What is Backup WhatsApp Chats?

Backup WhatsApp Chats is a Chrome extension developed by fattynoparents, and its main feature is "Downloads a backup of your WhatsApp chats".

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Download Backup WhatsApp Chats Extension CRX File

Download Backup WhatsApp Chats extension files in crx format, manually install Chrome extensions in the browser, or share the crx files with friends to easily install Chrome extensions.

Extension Usage Instructions

Downloads your WhatsApp chats to your computer from https://web.whatsapp.com/

HOW-TO USE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/8o3DX_7c-WY

The extension also tries grabbing a chat media if they still exist in the phone.
You can choose a time period with the help of the Dates fields.

If you click the Download button and nothing happens, reload the page and try again.

Questions and support: [email protected]

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WHAT'S NEW
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v.2.3.6.4 - Fixed a bug with displaying stickers when converting from txt to html
v.2.3.6.3 - Removed reference to remotely hosted files bootstrap.min.js, popper.min.js, bootstrap.min.css
v.2.3.6.1 - Removed reference to a remotely hosted file jquery-3.3.1.slim.min.js
v.2.3.6.0 - Added QuotedUserName and MediaCaption to the CSV format download
v.2.3.5.0 - Added a possibility to skip downloading videos, to speed the download process
v.2.3.4.5 - Fixed a bug with displaying the names of a group participants who are not in the list of contacts
v.2.3.4.4 - Fixed a bug of the download brought on by changes in WhatsApp API
v.2.3.4.3 - Fixed a bug with displaying info about images (img body and img link) when downloading as a CSV file
v.2.3.4.2 - Fixed a bug with displaying text in saved chats (due to big changes introduced by WhatsApp API)
v.2.3.4.1 - Fixed a bug with stickers not displaying
v.2.3.4.0 - Fixed a bug with the media not included in the archive
v.2.3.3.0 - Added possibility of displaying media in chats downloaded with the help of the Convert txt to html option
v.2.3.2.1 - Fixed a bug in the Convert txt to html option
v.2.3.2.0 - Fixed a bug with displaying stickers
v.2.3.1.3 - Fixed a bug with the new domain
v.2.3.1.2 - Moved from chatsaver.org to chatsavers.org
v.2.3.1.1 - Fixed the loading of earlier messages in chats
v.2.3.1.0 - Added an option to convert WhatsApp .txt backup files to HTML
v.2.3.0.0 - Moved the extension to manifest 3
v.2.2.0.1 - Added a column to the contacts CSV file to differentiate between group and personal chats
v.2.2.0.0 - Added new emoji; all emoji are now of better quality; added a feature to download contacts
v.2.1.0.8 - Fixed a bug with the extension downloading an empty file when a short dates period is set
v.2.1.0.7 - Fixed the extension work after changes in WhatsApp API
v.2.1.0.6 - Fixed the issue with download stuck at Preparing for download after changes in WhatsApp API
v.2.1.0.5 - Fixed the issue with download stuck at Preparing for download
v.2.1.0.4 - Fixed escaping tags in quoted messages
v.2.1.0.3 - Fixed escaping tags
v.2.1.0.2 - Fixed inability to download media after new changes to the WhatsApp API
v.2.1.0.1 - Fixed inability to download chats after WhatsApp had changed its API
v. 2.1.0.0 - Added downloading as TXT file. Fixed a bug with displaying time after midnight.
v. 2.0.1.1 - Added dark mode theme
v. 2.0.1.0 - Fixed inability to download chats after WhatsApp had changed its API (function getStore in the injectedWA.js file)
v. 2.0.0.2 - Fixed the bug with downloading unresolved media (function downloadMedia in the injectedWA.js file)
v. 2.0.0.1 - Fixed the bug with downloading media (function downloadMedia in the injectedWA.js file), clientUrl is no longer available for downloading media.
v. 2.0.0.0 - Changed the payment system to Gumroad. More about buying through Gumroad https://customers.gumroad.com/article/189-safe-gumroad-buying
v. 1.4.4.6 - Fixed a bug due to latest API change - WASaver.get_WAConn().me.user to WASaver.get_WAConn().wid.user (function 'download_one_chat')
v. 1.4.4.5 - Fixed a bug when a chat's title contains illegal file name characters (function 'zipBlob' in cs.js file)
v 1.4.4.4 - Fixed the bug of loading WhatsApp modules (Chat and Msg)
v 1.4.4.3 - Fixed the bug of a broken HTML file when downloading with media included
v 1.4.4.2 - Fixed the necessity to reload the page after every download
v 1.4.4.1 - Fixed the issue with loading the WhatsApp Store object
v 1.4.3.9 - Updated the set of emoji
v 1.4.3.8 - Minor bug fix
v 1.4.3.7 - Fixed a bug with not downloading unresolved images.
v 1.4.1.1 - Image names now include hhmmss. An image opens in a new window on double-click.
v 1.4.0.1 - Option to skip downloading media in certain messages (to overcome the problem when the extension is stuck while downloading media).
v 1.3.2.1 - Additional CSV settings
v 1.3.1.1 - Quoted messages can be reached by clicking on them (HTML format)
v 1.3.0.1 - Added possibility to download information about a group participants in CSV format
v 1.2.0.1 - Stickers are saved and displayed
v 1.1.0.1 - Added possibility to choose Export type (HTML or CSV)

Extension Basic Information

Name	Backup WhatsApp Chats
ID	gmbicfpadlmgkfhfepknbmemfhahelll
Official URL	https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/backup-whatsapp-chats/gmbicfpadlmgkfhfepknbmemfhahelll
Description	Downloads a backup of your WhatsApp chats
File Size	2.44 MB
Installation Count	24,596
Current Version	2.3.6.4
Last Updated	2024-01-08
Publish Date	2020-06-05
Rating	3.20/5 Total 209 Ratings
Developer	fattynoparents
Email	[email protected]
Payment Type	in_app
Privacy Policy Page URL	https://htmlpreview.github.io?https://github.com/fattynoparents/policy/blob/master/privacy%20policy.html
Supported Languages	en
manifest.json
{ "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Backup WhatsApp Chats", "description": "Downloads a backup of your WhatsApp chats", "version": "2.3.6.4", "background": { "service_worker": "js\/checkLicense.js" }, "action": { "default_popup": "popup.html" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "https:\/\/web.whatsapp.com\/" ], "js": [ "js\/zip.js", "js\/z-worker.js", "js\/deflate.js", "js\/patch-worker.js", "js\/cs.js", "js\/FileSaver.js", "js\/injectedWA.js" ], "css": [ "css\/spinkit.css" ] } ], "permissions": [ "storage", "identity" ], "host_permissions": [ "https:\/\/web.whatsapp.com\/", "https:\/\/www.googleapis.com\/", "https:\/\/chatsavers.org\/" ], "web_accessible_resources": [ { "resources": [ "js\/lodash.js", "js\/z-worker.js", "js\/deflate.js", "js\/patch-worker.js", "js\/injectedWA.js", "js\/moment-with-locales.js", "js\/FileSaver.js", "css\/spinkit.css", "css\/wa_layout.css", "imgs\/" ], "matches": [ "" ] } ], "externally_connectable": { "matches": [ ":\/\/.whatsapp.com\/", ":\/\/.whatsapp.net\/" ] }, "icons": { "128": "imgs\/icon3.png" } }