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Windows Installation

Overview

  • You need to install Python to be able to run the Python executable "sigexport.exe"
  • The Python executable "sigexport.exe" is downloaded from the Python Package Index (an online repository).

Steps

1. Install of Windows WSL2

  • Go to the Start menu and search for "Turn Windows features on or off".
  • Select "Windows Subsystem for Linux" and click OK.
  • Open a PowerShell prompt and install WSL2 with:
wsl --install

2. Install Python

  • Go to the Start menu and open the Microsoft Store
  • In the Microsoft Store, search for "Python"
  • Click on "Python 3.12" (or later) and then "Get"

3. Install signal-export

  • Open a PowerShell prompt
  • Download the package from the online repository with:
pip install --user signal-export

4. Run the executable to extract chat history

  • Run the command below, the target directory will be automatically created:
python -m sigexport C:\Temp\MySignalExport
  • To see all options:
python -m sigexport --help

Troubleshooting

WSL Issues

You might need to manually update WSL in some circumstances. If so, use the link below: