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Converts local iMessage chat.db archive to a single .html file

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If you have iMessage, then the files are backed up in ~/Library/Messages/chat.db

This script will process them from a wild collection of .plists to a single html file

It relies on sqlite3 & python (should be factory installs)

  1. git clone https://www.github.com/saylestyler/iExport && cd iExport
  2. run python iExport.py > your-backup.html
  3. njoy open your-backup.html -a Firefox