Archives WhatsApp chats and media permanently, privately, and offline on your Mac.
Product memo
Android users can pull encrypted WhatsApp backups off their phones and decrypt them locally on a Mac. This creates a portable .tarc file that preserves all message types, including text, voice, photos, videos, calls, and locations. It ensures conversations outlive the original platform, surviving a lost phone, deleted account, or switched number.
For who
Android users archiving WhatsApp chats
Solves what
Permanent, private, offline archive of WhatsApp chats and media
- Decrypts Android WhatsApp backup locally
- Saves portable .tarc archive file
- Preserves all message types
In their own words
A WhatsApp archive that outlives
Pull your encrypted WhatsApp backup off Android, decrypt it on your Mac, and keep a single .tarc file that survives a lost phone, a deleted account, or a switched number.
Commercial cues
Model
one time
Free tier
No
Trial
No
Pricing Strategy
- • Two distinct one-time price points offer choice for different needs.
- • Buy lifetime adds 2 Macs.
Operator context
Operating setup
Team
Indie / lean
LLM classification
Founded
May 2026
Platform
Desktop
Audience
Consumers
Builder Strategy
- Strategy Type
- Niche Specialist
- Stage
- Bootstrapped Lean
- Effort
- Solo Buildable
About Chat Hoarding App Expand
Chat Hoarding offers a product for Android users who want to preserve their WhatsApp conversations and media beyond the platform's native backup limitations. It allows users to pull encrypted backups from their Android device and decrypt them locally on a Mac.
The process generates a portable .tarc file, ensuring that all message types, including text, voice, photos, videos, calls, and locations, along with their metadata and timestamps, are permanently saved. This approach provides a specific, offline archive that remains accessible even if a phone is lost, an account is deleted, or a number is switched, giving users full control over their digital communication history.