📱 Skype Chat History Viewer

Upload your Skype conversation export folder and view your chat history with media

📖 How to Export Your Skype Chat History (Click to expand)

Step 1: Request Your Data from Microsoft

Visit https://secure.skype.com/en/data-export

Sign in with your Microsoft account and request your data export. You need to check the status periodically to see when it's ready.

Step 2: Download the Export File

Once the exports file is ready, click the download link to get your export file (typically named something like export.tar or messages.tar).

Step 3: Extract the TAR Archive

On Windows:

  • Use a tool like 7-Zip (free)
  • Right-click the .tar file → 7-Zip → Extract Here
  • If you get a .tar.gz file, extract it twice (first to get .tar, then extract the .tar)

On Mac:

  • Double-click the .tar file (macOS has built-in support)
  • Or use Terminal: tar -xf export.tar

On Linux:

  • Use Terminal: tar -xf export.tar

Step 4: Locate the Extracted Folder

After extraction, you should have a folder containing:

  • messages.json - Your chat history
  • media/ folder - Images and files from your chats (if any)

Step 5: Load Your Data

Use the "From Device" option below to select the extracted folder and view your chat history!

Or upload the whole folder to google drive and use the "From Google Drive" option.

📱 From Device

Select folder containing messages.json and media subfolder

OR

☁️ From Google Drive

📋 How to use (Click to expand)
  • 🔗 Step 1: Share your Google Drive folder as "Anyone with the link can view"
  • 📋 Step 2: Copy the share link and paste it above
  • ⬇️ Step 3: Click "Load from Google Drive"
  • 📸 Images: Images will not be displayed due to CORS limitation, to view images: Use "From Device" option instead
  • ⚠️ Important: Folder must contain messages.json file. Folder must be publicly accessible.

📂 No conversation selected

Upload a folder and select a conversation to view the chat history