WeChat Archive v0.1.0

WeChat Archive v0.1.0

First usable local-first release of WeChat Archive for macOS.

Highlights

• Creates a one-time, local-first WeChatArchive from owner-authorized WeChat data.
• Reads the resulting archive without reopening WeChat, source databases, or keys.
• Reconstructs supported text, image, video, and voice timeline entries; raw source rows remain preserved for unsupported messages.
• Shows contact and group identities when locally available, with private avatar placeholders when no local asset was recovered.
• Exports an individual conversation to offline HTML, JSON, or Markdown with viewer-friendly media.
• Remembers non-sensitive workspace locations and the most recently opened archive.
• Cancels large-media conversation exports without waiting for a whole file copy.

Privacy

• All processing is local.
• No chat data or keys are uploaded.
• Key-map locations may be remembered, but key-map contents and decryption material are never persisted in preferences or archives.

Current Scope

v0.1.0 supports one-time Full Export. It does not provide live
synchronization, incremental backup, or cloud sync. Less common WeChat message
types remain preserved losslessly as unsupported messages.

Voice Decoder

Raw Silk voice is preserved during archive export. Silk → WAV requires a
compatible locally installed decoder. Existing archived WAV voice messages
remain playable without the WeChat source data.

Distribution

• The macOS Apple Silicon App bundles SQLCipher and its required OpenSSL
  runtime. Its third-party licenses are included inside the App bundle.
• Signing: AD-HOC.
• Notarization: NOT DONE.
• Because the build is not notarized, macOS may show a security warning on
  first launch.