ElDavoo/wa-crypt-tools
Manage WhatsApp .crypt12, .crypt14 and .crypt15 files. observed · 2026-09-03
Health v2 · maintenance only
68/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 1938
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 0
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1136 stars · 164 forks observed · 2026-09-03
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Python CLI tool suite for decrypting and encrypting WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business backup files in .crypt12, .crypt14, and .crypt15 formats. It requires the account's key file or 64-character key to perform decryption and supports creating encrypted backups.
Use cases
- decrypt whatsapp msgstore.db.crypt15 backup file
- read whatsapp crypt14 database without phone
- convert whatsapp encrypted backup to plain sqlite database
- encrypt a whatsapp database back to crypt15 format
- extract whatsapp chat history from e2e encrypted backup
- recover whatsapp messages using encrypted_backup.key
When to choose
- you have the WhatsApp key file or 64-char key and need to decrypt crypt12/14/15 backups
- you want a simple pip-installable command-line tool rather than a full forensic suite
- you need to re-encrypt a modified WhatsApp database into a valid crypt15 backup
When to avoid
- you don't have the decryption key — the tool cannot break WhatsApp encryption
- you need a comprehensive WhatsApp forensics suite with reporting (consider whapa instead)
- you need a GUI-based workflow
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cryptography security cli file-system privacy developer-tools files security python cli cross-platform whatsapp whatsapp-backup crypt12 crypt14 crypt15 decryption encryption msgstore android-backup
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/ElDavoo/wa-crypt-tools · fetched 2026-09-03 · a89ccbe86f97
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ElDavoo/wa-crypt-tools | main | 68 |
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