP so   
   far as to click on the executable that was in the downloaded zip file.   
      
   In that Windows WhatsApp.Viewer GUI is File > Export >  {txt, html, json}.   
   Note I didn't test further because I have no need for the tool.   
      
   I was just researching solutions for the OP based on Herbert's & Carlos'   
   responses that there was a Windows-related GUI that enables Windows use.   
      
   Digging deeper specifically to address Carlos' concerns, it appears that   
   Herbert's suggestion works directly on the zip export while my suggestion   
   does not. WhatsApp.Viewer requires extracting the key from the phone.   
      
   But when used properly, Windows WhatsApp.Viewer apparently gives:   
    a. A WhatsApp-like chat view   
    b. Inline images   
    c. Clickable attachments   
    d. Emojis rendered correctly   
    e. Export to HTML with attachments linked   
    f. Searchable interface   
   Given that, as far as I can tell, the WhatsApp.Viewer produces exactly the   
   kind of readable archive on Windows that Carlos wants a GUI tool to have.   
      
   On the other hand, Herbert's suggestion also produces what Carlos wants.   
       
      
   It reconstructs:   
    a. HTML pages with messages   
    b. Inline images   
    c. Clickable audio/video/PDF links   
    d. Timestamps and names formatted nicely   
    e. Emojis preserved   
    f. Thread navigation   
      
   If those purely research results are correct, then Herbert's suggestion   
   also directly addresses Carlos' complaint that the export is "crap" because   
   it's just a text file with filenames.   
      
   It appears that chat-export also turns that crude text file into a usable,   
   readable, browsable chat.   
      
   I have no need for these tools myself, but they both appear to turn an   
   Android WhatsApp database into usable browsable GUI versions on Windows.   
      
   In summary, note that each tool uses a different database from Android.   
    A. Herbert's suggested chat-export uses the ZIP export.   
    B. In contrast, WhatsApp.Viewer uses the decrypted database.   
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