# B16f00t/whapa

WhatsApp Parser Toolset v1.59

Repository: https://github.com/B16f00t/whapa
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/whapa
Language: Python
License Family: other
Topics: forensic-analysis, whatsapp-parser, whatsapp-encryption
Last push: 2026-08-02T13:58:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3162, "days_push": 31, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1575, forks 347 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:05.700851+00:00)

## What it is
Whapa is a Python-based forensic toolset for parsing and analyzing WhatsApp databases from Android and iOS devices. It includes tools for decrypting crypt12/14/15 backups, extracting Google Drive and iCloud backups, merging databases, and generating searchable reports.

## Use cases
- decrypt whatsapp crypt15 backup database
- parse whatsapp msgstore.db messages
- extract whatsapp backup from google drive
- analyze whatsapp chat from iphone ChatStorage.sqlite
- generate forensic report of whatsapp conversations
- search whatsapp messages by sender date or regex
- merge multiple whatsapp database files

## When to choose
- you need to forensically analyze WhatsApp data on Android or iOS
- you must decrypt crypt12, crypt14, or crypt15 backups
- you want to extract WhatsApp backups from Google Drive or iCloud
- you need searchable, exportable reports of WhatsApp conversations

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose messaging app or WhatsApp client
- you want a fully automated one-click forensic suite with no command-line work
- you lack legal authorization to access the WhatsApp data being analyzed

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: parser, security, search-engine, cli, gui, cryptography
- domain: security, developer-tools, messaging-platforms
- platform: windows, python, cli
- tags: whatsapp, digital-forensics, chat-analysis, crypt15, msgstore, google-drive-backup, icloud-extraction, chat-export, report-generation, reporting, forensics, command-line, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- B16f00t/whapa (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:05.700851+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 2026-08-30T03:57:26.457808+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/B16f00t/whapa (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:05.700851+00:00, sha 0f9c05a4a979)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.