Extract WhatsApp private key from any Android device (Android 7+ supported). This tool spawns a clean Android 6 emulator and attempts to register with your number to extract msgstore private key.
NOTE: this tool is in beta stage and might not be stable. You're more than welcome to improve this software by submitting a PR or an issue!
To use WhatsDump without installing Python and its dependencies, you can find pre-built binaries (thanks to PyInstaller) here: https://github.com/MarcoG3/WhatsDump/releases
You want to decrypt and/or extract msgstore.db database from your Android device.
| Flag | Behaviour | |
|---|---|---|
| --wa-phone | Required | WhatsApp phone number associated with msgstore database from which you will receive verification SMS (with prefix, ex. +393387182291 |
| --wa-verify | Required | Phone verification method to use (SMS or CALL) |
| --install-sdk | Optional | Installs Android SDK on android-sdk/ directory. This is mandatory to run WhatsDump |
| --msgstore | Optional | Location of msgstore database to decrypt (or plug in device to USB port) |
| --verbose | Optional | Show verbose (debug) output |
| --show-emulator | Optional | Show emulator screen (by default headless) |
| --no-accel | Optional | Disable hardware acceleration (very slow emulator) |
python whatsdump.py --wa-phone +15417543010 --wa-verify sms
python whatsdump.py --msgstore /path/to/msgstore.db --wa-phone +15417543010 --wa-verify sms
Java JDK must be installed (JAVA_HOME environment variable must be set)
Hardware acceleration must be enabled to run Emulator without issues
SIM card associated with msgstore.db to receive WhatsApp confirmation PIN (SMS or CALL)
Install all the Python library dependencies by running the following command: pip install -r requirements.txt