# ppwwyyxx/wechat-dump

Analyzing your wechat message history from android

Repository: https://github.com/ppwwyyxx/wechat-dump
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wechat-dump
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: wechat, android
Last push: 2026-02-23T04:31:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 54/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 69, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4303, "days_push": 191, "days_rel": 581, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2010, forks 70 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:05.060065+00:00)

## What it is
A Python-based tool that extracts and parses WeChat message history from a rooted Android phone, decoding the local message database and media resources. It renders chats into self-contained HTML files with voice, images, emojis, and videos, and provides scripts for message statistics and custom analysis.

## Use cases
- export wechat chat history from android
- analyze my wechat message statistics
- render wechat conversations to html with media
- backup wechat voice messages and images
- parse wechat EnMicroMsg database
- convert wechat messages for other analysis tools
- read wechat chat logs without the app

## When to choose
- You have a rooted Android device and want to extract and analyze your own WeChat message history
- You need to export WeChat chats to self-contained HTML files with voice, images, emojis, and videos
- You want to compute statistics over your WeChat conversations or build custom analysis on the parsed data
- You need interoperability between WeChat messages and other data analysis tools

## When to avoid
- Your Android device is not rooted, since the tool requires root filesystem access to pull the database and resources
- You want a one-click GUI backup solution; this is a command-line workflow with manual steps and Python dependencies
- You target iOS or desktop WeChat clients; the tool is specific to the Android WeChat app
- You expect ongoing guaranteed compatibility, since WeChat updates can break parsing and verification is periodic

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: parser, data-science, developer-tools, file-system, audio-processing, image-processing, video-processing
- domain: messaging-platforms, android-tools, data-science, privacy
- platform: python, cli
- tags: wechat, message-history, chat-export, rooted-android, html-rendering, adb, sqlite-database, chat-statistics, interoperability, automation, android, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- ppwwyyxx/wechat-dump (main) score 54

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:05.060065+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:01:14.712211+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ppwwyyxx/wechat-dump (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:05.060065+00:00, sha 37d3c8e81e58)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.