Feature
Chat Hoarding scans both com.whatsapp and com.whatsapp.w4b paths. Either backup, either app, same Crypt15 pipeline, one .tarc file.
WhatsApp Business writes its Crypt15 backup to the com.whatsapp.w4b folder instead of com.whatsapp. The format is identical, the encryption key flow is identical, the Mac viewer renders it identically. Chat Hoarding for Android scans both package roots during locate and presents whichever one is freshest first.
Business chats are commercial records. Many jurisdictions require keeping them for tax or regulatory periods (3-7 years is common). The default WhatsApp Business backup rotates and only the last few survive. A .tarc per quarter is a deterministic record-keeping cadence you control.
If you run personal WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business on the same Android device (dual SIM, work + life), they keep separate Crypt15 backups in separate folders. Chat Hoarding for Android shows them both during locate, and you archive whichever you point Chat Hoarding for Mac at. Personal and Business records stay cleanly separated.
FAQ
Do I need a separate license for Business chats?
No. The $99 license covers any Crypt15 backup the Mac can decrypt: personal, Business, multiple accounts.
Is the Business encryption key different?
It is account-specific (the WhatsApp Business app shows its own 64-digit key in Settings → Chats → Chat backup → End-to-end encrypted backup). Same algorithm, different key value.
Other capabilities
Decrypts the Crypt15 backup locally
AES-256-GCM decryption with your 64-digit key. msgstore.db.crypt15, the only database WhatsApp writes to the user-accessible backup folder. Keys never leave the Mac.
Easy, Medium, Advanced: get the backup off the phone
Companion app over wireless share, USB drag-drop via OpenMTP, or fully automatic adb pull bundled inside Chat Hoarding for Mac.
The whole conversation, not just the words
Voice notes, photos, videos, calls, locations, group history, and deletion markers with sender attribution.
Receipts on every message: sent, delivered, read, played
Three-state check indicator with timestamps. Per-recipient breakdown in group chats. Same icons WhatsApp uses.
Names instead of phone numbers
Auto-fills from your device address book (vCard exported by Chat Hoarding for Android, or pulled via adb), or manually per JID. Handles @lid privacy IDs.
.tarc, one file, lifetime archive
Bundles manifest, decrypted msgstore.db, an optional contacts.json (imported address book) and manual_contacts.json (your in-app renames), and the media folder, all inside a macOS package. Double-click to open. Survives the phone.
Two network calls. That's it.
Decryption, browsing, archive creation: fully on-device. Companion has no INTERNET permission. Chat Hoarding for Mac's only outbound calls are license activation and the update check.
Signed updates that install themselves
New versions arrive automatically. Each one is cryptographically signed; Chat Hoarding app refuses anything that doesn't match, even if the update feed were tampered with.
Search across every chat, jump to every hit
Substring search across the whole archive: cross-chat hit counts in the sidebar, in-chat match counter with cycling. Same .tarc, instant results.
Bold, italic, @mentions, replies — preserved as they were sent
Markdown markup (*bold*, _italic_, ~strike~, `code`), inline links, @mentions resolved to display names, reply-to threading rendered above each bubble.
Save your WhatsApp history forever.
$99 one-time. 2 Macs, revocable. 14-day refund.
