Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your CRYPT14 file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert CRYPT14 to another file type
To convert CRYPT14 backups to another format, you need WhatsApp or other Backup software.
Convert a file to CRYPT14
To convert other file formats to the "Encrypted Database Backup" file type, you need software like WhatsApp or a similar tool.
About CRYPT14 files
The .crypt14 file is an encrypted SQLite database backup created by WhatsApp for Android devices. It stores a user's entire chat history, including messages and media references, allowing for data restoration if the app is reinstalled or moved to a new phone. While it is highly secure, the .CRYPT14 format is strictly proprietary and presents severe limitations for users wanting to access their own data. Because the file is encrypted using AES-256-GCM, it is impossible to open or read outside of the mobile app without the corresponding cryptographic key. This key is hidden in a protected system folder (/data/data/com.whatsapp/files/key) that normally requires a rooted Android device to access. Users often need to convert this file to liberate their chat logs from the mobile ecosystem so they can read, print, or archive their messages on a computer. Once you have extracted both the .crypt14 file and your unique key file, you have multiple practical options. For searchable archiving or printing, convert to .TXT or .HTML. If you want to analyze message timestamps and data in Microsoft Excel, convert to .CSV. To restore it to a standard, queryable format, convert to a raw .DB or .SQLITE file.
Convert.Guru analyzes your CRYPT14 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert CRYPT14 file to BAK, BACKUP, OLD, TMP, TEMP, ARC, ZIP, TAR, GZ, 7Z, RAR or ISO, you can use WhatsApp or similar software from the "Encrypted Chat History Backup" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SNAPSHOT, OLD, IMG, RESTORE, ISO, COPY, VMDK, TMP, VHD, BAK, ARCHIVE or BACKUP files to CRYPT14, try WhatsApp or another comparable tool in the "Encrypted Chat History Backup" category.
The CRYPT14 Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our CRYPT14 converter.